In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- Suite 210, Le Cap, is a palatial expanse with a cream and oatmeal decor, lofty ceilings, a living room with splashes of crayon-bright colour, a vast terrace and two bedrooms and bathrooms. Suite 410 (also in the main building) could double up as a company HQ, with its office space, enormous lounge area, kitchen, spacious bathroom, and terrace – but the ruby accents and African artifacts mean it’s far from corporate. La Mer’s white and airy rooms, perched above the water, are a more modest choice, but they compensate for their smaller size with views of the pretty beach.
- Packing tips
- Your biggest, most movie-star sunglasses; LBD or crisp linen shirt for stylish dining in the hotel’s restaurant; an autobiography of a screen icon such as Grace Kelly or Humphrey Bogart.
- Also
- Along with the indoor pool, sauna and hammam, try out some of the spa treatments, such as 90-minute facials, toning body treatments, hair masks, waxing and a variety of massages.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- A bottle of champagne; members staying three nights or more get a free half-hour massage each
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Cap Estel
Côte D'azur (east), France[view map]
- Style
- Millionaire’s Med-side mansion
- Setting
- Lushly landscaped Èze clifftop
On a secluded peninsula snaking out into the Med, Cap Estel’s gated mansion is a shot of Riviera glam amid the azure. Surrounded by palms and terraced gardens, with an elegant restaurant and Monaco and Nice close by, this exclusive retreat is A-list alluring.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 18, including 14 suites.
- Rates
- €430–€12,900, excluding city tax of €1.50 a person a night. Breakfast, from €28.
- Check-out
- Noon, but late check-out may be available for a charge. Check-in, 4pm.
- Facilities
- Cinema, spa, gym, library with DVDs and CDs. In rooms: flatscreen TV, DVD/CD system, free WiFi, minibar and free bottled water.
- Poolside
- Not one but two pools to choose from: a fabulous saltwater infinity pool overlooking the sea, or the spa’s indoor pool.
- Also
- Beneath the terraced gardens is Cap Estel’s own secluded stone beach, kitted out with sunloungers.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- La Table du Cap Estel’s neutral decor, low leather chairs and stylish black-and-white-tiled floor provide a sophisticated backdrop to the elegant culinary offerings, including foie gras with mashed asparagus and rhubarb sorbet.
- Dress code
- Channel Côte d’Azur allure, with a coral or chartreuse dress and crisp linen shirt.
- Top table
- Request a table outside, so you can bay-watch as you feast.
- Last orders
- Rise for morning nibbles between 7.30am and 10.30am, lunch in the restaurant from 12.30pm until 2pm, and linger over dinner at a typically Mediterranean 8pm until 10pm.
- Room service
- A selection of cold snacks (sandwiches, salads, cheese boards and the ilk) is available 7.30am–10pm.
- Hotel bar
- The traditionally styled bar, hung with chandeliers, kitted out with cream leather bar stools and decked out with glossy toffee-toned wooden surfaces, serves up cocktails until 11pm. There is also a pool bar in summer.
Also worth knowing
- Children
- If you’re prepared to share, bring the mini-Smiths. Babysitting is available from €16 an hour, extra beds are free for under 12s and the restaurant has a menu tailored to toddlers’ tastes.
- Weddings
- This hotel is suitable for weddings. More…
Smith Members offer
A bottle of champagne; members staying three nights or more get a free half-hour massage each
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Cap Estel
1312 Avenue Raymond Poincaré
06360 Eze
