The Best Hotels Near Savô, by the Record
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The hotel sits directly on the Casino square, which means the view from certain suites is essentially Monaco's most theatrical postcard. This is a grand palace hotel in the old European sense, renovated carefully enough that the Belle Époque bones still show without feeling like a museum. Alain Ducasse's Le Louis XV is downstairs, Cédric Grolet does the pastries, and the rooftop pool exists for people who have already seen everything else.
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Perched inside a medieval clifftop village halfway between Nice and Monte Carlo, this hotel is essentially a collection of absorbed stone houses scattered across Eze, which means your room might overlook the Mediterranean or the mountains depending on luck. The outdoor terraces and two hillside pools make the most of that altitude. The Michelin Guide awarded it 2 Keys, and on a clear day the view stretches to Cannes.
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Perched at the top of Èze village, some 400 meters above the Mediterranean, Château Eza is a boutique hotel that trades on its altitude and its intimacy. Fourteen rooms vary by size and outlook, from medieval village views to open sea. There's no spa or gym, just a lounge bar and a Michelin-starred restaurant with a terrace that makes the case without trying. A quiet alternative to the grander, louder palaces along the coast.
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The zigzag silhouette on the Monte Carlo skyline belongs to this Fairmont, a 1970s modernist tower that has aged from awkward into something approaching landmark. It's a large luxury hotel, renovated to a polished, if conservative, finish, and the rooms that count are the ones with wraparound sea views. Nobu occupies the building, a rooftop pool terrace sits above it all, and a spa done in white and sky blue handles the aftermath of the good life.
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No gilded taps here, which in Monaco qualifies as a design statement. Columbus is a hotel that quietly sidesteps the principality's usual arms race of marble and excess, going instead for clean lines, restrained neutrals, and a residential calm. Suites have actual sitting rooms and balconies over the gardens or sea. The Place du Casino is still close, so you're not exactly roughing it, just sleeping somewhere that doesn't shout about it.
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A pink Florentine villa tucked between Nice and Monaco, La Réserve de Beaulieu holds a Michelin Key and has been around forever, doing the French Riviera grand-hotel thing with 39 rooms and no apparent intention of apologizing for the chandeliers. Belle Époque bones survive intact alongside marble bathrooms and a La Prairie spa. The Mediterranean-view rooms with private terraces make the upgrade conversation very short.
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The grand-hotel experience of the Côte d'Azur, as conjured in another century, is still intact here on the Cap-Ferrat peninsula. This Belle Époque hotel mixes the original building with the newer Villa Orangerie, and rooms in the former look straight out to sea. Gardens, a pool, a private beach, and a THALGO spa fill the daylight hours, while the poolside grill and a gastronomic restaurant cover the evenings. The Michelin Guide awarded it one Key.