I imagined Villa Colette as a seaside home, with the standards of a hotel.
Here, you dive into the bay, breathe in the pine trees, and savour the sunrise before your first coffee on the terrace.
A living house, a village hub where you arrive on foot, by bike or by boat.
You head out toward the ocean, the Banc d’Arguin or Bird Island, and return at any hour to share a joyful table overlooking the mirror-like bay. Villa Colette celebrates freedom and those dreamlike moments of life, for the time of a stay.
LE CAP FERRET UN VILLAGE OSTRÉICOLE
À l’extrémité de la presqu’île, après Claouey, Petit et Grand Piquey, Le Canon puis L’Herbe, le Cap Ferret. Un sentiment de bout du monde. Entre la dune du Pilat et le banc d’Arguin, l’océan Atlantique et le bassin d’Arcachon, la pinède et la flèche du Mimbeau, la nature s’exprime ici à son apogée. Une invitation permanente à contempler, à ralentir, à se ressourcer.
All of Cap Ferret is reflected here, within this dreamed Arcachon Bay villa. Free from conformity, Philippe Starck lends his signature to the interiors. Set on the village square, facing Arcachon Bay, behind the walls of its elegant neo-19th-century architecture, Villa Colette reveals a luxury hotel in Cap Ferret, imagined as a joyful private home. Its twenty-eight rooms and suites, its restaurant, bar and terrace opening onto the horizon become the stages of a gentle, sparkling way of life. Here, beyond passing trends, between playful sophistication, smiling poetry and quiet jubilation, a modern Ferretcapien interpretation of charm unfolds.
Each room and suite extends the experience. In every way, Cap Ferret is legendary. Private gardens, balconies or terraces open onto the Arcachon Bay, the century-old pine forest or the heart of the village. Powdery pink hues, elegant mahogany furniture, refined bathrooms, and surreal vacation photo friezes give the feeling of floating. Here, more than outside, between dream and reality, the mind wanders, the eyes smile.
At the heart of Villa Colette, the restaurant seduces as much as it surprises. Orchestrated by chef Benjamin Six, the plate celebrates international, free and refined cuisine. The local catch of the day, simply grilled, dialogues with creations with influences from elsewhere. The luxurious decor, between mirror galleries, hidden portraits, sparkling silverware... offers a unique experience. Here, the restaurant does not have a roof, but a glass roof, true signature of the place. During the day, it floods the space with light. At night, it overlooks the stars. Spectacular.
Sheltered from view, the bar of Villa Colette reveals itself like a well-kept secret of Cap Ferret. One enters discreetly, and lingers willingly. Once inside, with Arcachon Bay behind, this lemon-yellow boudoir unveils its bar, its intimate lounges, a stove from another era and a piano crafted from precious wood. At any hour, rituals unfold naturally: a coffee facing the bay, tea-time after a pinasse excursion, a game of backgammon by the fire… Then, as the light softens, the bay still in sight, a signature cocktail accompanies the sound of the piano, and a delicious sense emerges that night may allow anything. The bar of Villa Colette reveals itself to those who know. To be experienced rather than told.
Every Sunday, all of Cap Ferret, and far beyond, gathers facing the village square, the very heart of the heart, for Villa Colette’s brunch. Overlooking Arcachon Bay, the terrace comes alive, filled with conversations and reunions, in an atmosphere that is as elegant as it is convivial. And for good reason: here, brunch is experienced on a grand scale. A generous buffet and made-to-order dishes, drawn from Chef Benjamin Six’s selection, cater to every desire. An unmissable experience, Villa Colette’s Sunday brunch has established itself as the chic and gourmet rendezvous of the peninsula the one eagerly awaited all week long… and never to be missed.
We meet there, we meet there, we linger there. At this mild hour when the day slows down,
It's teatime time at Villa Colette. The room services arrive one by one, creating a ritual that is as gourmet as it is social. Around the tables, sweet and savory creations can be enjoyed with your fingertips, shared, exchanged... or not. Coffee, tea and champagne glasses accompany this meeting in Cap Ferret, where time seems to stretch out in front of the pool. A moment that you extend, as much for the experience as for the pleasure of being there.
Free and light-filled, Cap Ferret reveals itself here in a different way, between ocean, pine forests and Arcachon Bay. Villa Colette inspires a curated collection of simple yet precious experiences: swimming at dawn, boarding a pinasse towards the Dune du Pilat, cycling beneath the pines to L’Herbe, or savoring oysters facing the sea. At every moment, nature sets the rhythm, softness finds its way in, and elegance is sensed in every detail. Gourmet brunches, refined tea times and picnics on the water extend these moments of freedom, bathed in light and shaped by an art of living unique to Cap Ferret.
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