PACA's 5 most beautiful waterfront hotels
The experts at Gault&Millau have selected the finest waterfront hotels on the Mediterranean. From Saint-Tropez to Bonifacio, a change of scenery is guaranteed.
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Tiara Miramar Beach Hotel & Spa
Built during the Art Deco period, this palatial hotel has kept its signature pink-grey façade intact. Facing the sea and sheltered from the crowds, it now houses 60 rooms and suites that blend contemporary spirit with oriental accents. The hotel's main asset is that almost every room opens onto the Mediterranean, revealing a dreamlike landscape with the red rocks of the Esterel plunging into the violet waters. Last but not least, a magnificent infinity pool and a huge pontoon with deckchairs for a break before a plunge into the Grande Bleue.
https:// miramar-beachspa.tiara-hotels.com/
47, avenue de Miramar, 06590 Théoule-sur-Mer
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Hôtel Les Roches Blanches
Facing Cap Canaille and close to Cassis, with its small fishing port and turquoise coves, this historic hotel has rediscovered all its charms thanks to Monika Kappel's remarkable restoration. Revitalizing its Art Deco spirit, the interior designer has preserved the scale-patterned staircase leading to the 45 rooms and suites dressed in deep blue hues. Most have balconies that open onto the garden, with its pine-shaded terraces and two magnificent pools. A staircase carved into the rock leads to a pontoon suspended above the azure sea. The final treasures of this magical place are three restaurants serving Mediterranean cuisine and a spa offering a wide range of Sisley treatments delivered right out to sea... The definition of Eden.
https:// www.roches-blanches-cassis.com/
9, avenue des Calanques, 13260 Cassis
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Tuba Club
On the rocks, in the heart of the fishing village of Les Goudes, this address, inaugurated in 2020, is housed in a former diving club that has been reinvented as a "de luxe restaurant and hotel".as its owners, Grégory Gassa and Fabrice Denizot, like to define it. Over 350 m2, the duo have imagined 5 rooms like sailboat cabins (rope lamps, showers that look like improved garden hoses), where you fall asleep and wake up to the lapping of the waves. A terrace overlooking the beach with wooden deckchairs and yellow-and-white striped cushions, all with a 180° view of the azure sea and the ballet of sailboats coming and going from the Frioul islands.
https:// tuba-club.com/
2, boulevard Alexandre-Delabre, 13008 Marseille
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Hôtel U Capu Biancu
Open only in summer, this waterfront hotel has all the makings of an ideal vacation home. Access is via a small dirt track winding through the maquis to a dreamy cove with two small private beaches. Built on an overhanging hillside, the 40 rooms and suites are spacious and bright, decorated with natural materials and driftwood. To complete the picture, the hotel also boasts a fine dining experience by Gadio El Hadji, blending Corsican terroir with exotic inspirations, a spa housed in a cabana and, last but not least, a shaded bar where you can sip a cocktail and watch the sun set over the azure sea. A great show!
https:// www.ucapubiancu.com
Lieu-dit Ricetti, Domaine de Pozzoniello, 20169 Bonifacio
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Cheval Blanc Hotel St-Tropez
One of the most sought-after hotels in Saint-Tropez, and above all one of the most seductive, with its direct access to the beach and its human-scale format: just 32 rooms and suites, offering magical views over the azure waters. Owned by the LVMH group since 2016, this beautiful address has undergone a veritable transformation under the leadership of Jean-Michel Wilmotte, who has reenchanted the premises, infusing the whole with a contemporary, understated luxury, a sense of elegance and elegance.contemporary, understated luxury, an ultra-chic Guerlain spa and one of the region's finest restaurants, La Vague d'Or, run by the highly talented chef Arnaud Donckele.
https:// www.chevalblanc.com
Plage de la Bouillabaisse, 83990 Saint-Tropez
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