Luxury villas and apartments in Montpellier
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Renting in Montpellier: your questions answered
The destination
Which area should we choose around Montpellier?
Towards the coast, around Pérols, you are closest to the beaches and the lagoons. To the north, around Grabels, Prades-le-Lez or Saint-Clément-de-Rivière, the garrigue and the vineyards offer more peace and quiet. Tell us what matters most to you and we will suggest the right area.
How do we get to Montpellier?
Montpellier Méditerranée airport is at Mauguio, 7km from the city. By rail, Saint-Roch station brings you right into the centre, a short walk from the Place de la Comédie, with direct TGV services from Paris Gare de Lyon taking around three and a half hours.
When is the best time to stay near Montpellier?
Summer is for the sea, from Palavas-les-Flots to L’Espiguette, and for long evenings outdoors. Spring and autumn suit those who would rather explore the vineyards, the hill villages and the sights, from Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert to Nîmes, in gentler light.
How many bedrooms do the villas have?
Our villas here have between 4 and 8 bedrooms. For a larger party or a particular request, write to us: we also arrange stays in off-market properties.
Booking with AEC Collection
How does booking work?
Stays are booked by the week, Saturday to Saturday or Sunday to Sunday depending on the property. Choose your week on the calendar and send your request; our team then confirms availability. Everything is handled online, with secure payment and the option to pay in instalments.
What happens when we arrive?
You are met by a local partner agency on site, which handles the check-in and gives you all the practical information you need. For some properties, self check-in can be arranged on request.
Luxury villa rentals in and around Montpellier with AEC Collection
Around Montpellier, where you stay sets the tone of the holiday. Towards the coast, in Pérols, life follows the lagoons and the seaside light: the beaches of Palavas-les-Flots and La Grande-Motte are close at hand, and so is the airport. Mornings on the sand, evenings in town. To the north, Grabels, Prades-le-Lez and Saint-Clément-de-Rivière look out over the garrigue, the holm oaks and the first vineyards climbing towards the Pic Saint-Loup: this is where people come for quiet and for long dinners outdoors.
Between the two, Montpellier itself is never far away, with the Écusson, the Place de la Comédie, its markets and its restaurants. Tell us how you like to spend your holidays and we will point you to the right area. Stays run by the week, the calendar shows real availability, and you book online.
- Premium stayEach property meets exacting standards. On-site verification service*.
- By the weekSaturday to Saturday or Sunday to Sunday, with possible exceptions depending on the properties.
- Online bookingSecure payment, possibility of paying in instalments.
- Our off-market propertiesOur agents also arrange bespoke stays, with exceptional off-market properties and experiences.
*For prestige properties, we can visit in person to verify the location, via video link with you.
Between garrigue, vineyards and the sea
Montpellier strikes a rare balance: a learned, lively city, backed by hills of fragrant scrubland and some 10km from the Mediterranean.
It all begins in the Écusson, the old town whose outline recalls a heraldic shield. Its medieval lanes, now given over to pedestrians, lead from one grand townhouse to the next, as far as Saint-Pierre Cathedral and the neighbouring Faculty of Medicine, whose first statutes date from 1220. Further on come the Musée Fabre and, as the day fades, the Promenade du Peyrou with its triumphal arch. On the edge of the Écusson lies the Place de la Comédie, free of traffic and framed by the Opéra Comédie and the Three Graces fountain: a table on a terrace, then a stroll on to the Esplanade.
Head north and the landscape shifts. The Pic Saint-Loup, 658m high, faces the Hortus ridge and watches over vineyards that became an appellation in their own right in 2017, prized for their reds and rosés. A late afternoon with a winemaker, then dinner beneath the pines. Our villas are chosen for their setting, their seclusion and their light, as they are throughout our South of France collection.
Summer by the sea, spring and autumn inland
Summer
Summer is spent barefoot on the sand, at Palavas-les-Flots, just outside the city, or at La Grande-Motte, beneath the pyramid-shaped buildings designed by the architect Jean Balladur. Further east, L’Espiguette unrolls nearly 10km of undeveloped shoreline, all dunes and lighthouse, on the edge of the Petite Camargue. Flamingos wade across the Palavas lagoons, while Maguelone Cathedral stands on what was once an island. In the evening, head for Sète, its canals and its seafood tables, before driving back in the cool of the night.
Spring and autumn
In spring and autumn the garrigue is at its most fragrant and the light softens; in September, the harvest brings the Pic Saint-Loup estates to life. This is the time for day trips: Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, one of the Plus Beaux Villages de France, with Gellone Abbey beside the Hérault gorges, and the nearby Pont du Diable, both UNESCO World Heritage sites as part of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France. Further east lie Nîmes and its Maison Carrée, inscribed in 2023, then Uzès, with the Place aux Herbes and its Saturday market, on the road to neighbouring Provence.
“Around Montpellier, location is everything. We choose each property against exacting standards, for peace, light and easy access to both the city and the sea.”
The AEC Collection team
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