The South of France, located along the beautiful Mediterranean Sea, is a hotspot for travellers seeking its elegance and timeless charm. With its stunning blue waters and scenic vineyards, the region offers a variety of stunning hotels that define luxury.

From the vibrant streets of Nice to the quaint towns throughout Provence, these selected hotels provide a glimpse into the lavish lifestyle of the French Riviera.

Whether you're in search of a luxurious retreat or a charming boutique hotel, the South of France caters to every traveller's desire. Embark on a journey with us as we explore the highest standard of hospitality and comfort found in the best hotels in the South of France.

Let's enter the world of the French Riviera...

Best Hotels in The South Of France

Cap d'Antibes Beach Hotel

Cap d'Antibes Beach Hotel

The hotel boasts a Cap d'Antibes address, so you might see Beyoncé at breakfast, and your neighbour could be Jay Z (or Bernie Madoff, who formerly had a property nearby). Furthermore, in socialist France, where the coastline is publicly owned, it is very hard to find a hotel with toes in the sand. This is what makes the smooth beach here so special, especially now that its club with infinity pool has been restored.

Cap d'Antibes Beach Hotel

Every guest is greeted by general manager Franck Farneti and led to their accommodation via tropical-plant-lined arcades. Every imaginable area - private balconies, public breakfast patios - absorbs the Cap d'Antibes environment, which offends clouds stuck in the Alpes-Maritime hills beyond. A prime example is the creative yet informal foyer, where guests can enjoy a drink of San Pellegrino while the Mediterranean twinkles invitingly beyond the full-length lobby windows. Naturally, accommodations exude suntans and champagne buckets rather than buttoned-up business class, and they include sweep-away-sand tiled floors and recliners for a post-beach siesta.

Cap d'Antibes Beach Hotel

Staff members are helpful and attentive. You do not park your car at the Cap d'Antibes Beach Hotel; instead, it is unloaded and whisked away by the hotel's valet. The view from the seaside infinity pool includes superyachts bobbing offshore. You're in luck if you don't mind foregoing a business centre with fax machine in favour of outdoor massages by the lapping Mediterranean.

Cap d'Antibes Beach Hotel

Sybille de Margerie styled the 15 premium rooms (she also did the Mandarin Oriental in Paris). Top-tier suites have wall paintings, chromotherapy showers, and whirlpool baths. All room types include individual terraces and adequate storage space, and they are all within a 30-second walk of every hotel amenity, including the lobby and the beach. Sarich & Goujon, the architects who renovated Nice's grand dame Hotel Negresco, designed six rooms and suites.

Cap d'Antibes Beach Hotel

Nicolas Rondelli, born in Nice, serves Michelin-starred dinners after learning his profession at the French Riviera's fine dining restaurants. Restaurant Les Pêcheurs is formal, perhaps a little too much so. If you have four hours to spare for a gastronomic journey, Rondelli's hallmark €125 (£105) and €150 (£126) dinners include creative things such as asparagus baked in ceramic clay from Vallauris, a local pottery town favoured by Picasso. Le Cap beach restaurant mixes informality with reasonable rates. Consider tuna tataki rolls (€30/£25) and Josper oven-grilled lemongrass gambas (€32/£27).

Breakfast is a good, if not overly generous, selection of expensive yoghurts, Bayonne ham, Corsican cheese, shelled almonds and enough crispy patisseries to last you till lunch.

Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel

Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel

There are few places more exclusive than the Cap-Ferrat peninsula. This renowned hotel, located on a clifftop overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, is set on 17 acres of manicured grounds. Villa Sospir is a seven-minute walk away, and Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild and Villa Kerylos are both within a 10-minute drive.

Four Seasons has returned the Grand-Hôtel to the top of the French Riviera hotel rankings. Since its inception in 1908, it has been a popular hangout for celebrities and royalty, but it has never looked better. A tiled driveway leads to a beautiful white façade with an iron latticework entranceway bordered by topiary balls, setting the tone for luxury from the start.

Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel

The lobby's double-height ceilings, chandeliers, and marble floors let in plenty of light. Everywhere, the tone is white; it must be a difficult task to maintain the sofas that clean. There is no queue at the reception desk here; check-in is done seamlessly as guests lounge on lobby sofas with a hot towel and welcome drink in hand. The beach club is accessible via a funicular that lowers the hillside past umbrella trees to a clifftop infinity pool. You can relax on a beach lounger draped in a trademark striped beach blanket or head down to the pontoon for a swim in the sea.

Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel

For the utmost in solitude, you may even reserve your own beach pavilion. There is also a spa where you can enjoy open-air treatments and outdoor exercise courses. The Grand-Hôtel is one of the few places in the world where you may find yourself staying in a one-bedroom suite larger than your own home. All accommodations, including Superior rooms, are generously sized. If possible, upgrade to a room with a view of the water.

Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel

Tones are light throughout, with white panelled walls and bed linen complemented by soft blue, green, or beige furnishings. The bathrooms, with Hermès bath items and white marble bathtubs, are stunning.

Yoric Tièche is one of the Riviera's top Michelin-starred chefs. He somehow manages to create culinary cuisine that doesn't make you feel bloated. Top of the dining crop is Le Cap, whose famous roasted Brittany blue lobster tail is paired with Cantaloupe melon and bell pepper. The wine selection includes over 600 wines from across France.

Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel

La Véranda offers more informal eating, with Tièche's take on classic Mediterranean meals. In good weather, both of these restaurants serve meals on a shaded balcony with views over the gardens to the beach. Club Dauphin is our fave lunch location. Take the dramatic funicular to this poolside restaurant, which serves light meals like salads, sandwiches, burgers, and pasta.

Breakfast is served buffet-style, with tables piled high with hot foods, fresh fruit, and pastries. Acai-berry mousse and truffled scrambled eggs are two delightful breakfast treats (prepared fresh to order as a bonus).

Hôtel La Pérouse

Hôtel La Pérouse

This central hotel on Castle Hill, which straddles the old town and the port sector, provides the ideal Nice position. The famous oceanfront Promenade des Anglais is only a 30-second walk away, as is the Cours Saleya marketplace, which features cafés, restaurants, and stores.

Hôtel La Pérouse

This recently rebuilt 1930s hotel looks better than ever, with a décor that blends maritime elements with the Golden Age of the French Riviera. Hand-painted frescoes, mother-of-pearl wall tiles, and enamelled lava-stone tabletops adorned with Jean Cocteau-inspired artwork are among the stylish features. It also manages to maintain a domestic atmosphere. Guests are greeted in a pleasantly informal reception foyer and sat on rattan chairs and a sofa that curls near the floor-to-ceiling window with coastal views.

Hôtel La Pérouse

La Pérouse outperforms its four-star rating in terms of facilities. The pool area is the ideal spot to unwind, with the soothing sound of trickling water and a view of a cacti-dotted cliff wall. Take a sauna or go up to the rooftop to enjoy the hot tub and the Mediterranean scenery.

The maze of lifts (and staircases) leading to some bedrooms is perplexing, but oddly fitting for the hotel's name, which is inspired by the eponymous French marine adventurer. Older guests should be mindful of the steps to access community facilities such as the restaurant and pool area. The service is swift and polite.

Hôtel La Pérouse

Its 53 bedrooms and suites have been elegantly reupholstered in sandy tones. The seashore theme continues in the details, including coral lights from Palermo and shell-shaped wardrobe knobs. Most rooms have balconies with wonderful Mediterranean views, while junior suites have two vistas.

The Mediterranean Suite features a rooftop balcony and hot tub. Standard amenities include hypoallergenic beds, televisions, and minibars, with Nespresso machines available in suites. Fragonard, a perfume company in Grasse, produces toiletries perfumed with bergamot. Even at night, chocolate delights are delivered to your room.

Hôtel La Pérouse

Le Patio restaurant, nestled among century-old lemon trees and lush jasmine plants, is a Mediterranean feast for the senses. Friedman and Versace, the interior designers, enlisted the help of a team of local artisans to finish the look, which included a turquoise bar with shell marquetry and a second bar with marine-themed reliefs. Chef Damien Andrews prepares a meal based on locally sourced and seasonal ingredients.

Hôtel La Pérouse

The handmade lemon-infused olive oil from Menton's St Michel oil mill exemplifies meticulous attention to detail. Signature meals include thyme-roasted stone fish with celery mousseline, pattypan squash, and glassworts, as well as focaccia French toast with Peymeinade goat cheese. Breakfast here is a substantial buffet with fresh pastries, eggs, salads, and hot and cold meats.

Cheval Blanc St-Tropez

Cheval Blanc St-Tropez

The hotel is right on the water's edge, with a small beach between it and the sea, and it's as close to perfect as you can get, with shops, restaurants, and the quaint, wooded Place des Lices just a 10-minute walk away. There is also a wide and magnificent terrace under the shadow of pine trees. Nice Airport is a 90-minute drive away.

