Clos des Oliviers Grimaud - Meublé de Tourisme

You are choosing an aparthotel rather than a conventional hotel, with your own apartment as the centre of the stay. Clos des Oliviers Grimaud sits on the GOLF UP golf site, in a green setting suited to travellers who prefer space, a kitchen and a slower evening rhythm to a lobby full of activity.

The format works particularly well for couples who want a proper sitting and dining area, and for families or groups who would rather spread out across several bedrooms. You can prepare something simple, eat in the apartment, or walk over to La Table des Oliviers for a meal and a drink. It is a practical base for combining the coast, village visits, golf and time by the heated outdoor pool.

The address is on route départementale 14, the road towards Sainte-Maxime, in Grimaud. Saint-Tropez is about 6 miles away, so the famous harbour and its summer bustle are close enough for an outing without making them the backdrop to every evening.

You are also within reach of the coast by car: Port Grimaud Beach is about 2.3 miles away, Tamaris Beach about 2.5 miles, and Beauvallon Beach about 2.2 miles. The old side of Grimaud gives you a different change of scenery, with the Château de Grimaud around 2.2 miles away by car and Le Pont des Fées around 2.3 miles away.

For food beyond the property, Saines Saveurs, Marina Lounge Bar & Restaurant and Pizza Leone are each roughly 2 miles away by car. Toulon–Hyeres Airport is about 28 miles away by road.

The accommodation is built around fully equipped apartments, so you can keep the day on your own timetable. A seating area and dining area give you somewhere to recover properly, while the kitchen includes a hob, oven, microwave, toaster, kettle, coffee machine, fridge, kitchenware and dishwasher. There is also a washing machine, which is handy when a holiday involves salt, sunscreen and more changes of clothes than planned.

For a couple, the Deluxe Studio with Terrace keeps things straightforward, with a king-size bed and private outdoor space. Larger groups can look towards the apartments with several bedrooms and bathrooms, including the three-bedroom duplex, where the extra room and three bathrooms make shared living less of a daily logistics exercise.

Air conditioning, heating and soundproof rooms cover the less glamorous but important part of the night. You also get a private bathroom with towels, toiletries and a hairdryer, along with linen and a wardrobe. Apartments come with either a terrace or garden, and end-of-stay cleaning is included.

La Table des Oliviers is the on-site restaurant and Bar-Lounge, close to the apartments rather than somewhere you need to organise a separate expedition to reach. It serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacking, giving you options whether you want a proper meal or simply something less ambitious after a long day outdoors.

Breakfast is continental. The restaurant also provides the useful middle ground of an on-site drink and a meal without turning the property into a formal dining destination; the kitchen in your apartment gives you another route when you would rather eat in.

There is one named restaurant and Bar-Lounge on the property. No meal-plan formula is attached to the stay, so you can use the restaurant when it suits you and the apartment kitchen when it does not.

The heated outdoor pool is the obvious place to spend an unhurried afternoon, with a sun terrace, loungers, beach towels and sun umbrellas around it. It is accessible from March until closing, although the water temperature varies with the weather. That is worth remembering in spring and at the edges of the season: heated does not mean tropical.

The grounds give you room to sit outside, while the GOLF UP site puts golf directly into the setting. A golf course is also listed within about 2 miles. If walking suits you better, the area is popular for hiking, and the surrounding Provençal villages, vineyards and seaside resorts provide plenty of reasons to leave the pool for a few hours.

For a quieter evening, the apartments include a television with satellite channels, and board games and puzzles are available. The combination is more about choosing your own pace than following a programme, which suits a couple or family that has already had enough organised activity for one day.

Free private parking is available on site, with accessible parking, and Wi-Fi is free throughout the property. The accommodation is accessible to guests with reduced mobility. Pets are welcome on request, and the property is non-smoking.

Check-in runs from 16:00 to 23:30, and you need to let the property know your arrival time in advance. Check-out information gives a window between 10:00 and 12:00, so confirm the applicable departure time for your apartment. A damage deposit is collected by card on arrival and returned after the property has been inspected.

Quiet hours run from 22:00 to 07:00, and parties or events are not allowed. The minimum age for check-in is 18. Cash, Visa and Mastercard are accepted, while festive group bookings are not accepted.