French Riviera
The French Riviera combines Mediterranean resort towns, coastal villages and lively urban centers. Beaches, art collections and hillside scenery give the region appeal beyond its glamorous reputation.
Hotels in This Destination
Clinging to the hillside in Gordes, La Bastide frames the Luberon through terraces, gardens, and richly Provençal interiors, creating one of Provence’s most transporting luxury stays.
Set high above Saint-Tropez in a restored château, La Messardière combines panoramic Riviera views, extensive gardens, a large spa, and private access to the glamour of Pampelonne and town.
Carlton Cannes is the Riviera’s grand cinematic icon reborn, pairing restored Belle Époque architecture with a private beach club, expansive new residences and a far more contemporary wellness program.
Château de Berne combines Provençal wine-country romance with a working vineyard, Michelin-starred dining, extensive spa and 18th-century estate atmosphere deep in the Var.
Château Saint-Martin & Spa floats above the French Riviera from a 12th-century hilltop estate, combining panoramic views, private villas and refined wellness in exceptional quiet.
Cheval Blanc St-Tropez is an intimate 32-key Riviera retreat on Bouillabaisse Beach, pairing Jean-Michel Wilmotte design with three-Michelin-starred dining and Guerlain wellness.
Coquillade Provence turns an 11th-century Luberon hamlet into a refined vineyard resort with serious cycling, on-site wine and one of Provence’s most comprehensive spas.
Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat is a century-old Riviera palace on 17 Mediterranean acres, pairing 75 rooms and villas with Michelin-starred dining, a seawater infinity pool and garden-set spa.
Hôtel Barrière Le Majestic is Cannes’ great Croisette resort, pairing 335 rooms with a private beach, year-round heated pool, 450-square-metre spa and some of the Riviera’s largest signature suites.
Hotel Byblos is Saint-Tropez’s legendary 86-room village-like hideaway, pairing colorful Riviera rooms with a heated pool, Sisley spa, Pampelonne beach club and the nightlife institution Les Caves du Roy.
Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc is the Riviera’s legendary 1870 retreat, pairing 111 accommodations across rooms, suites and villas with cliff-carved saltwater swimming, private cabanas and Dior wellness.
Hôtel Martinez is Cannes at full volume: a 1929 Art Deco landmark on the Croisette with a private beach club, landscaped courtyard, spa and an enduring connection to the film festival.
JW Marriott Cannes occupies a prime Croisette address on the former Palais des Festivals site, pairing 262 cinema-inspired rooms with a rooftop pool, Mediterranean views, Italian dining and access to a partner beach opposite the hotel.
A deeply private Côte d'Azur retreat on its own peninsula, with Mediterranean gardens, sea-facing rooms, a secluded beach, pools, spa and refined destination dining.
Nice's unmistakable pink-domed landmark on the Promenade des Anglais, combining a museum-like art collection, individually designed rooms, serious dining and direct Mediterranean views.
A secluded hillside retreat above the Mediterranean near Saint-Tropez, La Réserve Ramatuelle combines sea-facing rooms and villas, serene modern design, extensive wellness and access to Pampelonne Beach.
A spectacular modernist hotel suspended above the Côte d’Azur, The Maybourne Riviera pairs every room with a sea-facing terrace, high-level dining, a dramatic infinity pool and advanced Surrenne wellness near Monaco.
Spread across roughly 300 hectares between Provence and the French Riviera, Terre Blanche offers 115 spacious suites and villas, a 3,200-square-meter spa and two Dave Thomas-designed 18-hole golf courses.