Tiara Yaktsa, Cannes
Why Tiara Yaktsa? Because its just a short cab ride away from the heart of Cannes. Because its clad from top to toe in glamorous Moroccan-inspired decor. Because its got decadent Hermes toiletries in the bathrooms. But most of all, because its got views of white yachts drifting by on the sparkling blue Mediterranean that are just something else. Best taken in from the infinity pool. With a cold glass of something or other nearby.
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Hotel Sezz, St Tropez
The second collaboration between Shahe Kalaidjian and one-time Starck sidekick Christophe Pillet, like its sister hotel in Paris, Hotel Sezz is chic. Not just a little bit chic, either, but seriously, painfully chic. A couple of miles along the coast from Cannes in glitzy St Tropez, with its Pierre Gagnaire-headed restaurant and Dom Perignon bar, its the place to rock up at if the Cannes party hasnt gone on for long enough.
Les Rosees, Mougins
You dont get much in the way of pomp and swagger or bellhops for your buck at Les Rosees, but your average privacy-craving starlet fresh from the Cannes red carpet would feel right at home. With its own dressing room and a tower-shaped reading room, Isadora is probably the most romantic room, but there are only four suites to choose from, and theyre almost all equally lovely.
Chateau de la Chevre dOr, Eze
Modern and modish it certainly isnt, but its easy to imagine a star from the Golden Age of Hollywood gliding around the Chevre dOrs manicured terraces and gazing out at the glittering sea below. While the Presidential Suite with its own private infinity pool and fabulously grand, overwrought decor is one of the more glamorous suites on the Riviera, from the Michelin stars to the sybaritic spa, its a case of floor-to-ceiling luxury to match the views.
Le Mas Candille, Mougins
Like the Chateau de la Chevre DOr (above), Le Mas Candille is a hotel for lovers of a certain sort of old-fashioned sort of luxury. 20 minutes inland from Cannes, with acres of grounds to stroll through, a celebrity chef run Michelin-starred restaurant, and a Shiseido Spa frequented by the likes of Angelina Jolie and Vanessa Paradis, itd provide the perfect respite from the flash of cameras and the shoving of the press scrum.
Fancy trading our selection of Cote dAzur hotels fit for a movie star in for a dose of Cyclades chic? Check out our pick of the best Greek Island retreats. Or see ELLE escapes' full collection of places to stay.
