"You can't beat the location"17 seafront, gardened acres 20 minutes from Monaco and Nice. This recently renovated 1909 hotel has rooms with beige-and-white marble as well as reproductions of artwork from French artists who have stayed there, including Matisse, Chagall, and Rodin. A formal restaurant does haute interpretations of Mediterranean dishes, like the $159 caviar lasagna with leeks in olive oil.
(73 rooms)
Also featured on the: Gold List for 2005, Gold List for 2006, Gold List for 2007, Gold List for 2009, Gold List for 2011