Belle Plage – 4*

REGION : Cannes- Côte d’Azur
ATMOSPHERE : Seaside
STYLE : French Riviera
CATEGORY : 4*
ROOMS : 50 rooms and suites, 8 apartments and a penthouse

Cannes Palm

Forget everything you thought you knew about Cannes and its Hollywood glitter.
At the tip of the Croisette, a few minutes from the iconic Palais des Festivals, facing the beaches of the Midi and close to the Suquet, the oldest district of the city, open your eyes wide and discover the luxury Belle Plage hotel, a well-named 4* spot with a view of the Mediterranean.

With its immaculate 1930s facade, the building, second to none, evokes the art deco style of Miami, the Bahaus curves of Tel Aviv, the whiteness of the Cyclades, and a touch of casual chic. A very French Riviera place, terribly Mediterranean at heart and a little avant-garde like its owner, entrepreneur Samy Marciano, who has already built the Hotel Bachaumont and the Hôtel National des Arts et Métiers, both in Paris.

inside, softness and calm are the order of the day. From the lobby to the 50 rooms and suites with balconies, designer Raphaël Navot and the architects from Faar give pride of place to natural and textured materials (oak, striped linen, leather, straw, stone, concrete), drawing artfully on exceptional craftsmanship, and dressing everything in white, marble, quartz and foam-colored concrete. Like an organic precious cocoon, the whole awakens in a solar, singular and very successful way, inviting you to let yourself be rocked by the movement of the wind in the palm trees. Simply allow yourself to be guided by the delicate scent of vacation, specially created by Arthur Dupuy, to the roof top on the 8th floor. Conceived as a “boat tied to the sky”, the terrace offers a spectacular view of the colorful roofs of the old town, the pine forests of the Estérel massif and the islands of Lérins, Sainte-Marguerite and Saint-Honorat. From up there, savor the light, the cinematic panorama, the cocktails shaken behind the copper bar but also the sunny and friendly cuisine of chef Eyal Shani, a great guru of the Israeli gastronomic scene.

COMPLÉTEZ L’EXPÉRIENCE, de retour au niveau de la mer, d’une visite dans l’ancienne villa Rocamore, bâtisse de 1874 magnifiquement restaurée devenue la Villa Belle Plage, un temple du bien-être avec spa de 800 m2, parcours d’eau, soins et protocoles well-aging ou détox, méditations guidées, salle de fitness… Comme une oasis cachée dans un luxuriant jardin exotique, la villa abrite un deuxième restaurant tendance végé-healthy. Idéal pour prolonger un peu, beaucoup, passionnément, l’effet régénérant de cette adresse grand large et grandement inspirée.

To do

RESTAURANTS – At the head of the restaurant Bella, chef Eyal Shani revisits the classics of Provençal, Lebanese and Israeli cuisine in extra-fresh dishes: hummus with pink shrimp and hazelnuts, octopus carpaccio… A cuisine of sharing and celebration that is slightly adjusted when it is invited into the gardens of the Villa Belle Plage, which has a second restaurant: The Garden.
ROOFTOP – A guaranteed “Wow Effect” when facing the fabulous panorama of the rooftop bar, open to the azure of the Mediterranean and the red rock of the Esterel massif.
SPA – Villa Belle Plage’s 8,000 sq ft. wellness area houses eight holistic treatment rooms (detox, anti-aging, rebalancing, Watsu massage) by Holidermie, Hydrafacial, Cellcosmet. Also on the program: salt grotto, water circuit, sauna, hammam, yoga sessions or guided meditations.
CULTURE – Designed by Coralie Gauthier, an alumnus of Le Silencio in Paris, the hotel’s cultural agenda includes classical and opera concerts, outdoor film screenings and theatrical performances.
PRIVATE APARTMENTS – Groups of friends, large families and tribes looking for privacy will appreciate booking into the Residence, a 5-story extension of the hotel with 8 apartments and a penthouse with generous spaces.
GARDEN – Stroll through the garden designed by Gwenaëlle Grandjean in the spirit of the English botanists of the Belle Époque. A veritable acclimatization park planted with philodendrons, palm trees, jasmine, bignone…

Surroundings

• Stroll in Cannes, from the Croisette to the path of stars, passing by the Palais des Festivals, the Suquet and the Old Port, passing by the Allées de la Liberté for its flower market, its boulistes and its weekend flea market…
• Culture and heritage sites (La Malmaison art center, Fiorentina park, Grand Jas cemetery, underwater eco-museum, Castre museum, iron mask and royal fort museum, villas…
• Public beaches (Croisette beach, Bijou beach, Midi beach, Palais des Festivals beach, Palm Beach, Croisette Est beach, Gazagnaire beach, Source beach, Battery beach) and private beaches.
• Gliding and water sports (water skiing, wake boarding, parasailing, wind surfing, kayaking, kite surfing, stand up paddle, diving, catamaran, sailboat, motor boat…)
• Golf (with the Old Course Golf of Cannes-Mandelieu and more than ten other 18-hole golf courses spread between Mougins and Roquebrune
• Nature walks (excursions to the Lérins islands, marked trails of the Croix-des-Gardes, Valmasque park, Belvédère walk…)
• Shopping (la Croisette, rue d’Antibes, rue des États-Unis, rue Meynadier, rue du Commandant-André, rue Hoche…)
• Fine dining (La Palme d’Or**, la Cigale, le Pompon, la table du Chef, Aux bons enfants, l’Affable, Bastide Saint-Antoine, Table 22 ; 3.14, la Villa Archange**, Tiara Yaktsa…)