Best Dog-Friendly Hotels in Saint-Tropez

Before you go

What happens when you get there

Beaches in Saint-Tropez

The town's 2026 rule let dogs onto its beaches, Bouillabaisse, Graniers, Les Canebiers, Les Salins and the rest, from 6am to 9.30am and 6.30pm to 10pm between 16 July and 15 September, and banned them outside those hours. Dogs must be on a lead near other people and the mess picked up at once. The rule for the rest of the year isn't set out in that order, and the tourist office's own beach listings still say dogs are not allowed, so ring the mairie or the police municipale before you plan a beach day.

Pampelonne and Ramatuelle

Pampelonne is in Ramatuelle, not Saint-Tropez, and runs to its own rules. From 1 April to 15 October dogs are banned from the zones reserved for bathers even on a lead, and are tolerated on a lead in the parts closed to motor vehicles. The same wording applies at Plage de l'Escalet. Leads are required on the beach year round. The beach clubs set their own policies and haven't been checked, so ask the club directly.

The sentier du littoral

The coastal path is the dog's best friend here. The town's beach order specifically exempts walkers with a dog on a lead using the sentier du littoral, so you can follow it from the Citadelle and the marine cemetery round past Graniers and Les Canebiers to Les Salins at any hour. The Ramatuelle stretch carries on along Pampelonne to Cap Camarat, L'Escalet and Cap Taillat. Take water, there's little shade on the capes.

Buses and the shuttle boat

The Zou regional buses, line 876 from Saint-Raphaël and line 878 along the coast from Toulon, cost EUR 3 and carry only harmless animals under 10 kg, in a bag, cage or on a lead and muzzled, for EUR 2.50 paid to the driver. Category 1 and 2 dogs are refused. Anything heavier goes by car, taxi or the Bateaux Verts shuttle from Sainte-Maxime, about 20 minutes across the gulf, where dogs on a lead travel free and adults pay EUR 9.20 one way. The boats run from February to early January.

Getting there

Toulon-Hyères airport is 49 km away and Nice is 91 km. Nice has the routes from the UK and Ireland, but the carriers flying them don't take dogs in the cabin, so most owners fly into Nice via a European hub or drive. The nearest stations are Saint-Raphaël, Les Arcs-Draguignan and Toulon, with TER trains from there to the coast taking small dogs in a closed bag or larger dogs muzzled for a flat EUR 5.

Fees and weight limits

Free at the Messardière. EUR 20 at Hôtel de Paris, EUR 25 at La Ponche, EUR 30 at La Tartane and Villa Cosy, EUR 32 at Pan Deï, EUR 35 at Lou Pinet, EUR 40 at Byblos and Cheval Blanc, all per night. AREV charges a EUR 100 minimum a night and takes dogs at its discretion, with only a few pet rooms. On size, Hôtel de Paris and La Ponche take one dog up to 5 kg, Lou Pinet caps at 8 kg, Cheval Blanc takes small to medium dogs only, and Villa Cosy and AREV publish no figure. The Messardière, Byblos and La Tartane take any size, and Pan Deï states large dogs are welcome.

Seasonal closures

Byblos, Cheval Blanc and La Ponche close for the winter, La Ponche from early January to late March. La Tartane shuts from roughly late September to mid May. The Citadelle museum stays open year round, 10am to 6.30pm from April to September and 10am to 5.30pm the rest of the year, though whether a dog can come into the grounds isn't published.

Vets

Clinique vétérinaire des Plages, 138 Route des Plages, +33 4 94 97 72 42, is open Monday to Saturday and lists English among its languages. Out of hours it routes calls through +33 7 77 00 00 79 to the UVD emergency veterinary clinic at Puget-sur-Argens.

Best walks

The sentier du littoral from the Citadelle and the marine cemetery round the headland past Plage des Graniers and Les Canebiers to Plage des Salins, with a lead on and no beach-hour restriction. Place des Lices under the plane trees early in the morning before the market and the boules. The Vieux Port quays and the lanes of La Ponche. The gardens and botanical footpaths of the Messardière estate if you're staying there. And the Ramatuelle coast path along Pampelonne to the Cap Camarat lighthouse, L'Escalet and the Cap Taillat isthmus.

When to go

Late April to June and mid September to October are the months for a dog. The town is open, the water is warm enough from June, and you're outside the 16 July to 15 September window when the Saint-Tropez beaches are shut to dogs bar the early and late hours. July and August mean heat on the cobbles, crowds on Place des Lices and Pampelonne's bathing zones closed to dogs from April to mid October. From November most of the hotels on this list are shut, La Tartane from late September, so a winter trip needs a hotel that stays open and a plan built around the coast path rather than the sand.