Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc

Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc

Four kilometres from central Antibes, the hotel sits close enough to the coastline that a short walk delivers guests to Plage des Ondes, Plage Les Pecheurs, or the pointedly named Plage de la Baie des Milliardaires, Billionaires' Bay. That last name says something about who tends to gather here: people who measure a stay by whether the pool is warm enough and whether the concierge can secure a table she could not book herself. Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc keeps a pool and an outdoor pool, alongside a sauna, a spa center, and a fitness center for those who would rather earn the bar tab than just order it. Two pools is not standard even at properties this size, and it changes the shape of a day: laps before breakfast, floating after lunch, no queue for either. Rooms run from a 269 square foot Classic to a 377 square foot Superior, each with a private bathroom and a mini bar, though the property does not specify bedding or views by category, worth asking about when booking. A business center and event facilities mean this also suits a small company retreat that wants a private cove within reach of a boardroom, an unusual pairing. Check in is from 2pm, check out by noon, and an elevator reaches all five floors, useful for guests who cannot manage stairs. This is not the address for anyone chasing a bargain or a young, loud scene; the guests here have generally stopped needing to prove anything. What stays with her afterward is less the hotel than the beach next door, named without irony for the kind of money that built this coastline. Four kilometres from central Antibes, this is the hotel closest to Billionaires' Bay, and it has two pools, a sauna, a spa, and a fitness center to prove it belongs there. Rooms come with a private bathroom and mini bar, but skip it if you want a young, loud scene.