Villa Sainte Anne

You stay in one of Porquerolles' oldest hotels, built from 1910 and still run by the same family across four generations. Villa Sainte Anne places you in the middle of village life rather than in an isolated resort: the day brings the activity of Place d'Armes, while your evening returns to a 25-room hotel with air-conditioned rooms, a garden and a terrace.

English is spoken by the hotel team, alongside French, so you can deal with the useful things without turning arrival, dinner or a practical request into a guessing game. The atmosphere is rooted in the island and in Provence, with a restaurant on site and the beaches and walking routes close enough to shape your whole day.

The hotel sits in the heart of Porquerolles village, in a seaside setting and close to the island's main routes out towards the beaches and countryside. Courtade Beach is about 0.5 miles away on foot; Argent Beach is around 0.9 miles, giving you an easy choice between a short walk and a longer outing.

Porquerolles itself is compact, around 7 miles long and 2 miles wide, so the village works as a practical base for exploring rather than somewhere you need a car to escape from. Toulon–Hyeres Airport is about 7.5 miles away, and Hyères railway station is around 8 miles away. From the station, bus route 67 runs to La Tour Fondue, the departure point for the island ferry.

The rooms are designed for two, with a choice between standard and superior comfort. If you are travelling as a couple and want a little more room around the bed and bags, the Superior Double or Twin Room is the more obvious choice. Family rooms are also available for groups who need a different layout rather than two people trying to share every square inch with wet-weather clothing.

Air conditioning matters here: after a warm day outdoors, you can cool down properly before dinner. Rooms have a private bathroom with a bath or shower, a hairdryer and toiletries, plus a flat-screen television, a safe and free WiFi. Garden views keep the outlook tied to the property rather than to a busy road, and the wardrobe, clothes rack and desk cover the unglamorous but useful business of unpacking and sorting yourself out.

A terrace, sun terrace and garden give you somewhere outside the room to sit, with outdoor furniture for a slower coffee or a book. Daily housekeeping and luggage storage are useful around ferry travel, particularly if your arrival or departure does not line up neatly with the room.

The restaurant serves Provençal cooking built around fresh, seasonal produce, with breakfast, lunch and dinner all handled in-house. Breakfast is a buffet with continental and gluten-free choices, starting at 07:30; lunch runs from 12:00 to 14:00, and dinner from 19:30 to 21:30. That gives you a proper meal after the day's activities, rather than forcing you to treat biscuits as a food group.

Lunch is presented as fresh and light, while the evening menu takes a more gourmet direction and changes regularly. The restaurant carries the Maître-Restaurateur and Esprit Parc National labels, putting local produce and the island setting at the centre of the dining offer. A bar and an on-site coffee house cover the simpler moments, and special-diet menus can be arranged.

You can also use the tea and coffee maker in your room, while the mini-market on site is handy for small provisions. The hotel does not run an all-inclusive or half-board formula in the information available here, so you can keep your meals flexible around ferries, walks and time spent in the water.

Porquerolles is particularly well suited to the post-dive day when you still want to move, but not too quickly. Cycling and hiking are available, with bicycle rental on site, and the island's paths give you a straightforward way to see more of the landscape without arranging a complicated excursion. You can also choose boat outings, island trips, a waterfall visit, a market or a snorkelling outing.

For a gentler afternoon, the garden, terrace and sun terrace provide outdoor places to sit, and temporary art galleries add an occasional cultural stop to the programme. A shared lounge and board games give you an indoor option when the weather turns, or when your legs have already made their position clear.

The hotel also has a meeting room, which can host private or professional gatherings, and family rooms, children's high chairs and children's meals support stays with younger travellers. The island can therefore work for a couple who wants a base between outings, or for a mixed group where not everyone spends the day underwater.

Check-in runs from 15:00 to 20:30, and check-out from 08:00 to 11:00. Luggage storage lets you make better use of your first or last island hours, while free WiFi is available throughout the property. Cash is an accepted payment method, so plan accordingly before you arrive.

Upper floors are accessible by stairs only. The property also has facilities for disabled guests, including a toilet with grab rails; if accessibility affects your choice of room, confirm the practical arrangement with the hotel before booking. Pets are accepted on request.

For the journey from the mainland, bus route 67 links Hyères railway station with La Tour Fondue, from where you continue by boat to Porquerolles. The hotel is open from 3 April to 1 November 2026, so check that your dates fall within this operating period before organising the rest of the trip.

The hotel carries the Esprit Parc National label, appropriate for an address on an island closely tied to the protected landscapes of the Port-Cros National Park. The restaurant also carries the Maître-Restaurateur label.

That gives the property a clearly named link with the island's protected setting and with a restaurant built around fresh, seasonal produce. For you, the practical result is a stay that keeps the village, the walking routes, the beaches and the wider Porquerolles landscape within easy reach.