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"Le Saint Paul has original Chagalls adorning its silk walls, antiques and objets d’art galore, and dazzling Côte d’Azur views from its hilltop ramparts. Rooms are light and airy and the restaurant is ravishing, with two romantic dining rooms and a flower-packed terrace overlooking the maze of cobbled streets and alleyways." [Mr and Mrs Smith]
Last Update: March 22, 2010 | Created: March 14, 2010
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"Top of the class for architecture and design, Cap d’Antibes Beach Hotel has as much glitter as the surrounding sea, with its polished glass and concrete planes. Inside, things are equally dazzling, with the renowned Les Pecheurs restaurant, and bold bedrooms, decked out with a modishly marine theme." [Mr and Mrs Smith]
Last Update: November 10, 2009 | Created: November 05, 2009
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33 4 93 01 55 20
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"On a secluded peninsula snaking out into the Med [in Eze], Cap Estel ’s gated mansion is a shot of Riviera glam amid the azure. Surrounded by palms and terraced gardens, with an elegant restaurant and Monaco and Nice close by, this exclusive retreat is A-list alluring." [Mr and Mrs Smith]
Last Update: October 19, 2009 | Created: October 17, 2009
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Tatler says Histoire de Bastide is a "pretty, pretty place in Tourrettes sur Loup (near Nice) -- just four gigantic bedrooms, a pool and a divine garden. This country house is unfaultable as a hideaway." Enjoy warm almond tarts and yoghurts for breakfast, "snooze under the olive trees." "So French the owner doesn't speak English." [Tatler] Good value, rooms from 190 Euro.
Last Update: September 03, 2009 | Created: August 24, 2009
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Cited by Tatler in September 2009 as one of best bijoux hotels on the Cote d'Azur. Tatler describes Toile Branche in St. Paul de Vence as a "streamlined manor house, very much a private house, the interiors are crisp and fresh, the gardens are filled with lavender and you can get busy with the foie gras at the phenomenal terraced restaurant." Good value and chic, rooms from 190 Euro high season.
Last Update: August 31, 2009 | Created: August 24, 2009
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Cool little hotel on the Cote d'Azur. Tatler describes La Maison du Frene as a "fabulous townhouse in the centre of Vence .. a sexy hotbox; eccentric, colourful and arty." Perfect for art lovers. "There's no restaurant (or pool), but there are good breakfasts in the sitting room; in the evenings head to nearby La Farigoule for wonderful provencal cooking." [Tatler, Best of Bijoux Hotels: Cote d'Azur, September 2009] Last Update: August 25, 2009 | Created: August 24, 2009
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Best hotel on the Côte d’Azur. Luxury to the "nth" degree. Located in Antibes. Old world bling. Expensive but well worth it. Vanity Fair says the hotel has the world's "best retro swimming pool -- Forget black slate pools and hot red pools, think cool blue and classic French Riviera." In the August 2009 Where's the party? Cap d'Antibes, Tatler reports that Hotel du Cap Eden Roc is "newly spruced and juiced."
Last Update: August 10, 2009 | Created: September 22, 2007
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Bazaar's spa pick for the French Riviera, set in an olive grove just 20 minutes outside Cannes in Mougins. The magazine says that it has a Shiseido spa worth visiting for its calm atmosphere and dreamy views across the Mougins valley to the Pre-Alps." Two night spa packages start at 1,120 Euro a person B&B.
Last Update: August 14, 2008 | Created: July 31, 2008
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A fun alternative for families visiting the Cote d'Azur. "The great-value Orion treehouses overlooking Saint-Paul-de-Vence, bring out the child in all of us. The four complexes, built in red cedarwood, are blissfully cool, with cozy bathrooms, wraparound decks and a chemical-free swimming pool. [ Bazaar] From 190 Euro a treehouse a night (sleeps 4). Last Update: July 28, 2008 | Created: July 26, 2008
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33 4 94 55 78 88
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The "sophisticated" choice for families visiting the French Riviera, located opposite Saint-Tropez. "Glorious" belle-epoque hotel with a football-pitch-size pool, lined on one side with private cabanas. Bazaar comments, "It always feel calm here, despite the bustle of this stretch, partly due to the Oriental-style pared down decor." [ Bazaar] Free regular boat trips to Saint-Tropez, just 8 minutes away. Rooms for 210 Euro. Last Update: July 28, 2008 | Created: July 26, 2008
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If you're looking to escape the glitz of the Riviera, consider a pitstop in Marseilles, France's oldest city with a bustling port blending many cultures. Hotel Peron is the FT's hotel pick. "A bland exterior hides a wealth of 1960s kitsch, with murals and decorations evoking different regions of France. Rooms at the front have seafacing balconies." [FT] For fine dining in Marseilles, the FT& suggests Le Miramar: 12 Quai du Port, 13002, Tel: +33 04 91 91 10 40 "Michelin deems Le Miramar the restaurant to sample the Provençale delicacy, bouillaibaisse, and has awarded it one star." To get other tips for Marseilles, read the attached FT article.
