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The Luxury Hotel Index
for the French Riviera

Independent editorial ratings of the finest luxury hotels across Nice, Cannes, Monaco, Saint-Tropez and the Côte d’Azur.

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Featured Riviera hotels

Historic buildings and gardens at Hôtel du Couvent in Old Nice

#1 · Old Nice · nice

Rating

9 /10

Hôtel du Couvent

Hôtel du Couvent doesn't want you to see Nice in three days — it wants you to live in it for a week. A restored seventeenth-century convent above the Old Town, built around terraced gardens, Roman-style thermal baths, a twenty-metre pool and a kitchen that grows its own ingredients. This is a hotel for people who'd rather unpack once and stay put.

Slow Riviera travelA full week in NiceFamilies seeking meaningful activities
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Le Negresco facade on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice

#2 · Promenade des Anglais · nice

Rating

8.5 /10

Le Negresco

Le Negresco doesn't try to be the best hotel in Nice — it tries to be the most Nice hotel there is, and wins by refusing to compete on anyone else's terms. Ceremonial doormen, a private art collection worthy of a museum wing, and bedrooms that look like they were decorated by twelve different aristocratic aunts. You either fall for it in the first five minutes, or you never will.

An unforgettable first stay in NiceArt and history loversTravelers seeking a truly distinctive hotel
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Anantara Plaza Nice Hotel exterior near Place Masséna

#3 · Carré d'Or and Place Masséna · nice

Rating

8 /10

Anantara Plaza Nice Hotel

Anantara Plaza Nice bets everything on location and delivers on it — Place Masséna at the door, the sea a short walk away, and a rooftop that turns breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch into the actual highlight of the stay. What it doesn't offer is a pool, a private beach, or an interior you'll remember a year from now. Come for the address. Stay for the rooftop.

A first luxury stay in central NiceExploring the city entirely on footLuxury shopping and the Carré d'Or
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