Family-friendly hotels in Vence

Chalets and POD cabins on 14 wooded hectares inside a 700-hectare forest, with pools, tennis, ping-pong, ten pétanque courts and an orienteering course.

Eleven rooms, among them family rooms and a studio with its own kitchen and terrace that sleeps five, plus a leafy terrace with deckchairs.

Two pools, one indoors, heated and looking out to sea, set in two hectares of gardens, with kids' gear and activities for ages 3 to 12.

Apartments with private terraces facing the col de Vence, a family penthouse with bunk beds, and a multisport court and pétanque pitch on the grounds.

An 18th-century bastide on the hillside with five themed guest rooms, each with a terrace, and a terraced Mediterranean garden looking out to the sea.