Last Update: July 25, 2008 | Created: July 25, 2008
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33 4 94 79 14 28
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"Set back on a lush hilltop south of St. Tropez, La Reserve Ramatuelle is not your typical massage me beautiful destination spa: It's the real deal: a luminous 10,000 square-foot wellness center... with customized programs and 23 minimalist chic guest rooms." [Town & Country] La Reserve Ramatuelle is also Harper's Bazaar's private villa pick on the Riviera for "seclusion." "Leave the leathery millionaires and their champagne-soaked blondes and toy dogs to do their thing... and head for the hills -- La Reserve Ramatuelle, to be precise, where each elegant, Provencal-style villa faces the endless blue of the Mediterranean." [Bazaar]
Last Update: July 16, 2008 | Created: July 01, 2008
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Rockin' hotel in Nice, designed by Philippe Starck protégé Matali Crasset, with "music and design embedded in its DNA," says Bazaar. "Go for the brilliant rooftop pool with fluorescent waterbeds and views, the hamman, and the sexy bedroom decor." [ Bazaar] Rooms from 185 Euro a night B&B. Last Update: June 26, 2008 | Created: June 26, 2008
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33 4 92 10 66 66
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Enjoy world-class cuisine and panoramic views of the Mediterranean at this posh hotel, dramatically perched on top of the cliffs in Eze. Departures says, "If you can't stay at the hotel, lunch on the terrace is a must." [Departures, May/June 2008, AMEX Platinum Members] Last Update: May 14, 2008 | Created: May 07, 2008
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One of Picasso's former houses, now converted into a B & B. An Elle Decor pick.
Last Update: March 22, 2008 | Created: March 22, 2008
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Elle Decor commented that "Scott and Zelda rented this villa before it became a fashionable hotel known for its beach bar."
Last Update: March 22, 2008 | Created: March 22, 2008
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"This small charmer, formerly a convent, is in the heart of Nice, by the flower market." [Elle Decor]
Last Update: March 22, 2008 | Created: March 22, 2008
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"1930s glamour, 21st century comforts." [Elle Decor]
Last Update: March 22, 2008 | Created: March 22, 2008
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33 4 93 76 50 50
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Venerable, old-school hotel on the French Riviera. Elle Decor writes about Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat, "A home to aristocrats and swells since 1908."
Last Update: March 22, 2008 | Created: February 29, 2008
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In August 2009, Tatler says, "don't miss everyone's favourite, Le Moulin de Mougins." The FT suggests a portion of your trip should be "set aside to pay homage" to this two-starred Michelin restaurant, located 10 minutes from the center of Cannes. Elle Decor also raved about it.
Last Update: August 11, 2009 | Created: March 24, 2008
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In its August 2009 article Where's the party? Cap d'Antibes, Tatler advises "Eat like the Weinsteins at Les Pecheurs (serious food)." Located in the Cap d'Antibes Beach Hotel.
Last Update: August 06, 2009 | Created: August 06, 2009
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"Finnish chef Jouni Tormanen creates rustic meldings of Italian, Spanish, and French flavors." [Elle Decor] Bazaar picked Jouni as one of Riviera's "best lunches with a view" saying that this recently re-opened restaurant (it was closed for 18 years) was once "the" restaurant of the Riviera, made to look like a liner jutting out into the harbour of old Antibes.
Last Update: July 03, 2008 | Created: March 24, 2008
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Good restaurant where you can "eat like a local," reports Bazaar. "... In Villars sur Var, where owner Madam Aubert serves homemade ravioli, gnocchi, cannelloni, daube, tourte de blette, meringues, rabbit, venison, and more -- the food keeps coming and its just 25 pounds a head, including coffee." [ Bazaar] Last Update: July 02, 2008 | Created: July 01, 2008
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A Bazaar pick for "lunches with a view" on the Riviera. "Right on the port in Beaulieu sur Mer and popular with Hollywood stars, has lovely, unpretentious food. With seats outside in the sunshine and yachts alongside, it's all about being seen." [Bazaar]
Last Update: June 30, 2008 | Created: June 30, 2008
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The spot in Nice for an authentic Nicoise. Cash only, no reservations, no telephone, only 12 cramped tables. Dominique Le Stanc, the acclaimed former head chef of Hotel Negresco's Le Chantecler prepares specialties such as stockfish made from dried cod, slow-cooked daube of beef and tarte au citron. Departures comments, "... Good food, (cheap but worth drinking) Cote de Provence wine, and a great atmosphere. Get there early and don't go with more than four people, If there are no tables available request one for later in the evening." [Departures, May/June 2008, AMEX Platinum Members] Last Update: May 07, 2008 | Created: May 07, 2008
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Tatler says the secret place to be during the craziness of Cannes is the terrace gastronomique of this hotel in Cap Ferrat. Among the dishes by Georges Pelissier that it cites are golden brown Aquitaine caviar (the new thing in sturgeon), crayfish and scallop blanquette with star anise scented rice, and magnificent spit-roast, milk-fed lamb from Aveyron. Dinner from $270 per person.
Last Update: March 24, 2008 | Created: September 22, 2007
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"Robust French-Mediterranean cooking by Bruno Cirino." [Elle Decor]
Last Update: March 24, 2008 | Created: March 24, 2008
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Elle Decor writes, "Culinary feats by Alain Ducasse disciple Bruno Sohn." Located in the Hotel Palais de la Mediterrannee.
Last Update: March 24, 2008 | Created: March 24, 2008
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"The Sordello family pots the world's best bouillabaisse-with-a-view, looking across the Bay of Angels." [Elle Decor]
Last Update: March 24, 2008 | Created: March 24, 2008
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