Hôtel Royal-Riviera

Independent (member, The Leading Hotels of the World) · Belle Époque seafront hotel · Baie des Fourmis, on the Beaulieu side of the isthmus, with its own sandy beach

Opened in 1904 as the Panorama Palace, a pale Belle Époque house facing the Baie des Fourmis with rare direct beach frontage and gardens by Jean Mus. The mood is that of a private villa rather than a corporate resort — neo-Hellenic and Art Deco detail, a heated seawater pool, and a seasonal beach club open mid-May to late September. La Table du Royal handles the gastronomic dining, the poolside Jasmin the lighter hours.