Shhhh, don't tell my mother-in-law you saw this. I might have promised I would keep their family vacation spot a secret. But! I know some good Yelp karma will come my way if I share the love with my fellow French pleasure-seekers, so... My French family has been coming to Le Commodore beach club for over 20 years, and apparently not much has changed, except the prices (come on US dollar, get back in shape!). Just a few miles from St Tropez, the little beach town of Le Lavandou provides the perfect amount of luxury, without any of the hype or snobbery of other French riviera towns. The beaches are lovely, calm, and warm and Le Commodore has one of the best pieces of beach real estate right in their front yard. You can rent one of their classy chaise lounges for the day, order chilled bottles of rosé without having to leave your chair, take a lunch break at their cafe and eat fish fresh from the Med, and take a sunset swim before heading back to your hotel. The missing star is for the high-ish prices (it has nothing to do with the fact that I got stung by a jellyfish on their beach and my fiance had to perform a "natural" remedy on me). Even though my family-in-law has been coming here for decades, they still don't give us any breaks. They must know that we'll keep coming back anyway, bien sûr. read more

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Le commodore is a beautiful restaurant. You are just on the beach with a perfect view on the sea with the island. The food is really good but it is a little bit expensive. I really enjoy every meal so I recommend this restaurant to every one who want to eat in a calm restaurant, close to the sea. read more