Beach Suite

This is the most direct of the 7 grades: you step off the terrace onto the beach. The view is uninterrupted — no planting in front, no second row — and the terrace is wide enough to lay two loungers and a parasol on and still walk past them. In the late afternoon it is the best seat on the property, because Pansea faces west and the sun goes down into the sea at the end of the bay.

Inside is a single generous room: a super king under a white-beamed vault, a sofa bed, a window seat running the length of the bay window, and a large bathroom with a tub in it. The detail worth knowing is the pair of dressing areas — two closets, two vanities — which is the practical reason two people get on in 65 square metres. Take this over the Beach Deluxe Suite if it is the two of you and the beach is the whole point; take the deluxe if you need a door between the bed and everybody else.