Architect François Vieillecroze, a St Tropez native, knew exactly how to preserve the originality of this property while lowering the amount of rooms and assuring a modern and stylish construction.

Cheval Blanc St-Tropez

Jean-Michel Wilmotte was in charge of the interiors, which rely on Roger Capron's local pottery and ceramic art, giving it a Saint Tropezienne flavour, while also incorporating modern art from Carlos Cruz-Dias and pictures from Sophie Zenon. The entire space is tiny in feel, dressed in marine blue and white, and exudes exquisite elegance with a breezy Mediterranean vibe.

Cheval Blanc St-Tropez

As you would expect with a stable like this, the service is extremely professional; there are 150 staff members for 30 bedrooms. There includes a fitness centre, a hairdresser, and a Guerlain Spa that offers bespoke and trademark treatments centred on anti-aging and high-tech equipment.

A spa therapist comes to the beach at regular intervals to massage sunscreen onto people's faces. The white sand beach of Bouillabaisse in front of the hotel has 60 loungers, and there is an infinity pool just to the side. Watersports can be provided.

Cheval Blanc St-Tropez

Rooms have Gioponti lighting, sanded oak doors, wooden screens, and rugs in muted off-white with blue velvet embossed images from a book of Roger Capron's illustrations, and the rooms are charmingly uplifting in Riveira blue and white. Bathrobes designed for women are reminiscent of Dior's first tulip dresses, while men's bathrobes are inspired by their first short overcoats.

Marble bathrooms have large tubs, inset screens, and rain showers with bespoke Riveira Chic LVMH-brand goods, including Leonor Greyl shampoos and conditioners. All rooms are equipped with Nespresso machines and Pascal Hamour teas. Most accommodations feature terraces or balconies that overlook the Mediterranean.

Cheval Blanc St-Tropez

La Vague d'Or, Chef Arnaud Donckele's three Michelin-starred restaurant, draws crowds with dishes like turbot cooked in a salt, paste seaweed, leaves, and lime peel or langoustines with chestnut honey and rosemary from the Massif des Maures on his tasting menus Timeless, The Land, The Sea, and Epicurean Adventure.

Lunch among the pine trees includes Provençal delights such rock fish soup with saffron, traditional Niçoise salad, and frito misto. Breakfast is a true feast, with a trolley of warm bread served to your table, along with your choice of eggs, local hams, cheeses and farm yoghurts, as well as fresh fruits.

Carlton Cannes

Carlton Cannes

The hotel's Belle Époque façade spans a whole city block along the beachside promenade La Croisette. You can walk out the door and into upscale shops and restaurants in two minutes. The Palais des Festivals and the Old Port are both within a 10-minute walk, while the Pointe Croisette and Cannes train station are about 15 minutes away.

Carlton Cannes

Interior designer Tristan Auer and architect Richard Lavelle have collaborated to re-imagine this Belle Époque hotel with two additional accommodation wings. A light palette dominates the high-ceilinged foyer, where the remodelling process revealed old marble columns and frescoes.

Terracotta powder, which was used on the world's first red clay courts at the Carlton, appears throughout the hotel, from the reception desk to the bathroom finishes. Formerly a vehicle park, the inside courtyard has been attractively landscaped with 22,000 plants and flowers, as well as peristyle alcoves.

Boxing takes the stage at Le C Club fitness centre, where clients can also enjoy personalised fitness plans and cutting-edge machines for bodybuilding and cardio conditioning. The spa offers a variety of pampering treatments, including cosmetics applications, body massages, and facials, all utilising unique beauty products from across the world.

There's an infinity pool, the largest in Cannes, encircled with handcrafted cabanas and chairs. Meanwhile, the Carlton Beach Club continues to thrive with its watersports and enticing pontoon that extends into Cannes Bay. The attentive restaurant and reception personnel are eager to go the extra mile to offer outstanding service.

The 332 bedrooms and suites exude understated elegance, with cream furnishings accented by black cabinetry and rattan-style details. The comfortable Standard and bigger Superior rooms provide a choice of garden or city views, but it's worth choosing the charming inside garden view. Upgrade to a Premium room to get a sea view.

Carlton Cannes

The bathrooms are outfitted with five-star amenities such as Dyson hairdryers, bathrobes, slippers, and high-end products, including Acqua di Parma. The addition of two newer wings made accommodation for 37 luxury suites for extended stays, as well as a 10,765 square foot penthouse with a private hot tub.

