A Vision of Wellness and Luxury

Best Of | Issue 05 | Spring/Summer 2026

The five-star resort LILY OF THE VALLEY at La Croix Valmer in southern France is located in the immediate vicinity of Saint-Tropez. This member of the Leading Hotels of the World extends a welcome mat all year round to permit its guests to enjoy life to the fullest in their premiumclass detox-wellness-health offerings. Since summer 2025, guests can also reside in two new, extraordinary villas which dazzle all visitors through their architecture and exquisite interior design.

French designer Charles Zana is responsible for the truly astonishing aesthetic decor of the two new villas, a creator who is regularly and often selected by AD magazine for the list of the world’s 100 most important creators, who combines a modern style with ancient natural materials. By this means, the new villas seamlessly meld into the untouched landscape at the Domaine du Cap Lardier, where the resort is located.

A refuge deep in the heart of nature

Across from an olive grove full of centuries-old trees, Villa Les Oliviers ensures the highest degree of comfort over 504 square metres. Up to ten guests savour absolute private sphere here. A total of five rooms provides the amenities of a comfortable suite with separate bathrooms and walk-in closets. A kitchen which is equipped in sophisticated ways rounds out the exclusive ambience. The heated outdoor pool is accessible exclusively to guests of Villa Les Oliviers.

Sea views and direct access to the beach

Villa Les Pins dazzles through its panorama views of the sea and direct access to the beach. It is also spacious enough to accommodate up to ten guests, a total of 438 square metres invite them to spread out in the expansive premises. Similar to Villa Les Oliviers, all five rooms have their own bathrooms and walk-in closets. A perfect balance between recovery and fitness is made possible through a modern gym, a steambath and an outdoor pool boasting half-Olympic pool measurements.

Vincent Mallard is the head chef and catering director at Lily of the Valley.

Personal luxury service

Apart from highly unusual architecture, the outstanding location and noble interior design, what makes your stay downright unforgettable is the personal service above all. A private chef fulfils the culinary wishes of all guests at all meals while a housekeeper in the background sees to fulfilling all the daily necessary needs as they arise. Above and beyond that, a villa manager assures that everything goes smoothly and organizes any and all extra-curricular projects. Guests of both villas can also book private coaches, ranging from a yoga session with views of the sea to intensive training with a variety of fitness machines, all the way to an adventurous sporting excursion into nature.

The Pool Suite Villa welcomes guests in their spacious amenities and luxurious garden area.

All-encompassing well-being, all year round

It goes without saying, guests at the villas can also, at will, utilize the entire spa zone in the 2000 m² large Shape Club and numerous offerings of the luxury resort, which lies only a few minutes’ drive away. Lily of the Valley is specialized in themes revolving around sport, wellness, longevity and weight-loss. A variety of programmes such as Detox, Better Aging and Weight Loss by Dr. Jacques Fricker as well as special skin care treatments help you to reach your own goals with ease. In addition, guests are warmly welcomed to Pépé Beach Club on the long private beach known as La Plage de Gigaro – a finest-grain sandy beach which extends for no less than three miles and boasts excellent restaurants. Crucial to the identity of the residence is that it is open all year round. Springtime, summer, autumn and winter each have their own inimitable character on the Côte d’Azur – ideal prerequisites for your own endeavours in training, regeneration and consciously individual time-outs. Guests find optimum conditions in every season of the year for exercise, recuperation, mental focus.

Villa W offers a unique panoramic view over the entire Gigaro bay from its exclusive terrace.

New: Better-Aging Programme

The Better-Aging Programme at LILY OF THE VALLEY comprises a ream of tailor-made treatments and activities which are designed to retard the natural process of aging and at the same time to improve the living quality of each subject. The luxury hotel offers detailed, meticulously worked out nutritional and fitness programmes and specializes in combining weight loss with sensuous pleasures and physical ease. Against the backdrop of the Better-Aging Programme, a bio-electric impedance analysis is carried out, plus an additional analysis of general mobility and muscle strength is conducted through the advances made in Kinvent technology, making it possible for the wellness coach to construct a highly personalized programme of exercises which are aimed at increasing comfortable use of joints and improvement of mobility. Further beauty treatments alongside the outstanding wellness-oriented cuisine round out the palette of gems on offer. The Better-Aging Programme can be booked for four, seven, ten or fourteen days.

New: Facial treatments with Dermo Cosmetics

The exclusive three-day facial treatments known as ”Supercleanse,” ”Glow & Go,” and ”Ultimate Hyaluronic” with Dermo Cosmetics were developed in collaboration with the renowned French skin-care brand Biologique Recherche. All the treatments concentrate on the specific needs of the skin, they aim to achieve visible and at the same time sustainable results within the course of only a few days. In addition, there is also the possibility of booking individual sessions and treatments.

The intensive cleansing programme known as ”Supercleanse” is particularly suited for skin types which tend toward acne and superfluous sebum. It focuses on achieving skin equilibrium and sustainably maintaining that state. The ”Glow & Go” programme was developed especially for wan, dehydrated skin. This revitalization programme restores deep-down hydration, re-establishes the skin’s natural radiance. The ”Ultimate Hyaluronic” programme is perfectly suited for mature skin which smooths out deep wrinkles and generally tautens the skin through the application of hyaluronan.