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The French Riviera

23 hotels from our guide: French Riviera, France.

Airelles Saint-Tropez, Château de la Messardière
Palace hotel

Airelles Saint-Tropez, Château de la Messardière

Saint-Tropez · The French Riviera · FranceA 19th-century château among the pines between the village and Pampelonne.
Anantara Plaza Nice's Belle Époque façade on the Promenade, among palms
City hotel

Anantara Plaza Nice

Nice · The French Riviera · FranceA city hotel on avenue de Verdun, a few steps from the Promenade and Place Masséna.
A sea-view room at Belles Rives, Juan-les-Pins, in Art Deco cream and gold
Hotel on the water

Belles Rives

Juan-les-Pins · The French Riviera · FranceThe Art Deco hotel on the water at Juan-les-Pins, with La Passagère, a beach and The Fitzgerald Piano Bar.
The sitting room of a suite at the Byblos, Saint-Tropez, with rattan chairs and coral rugs
Palace hotel

Byblos

Saint-Tropez · The French Riviera · FranceThe village-style palace behind the Place des Lices, with Les Caves du Roy, Il Giardino and a Sisley spa.
The bar and salon at Cap Estel, Èze-Bord-de-Mer, with columns, a piano and crystal chandeliers
Hotel on the water

Cap Estel

Èze-Bord-de-Mer · The French Riviera · FranceA villa hotel on a private peninsula below Èze, with La Table du Cap Estel and a beach.
A sea-view room at the Carlton Cannes, with a rose and a book by the open window
Palace hotel

Carlton Cannes, a Regent Hotel

Cannes · The French Riviera · FranceThe white palace with twin domes at 58 La Croisette, where Hitchcock filmed To Catch a Thief.
The terrace over the Baie des Canebiers
Palace hotel

Cheval Blanc St-Tropez

Saint-Tropez · The French Riviera · FranceThirty-two rooms on the Plage de la Bouillabaisse, with La Vague d’Or (three stars) and a Guerlain spa.
Parasols on the terrace of the Château de la Chèvre d’Or, high above the sea
Hotel in a medieval village

Château de la Chèvre d’Or

Èze · The French Riviera · FranceRooms in the stone houses of Èze village, with La Chèvre d’Or (two stars) and a terrace over a sheer drop.
The Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat behind its gates and gardens
Palace hotel

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

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat · The French Riviera · FranceThe white palace at the tip of Cap Ferrat, with Le Club Dauphin, a seawater pool and Le Cap.
Parasols at La Plage du Martinez on La Croisette
Palace hotel

Hôtel Martinez

Cannes · The French Riviera · FranceThe Art Deco palace at the eastern end of La Croisette, with La Palme d’Or and La Plage du Martinez.
The garden front of the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc at the end of its pine-lined drive
Palace hotel

Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc

Cap d’Antibes · The French Riviera · FranceThe legend of Cap d’Antibes: 111 rooms, the Eden-Roc pavilion on the rocks, Louroc and the Dior Spa.
La Réserve Ramatuelle, from its own photography
Resort hotel

La Réserve Ramatuelle

Ramatuelle · The French Riviera · FranceA modernist retreat above the sea on the Ramatuelle peninsula, home of La Voile (two stars).
A suite sitting room at La Réserve de Beaulieu, with gold-toned sofas and a spiral stair
Palace hotel

La Réserve de Beaulieu

Beaulieu-sur-Mer · The French Riviera · FranceA Florentine-style palace on the sea at Beaulieu, with Le Restaurant des Rois and The Spa by La Prairie.
A sea-view room at Le Majestic, Cannes, looking past palms to the bay
Palace hotel

Le Majestic

Cannes · The French Riviera · FranceA Barrière palace opposite the Palais des Festivals, with Beefbar, Ciro’s, a private beach and a spa.
The bar at Le Mas Candille, Mougins, with its green tiled stove and curved banquette
Country hotel

Le Mas Candille

Mougins · The French Riviera · FranceA Provençal mas in the hills of Mougins, above Cannes.
The pink dome of Le Negresco lit up at night on the Promenade des Anglais
Palace hotel

Le Negresco

Nice · The French Riviera · FranceThe pink-domed palace on the Promenade des Anglais, with Le Chantecler, Le 1913 and N Le Spa.
A pink-walled room at Le Saint-Paul, with a parquet floor and windows over the village
Hotel in a medieval village

Le Saint-Paul

Saint-Paul-de-Vence · The French Riviera · FranceA small hotel inside the ramparts of Saint-Paul-de-Vence, with La Table de Pierre.
The cliffs of Cap Canaille above Cassis
Hotel on the water

Les Roches Blanches

Cassis · The French Riviera · FranceA villa hotel on the rocks at Cassis, facing Cap Canaille.
Maison Albar – Le Victoria, from its own photography
City hotel

Maison Albar – Le Victoria

Nice · The French Riviera · FranceA boutique hotel on avenue de Suède, close to the Promenade des Anglais.
A sea-view room at the Royal-Riviera, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, with balconies open to the bay
Hotel on the water

Royal-Riviera

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat · The French Riviera · FranceA Belle Époque villa hotel on the bay of Beaulieu, with Jasmin Grill & Lounge and La Table du Royal.
Beach hotel

Cap d’Antibes Beach Hotel

Cap d’Antibes · The French Riviera · FranceA modern beach hotel on Cap d’Antibes, home of Les Pêcheurs.
Hotel in a medieval village

Château Eza

Èze · The French Riviera · FranceA small hotel in Èze village with a starred restaurant and a view down to the sea.
Inn

La Colombe d’Or

Saint-Paul-de-Vence · The French Riviera · FranceThe inn at the gate of Saint-Paul-de-Vence, its walls hung with art from the painters who stayed.