The South of France, located along the beautiful Mediterranean Sea, is a hotspot for travellers seeking its elegance and timeless charm. With its stunning blue waters and scenic vineyards, the region offers a variety of stunning hotels that define luxury.

From the vibrant streets of Nice to the quaint towns throughout Provence, these selected hotels provide a glimpse into the lavish lifestyle of the French Riviera.

Whether you're in search of a luxurious retreat or a charming boutique hotel, the South of France caters to every traveller's desire. Embark on a journey with us as we explore the highest standard of hospitality and comfort found in the best hotels in the South of France.

Let's enter the world of the French Riviera...

Best Hotels in The South Of France

Cap d'Antibes Beach Hotel

Cap d'Antibes Beach Hotel

The hotel boasts a Cap d'Antibes address, so you might see Beyoncé at breakfast, and your neighbour could be Jay Z (or Bernie Madoff, who formerly had a property nearby). Furthermore, in socialist France, where the coastline is publicly owned, it is very hard to find a hotel with toes in the sand. This is what makes the smooth beach here so special, especially now that its club with infinity pool has been restored.

Cap d'Antibes Beach Hotel

Every guest is greeted by general manager Franck Farneti and led to their accommodation via tropical-plant-lined arcades. Every imaginable area - private balconies, public breakfast patios - absorbs the Cap d'Antibes environment, which offends clouds stuck in the Alpes-Maritime hills beyond. A prime example is the creative yet informal foyer, where guests can enjoy a drink of San Pellegrino while the Mediterranean twinkles invitingly beyond the full-length lobby windows. Naturally, accommodations exude suntans and champagne buckets rather than buttoned-up business class, and they include sweep-away-sand tiled floors and recliners for a post-beach siesta.

Cap d'Antibes Beach Hotel

Staff members are helpful and attentive. You do not park your car at the Cap d'Antibes Beach Hotel; instead, it is unloaded and whisked away by the hotel's valet. The view from the seaside infinity pool includes superyachts bobbing offshore. You're in luck if you don't mind foregoing a business centre with fax machine in favour of outdoor massages by the lapping Mediterranean.

Cap d'Antibes Beach Hotel

Sybille de Margerie styled the 15 premium rooms (she also did the Mandarin Oriental in Paris). Top-tier suites have wall paintings, chromotherapy showers, and whirlpool baths. All room types include individual terraces and adequate storage space, and they are all within a 30-second walk of every hotel amenity, including the lobby and the beach. Sarich & Goujon, the architects who renovated Nice's grand dame Hotel Negresco, designed six rooms and suites.

Cap d'Antibes Beach Hotel

Nicolas Rondelli, born in Nice, serves Michelin-starred dinners after learning his profession at the French Riviera's fine dining restaurants. Restaurant Les Pêcheurs is formal, perhaps a little too much so. If you have four hours to spare for a gastronomic journey, Rondelli's hallmark €125 (£105) and €150 (£126) dinners include creative things such as asparagus baked in ceramic clay from Vallauris, a local pottery town favoured by Picasso. Le Cap beach restaurant mixes informality with reasonable rates. Consider tuna tataki rolls (€30/£25) and Josper oven-grilled lemongrass gambas (€32/£27).

Breakfast is a good, if not overly generous, selection of expensive yoghurts, Bayonne ham, Corsican cheese, shelled almonds and enough crispy patisseries to last you till lunch.

Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel

Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel

There are few places more exclusive than the Cap-Ferrat peninsula. This renowned hotel, located on a clifftop overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, is set on 17 acres of manicured grounds. Villa Sospir is a seven-minute walk away, and Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild and Villa Kerylos are both within a 10-minute drive.

Four Seasons has returned the Grand-Hôtel to the top of the French Riviera hotel rankings. Since its inception in 1908, it has been a popular hangout for celebrities and royalty, but it has never looked better. A tiled driveway leads to a beautiful white façade with an iron latticework entranceway bordered by topiary balls, setting the tone for luxury from the start.

Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel

The lobby's double-height ceilings, chandeliers, and marble floors let in plenty of light. Everywhere, the tone is white; it must be a difficult task to maintain the sofas that clean. There is no queue at the reception desk here; check-in is done seamlessly as guests lounge on lobby sofas with a hot towel and welcome drink in hand. The beach club is accessible via a funicular that lowers the hillside past umbrella trees to a clifftop infinity pool. You can relax on a beach lounger draped in a trademark striped beach blanket or head down to the pontoon for a swim in the sea.

Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel

For the utmost in solitude, you may even reserve your own beach pavilion. There is also a spa where you can enjoy open-air treatments and outdoor exercise courses. The Grand-Hôtel is one of the few places in the world where you may find yourself staying in a one-bedroom suite larger than your own home. All accommodations, including Superior rooms, are generously sized. If possible, upgrade to a room with a view of the water.

Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel

Tones are light throughout, with white panelled walls and bed linen complemented by soft blue, green, or beige furnishings. The bathrooms, with Hermès bath items and white marble bathtubs, are stunning.

Yoric Tièche is one of the Riviera's top Michelin-starred chefs. He somehow manages to create culinary cuisine that doesn't make you feel bloated. Top of the dining crop is Le Cap, whose famous roasted Brittany blue lobster tail is paired with Cantaloupe melon and bell pepper. The wine selection includes over 600 wines from across France.

Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel

La Véranda offers more informal eating, with Tièche's take on classic Mediterranean meals. In good weather, both of these restaurants serve meals on a shaded balcony with views over the gardens to the beach. Club Dauphin is our fave lunch location. Take the dramatic funicular to this poolside restaurant, which serves light meals like salads, sandwiches, burgers, and pasta.

Breakfast is served buffet-style, with tables piled high with hot foods, fresh fruit, and pastries. Acai-berry mousse and truffled scrambled eggs are two delightful breakfast treats (prepared fresh to order as a bonus).

Hôtel La Pérouse

Hôtel La Pérouse

This central hotel on Castle Hill, which straddles the old town and the port sector, provides the ideal Nice position. The famous oceanfront Promenade des Anglais is only a 30-second walk away, as is the Cours Saleya marketplace, which features cafés, restaurants, and stores.

Hôtel La Pérouse

This recently rebuilt 1930s hotel looks better than ever, with a décor that blends maritime elements with the Golden Age of the French Riviera. Hand-painted frescoes, mother-of-pearl wall tiles, and enamelled lava-stone tabletops adorned with Jean Cocteau-inspired artwork are among the stylish features. It also manages to maintain a domestic atmosphere. Guests are greeted in a pleasantly informal reception foyer and sat on rattan chairs and a sofa that curls near the floor-to-ceiling window with coastal views.

Hôtel La Pérouse

La Pérouse outperforms its four-star rating in terms of facilities. The pool area is the ideal spot to unwind, with the soothing sound of trickling water and a view of a cacti-dotted cliff wall. Take a sauna or go up to the rooftop to enjoy the hot tub and the Mediterranean scenery.

The maze of lifts (and staircases) leading to some bedrooms is perplexing, but oddly fitting for the hotel's name, which is inspired by the eponymous French marine adventurer. Older guests should be mindful of the steps to access community facilities such as the restaurant and pool area. The service is swift and polite.

Hôtel La Pérouse

Its 53 bedrooms and suites have been elegantly reupholstered in sandy tones. The seashore theme continues in the details, including coral lights from Palermo and shell-shaped wardrobe knobs. Most rooms have balconies with wonderful Mediterranean views, while junior suites have two vistas.

The Mediterranean Suite features a rooftop balcony and hot tub. Standard amenities include hypoallergenic beds, televisions, and minibars, with Nespresso machines available in suites. Fragonard, a perfume company in Grasse, produces toiletries perfumed with bergamot. Even at night, chocolate delights are delivered to your room.

Hôtel La Pérouse

Le Patio restaurant, nestled among century-old lemon trees and lush jasmine plants, is a Mediterranean feast for the senses. Friedman and Versace, the interior designers, enlisted the help of a team of local artisans to finish the look, which included a turquoise bar with shell marquetry and a second bar with marine-themed reliefs. Chef Damien Andrews prepares a meal based on locally sourced and seasonal ingredients.

Hôtel La Pérouse

The handmade lemon-infused olive oil from Menton's St Michel oil mill exemplifies meticulous attention to detail. Signature meals include thyme-roasted stone fish with celery mousseline, pattypan squash, and glassworts, as well as focaccia French toast with Peymeinade goat cheese. Breakfast here is a substantial buffet with fresh pastries, eggs, salads, and hot and cold meats.

Cheval Blanc St-Tropez

Cheval Blanc St-Tropez

The hotel is right on the water's edge, with a small beach between it and the sea, and it's as close to perfect as you can get, with shops, restaurants, and the quaint, wooded Place des Lices just a 10-minute walk away. There is also a wide and magnificent terrace under the shadow of pine trees. Nice Airport is a 90-minute drive away.

