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Côte d'Azur hotels
The Côte d'Azur is famous for its seafront pleasure palaces. In Cannes, the Croisette is lined with properties like the Hôtel Martinez and the InterContinental Carlton. Nice's grandes dames, like Palais de la Méditerranée and Hôtel Negresco, are found along the Place Masséna and the Promenade des Anglais. The Lost Generation's Côte d'Azur, as depicted by F. Scott Fitzgerald in Tender is the Night, is still alive and well, too. Look no further than the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc on St.-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, with its legendary pool and all-out white-marble decadence. Be prepared, however, to spend well into the four figures by the time you're done with your stay—literary glamour doesn't come cheap.
Fortunately, cheap and chic are not mutually exclusive concepts: Hotels under $300 are plentiful on the French Riviera. The best of these are boutique hotels, located in renovated townhouses on the town's back streets—like the Renoir in Cannes and Le Grimaldi in Nice—and catering to youngish travelers. These hotels offer a restricted menu of services—no emergency dry cleaning or swimming pools—in exchange for well-designed rooms at reasonable prices. Outside of the big cities, there are cliff-side hideaways, like Le Cagnard in Cagnes-sur-Mer, that have romantic views and great restaurants.
In another sign of Nice's accelerating South Beach–style comeback, the venerable 119-room Beau Rivage (Chekhov and Fitzgerald scribbled here) has been made...more
Like an art gallery waiting for an installation, the Exedra in Nice—a historic Belle Époque hotel that was recently taken over by the Italian luxury...more
Set in "a miniature stone-terraced village" that offers "the most spectacular views" of the Mediterranean, this hotel has winding cobblestoned paths that lead...more
Atop one of the most dramatic peaks on the Côte d'Azur, the ten-room Château Eza has the feel of an old Hollywood hideaway. You'll have to climb a...more
You may never see more entitled-looking children than at the Grand Hôtel du Cap, a family-friendly but ultraluxurious palace on 17 manicured acres...more
Sitting in its own palm-lined park in the hills above Cannes's western outskirts, the Château feels like a slice of southern California slipped onto the...more
At the Belle Époque hotel on Casino Square, "you won't feel out of place in a tuxedo, even at breakfast." Rooms with mahogany furniture inspired by Louis...more
"The scenery and lush environment are one of a kind" at this Napoleon III–style building on 22 acres between Nice and Cannes. Rooms are decorated in...more
This 1927 Art Deco palace defines Cannes's Croisette and is a favorite of jet-set families thanks to the large suites, palm-lined pool, and private beach. The...more
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