If you enjoy racing your own sports car or if you want to walk from your private jet to your hotel room, the Hotel du Castellet (used to be owned by Bernie Ecclestone) is also a recommendation. An intimate, very well managed place.
I live in the area for a couple of years now, and I would recommend the Reserve de Beaulieu and the Royal Riviera in Cap Ferrat. If you enjoy racing your own sports car or if you want to walk from your private jet to your hotel room, the Hotel du Castellet (used to be owned by Bernie Ecclestone) is also a recommendation. An intimate, very well managed place.
I have stayed at all three. I find la Reserve de Beaulieu overly snooty and I think that the rooms/suites are ready for a makeover. Royal Riviera's villa suites in the grounds (l'Orangerie) are OK, but the main rooms/suites resemble motel rooms, IMHO. Hotel du Castellet is a beautiful resort and everything is magical apart from the front desk staff and management. Restaurant staff is OK.
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I have stayed at all three. I find la Reserve de Beaulieu overly snooty and I think that the rooms/suites are ready for a makeover. Royal Riviera's villa suites in the grounds (l'Orangerie) are OK, but the main rooms/suites resemble motel rooms, IMHO. Hotel du Castellet is a beautiful resort and everything is magical apart from the front desk staff and management. Restaurant staff is OK.
I agree with your comment about the Reserve de Beaulieu, but love the place nevertheless. Don't know the suites at the Royal Riviera, but found the rooms ok. At the Castellet I knew the GM at the time, so they may have been more friendly than usual.
In general I can forgive a lot of downsides (service, room size, ...) as long as the hotel gives me the feeling to be in a special place, with atmosphere, history, soul, tradition. I love grand lobbys where the walls tell stories of the country's last 100 years. That's why I am usually more happy to stay in the local old "Grand Dame" hotel, as opposed to a Four Seasons. Example: the Baur au Lac in Zurich, as opposed to the Dolder Grand or the Park Hyatt. Or the Ritz in London as opposed to the FS. Or the La Mamounia in Marrakech as opposed to the Amanjena.
I agree with your comment about the Reserve de Beaulieu, but love the place nevertheless. Don't know the suites at the Royal Riviera, but found the rooms ok. At the Castellet I knew the GM at the time, so they may have been more friendly than usual.
In general I can forgive a lot of downsides (service, room size, ...) as long as the hotel gives me the feeling to be in a special place, with atmosphere, history, soul, tradition. I love grand lobbys where the walls tell stories of the country's last 100 years. That's why I am usually more happy to stay in the local old "Grand Dame" hotel, as opposed to a Four Seasons. Example: the Baur au Lac in Zurich, as opposed to the Dolder Grand or the Park Hyatt. Or the Ritz in London as opposed to the FS. Or the La Mamounia in Marrakech as opposed to the Amanjena.
If you think that Four Seasons do not offer history, then you are missing out on some extraordinary experiences - Four Seasons Florence, for instance, or Four Seasons Gresham Palace in Budapest. In both these hotels, you not only get to stay in authentic, historic Grandes Dames, but you also enjoy comfortable beds, great service and first class cuisine. You are certainly very forgiving TrophyCollector!