Architect François Vieillecroze, a St Tropez native, knew exactly how to preserve the originality of this property while lowering the amount of rooms and assuring a modern and stylish construction.

Cheval Blanc St-Tropez

Jean-Michel Wilmotte was in charge of the interiors, which rely on Roger Capron's local pottery and ceramic art, giving it a Saint Tropezienne flavour, while also incorporating modern art from Carlos Cruz-Dias and pictures from Sophie Zenon. The entire space is tiny in feel, dressed in marine blue and white, and exudes exquisite elegance with a breezy Mediterranean vibe.

Cheval Blanc St-Tropez

As you would expect with a stable like this, the service is extremely professional; there are 150 staff members for 30 bedrooms. There includes a fitness centre, a hairdresser, and a Guerlain Spa that offers bespoke and trademark treatments centred on anti-aging and high-tech equipment.

A spa therapist comes to the beach at regular intervals to massage sunscreen onto people's faces. The white sand beach of Bouillabaisse in front of the hotel has 60 loungers, and there is an infinity pool just to the side. Watersports can be provided.

Cheval Blanc St-Tropez

Rooms have Gioponti lighting, sanded oak doors, wooden screens, and rugs in muted off-white with blue velvet embossed images from a book of Roger Capron's illustrations, and the rooms are charmingly uplifting in Riveira blue and white. Bathrobes designed for women are reminiscent of Dior's first tulip dresses, while men's bathrobes are inspired by their first short overcoats.

Marble bathrooms have large tubs, inset screens, and rain showers with bespoke Riveira Chic LVMH-brand goods, including Leonor Greyl shampoos and conditioners. All rooms are equipped with Nespresso machines and Pascal Hamour teas. Most accommodations feature terraces or balconies that overlook the Mediterranean.

Cheval Blanc St-Tropez

La Vague d'Or, Chef Arnaud Donckele's three Michelin-starred restaurant, draws crowds with dishes like turbot cooked in a salt, paste seaweed, leaves, and lime peel or langoustines with chestnut honey and rosemary from the Massif des Maures on his tasting menus Timeless, The Land, The Sea, and Epicurean Adventure.

Lunch among the pine trees includes Provençal delights such rock fish soup with saffron, traditional Niçoise salad, and frito misto. Breakfast is a true feast, with a trolley of warm bread served to your table, along with your choice of eggs, local hams, cheeses and farm yoghurts, as well as fresh fruits.

Carlton Cannes

Carlton Cannes

The hotel's Belle Époque façade spans a whole city block along the beachside promenade La Croisette. You can walk out the door and into upscale shops and restaurants in two minutes. The Palais des Festivals and the Old Port are both within a 10-minute walk, while the Pointe Croisette and Cannes train station are about 15 minutes away.

Carlton Cannes

Interior designer Tristan Auer and architect Richard Lavelle have collaborated to re-imagine this Belle Époque hotel with two additional accommodation wings. A light palette dominates the high-ceilinged foyer, where the remodelling process revealed old marble columns and frescoes.

Terracotta powder, which was used on the world's first red clay courts at the Carlton, appears throughout the hotel, from the reception desk to the bathroom finishes. Formerly a vehicle park, the inside courtyard has been attractively landscaped with 22,000 plants and flowers, as well as peristyle alcoves.

Boxing takes the stage at Le C Club fitness centre, where clients can also enjoy personalised fitness plans and cutting-edge machines for bodybuilding and cardio conditioning. The spa offers a variety of pampering treatments, including cosmetics applications, body massages, and facials, all utilising unique beauty products from across the world.

There's an infinity pool, the largest in Cannes, encircled with handcrafted cabanas and chairs. Meanwhile, the Carlton Beach Club continues to thrive with its watersports and enticing pontoon that extends into Cannes Bay. The attentive restaurant and reception personnel are eager to go the extra mile to offer outstanding service.

The 332 bedrooms and suites exude understated elegance, with cream furnishings accented by black cabinetry and rattan-style details. The comfortable Standard and bigger Superior rooms provide a choice of garden or city views, but it's worth choosing the charming inside garden view. Upgrade to a Premium room to get a sea view.

Carlton Cannes

The bathrooms are outfitted with five-star amenities such as Dyson hairdryers, bathrobes, slippers, and high-end products, including Acqua di Parma. The addition of two newer wings made accommodation for 37 luxury suites for extended stays, as well as a 10,765 square foot penthouse with a private hot tub.