The Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat is one of the truly grand dames of the Cote d’Azur, designed and furnished in an elegantly classical style. Dating back to 1908, it sits high above the Mediterranean, with manicured lawns and gardens sloping gradually from the outside dining terrace to a funicular that carries guests to a large invisible-edge pool at the seaside cliffs. The gardens at Cap-Ferrat are said to be the most extensive and beautiful of any on the Riviera. 

Interiors are elegant and old-world, with original murals depicting the hotel’s signature porpoise, gardens and birdlife. Yet, despite the sense of grandeur, the scale and feeling of the Hotel is very welcoming and personal. Only 53 rooms and suites make it so.

The Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat is tucked away in one of the quietest, most fashionable residential neighborhoods on the French Riviera. It is just 20 minutes from the Nice, France airport and 25 minutes from the excitement of Monte Carlo.

Guest rooms on four floors face either the ocean or the pinewoods of the hotel’s 15-acre grounds. For those wanting especially spacious rooms, junior and senior suites, as well as rooms with terraces, are available.

Despite the hotel’s distinctively old-world ambiance, the recently re-done guest rooms have every modern convenience, such as remote-controlled curtains, cable television, telephones in both bedroom and bath, remote temperature control, and voice mail. Fabrics are of the finest quality, and bed and bath linen of the highest threadcount. Baths display stunning one-of-a-kind selections of marble.

Views from the seaview rooms are dazzling, and from pineview rooms they remind one of the French countryside.

While many guests are looking for nothing but a quiet rest in the elegant surroundings of the hotel, or a day in the Mediterranean sun on a chaise overlooking the sea, there are numerous choices of activities and nearby sightseeing. Nice, with its world-class shopping and the fascinating farmer’s market in the Old Section, is just 20 minutes away by taxi or rental car. Monte Carlo, with its bevy of fine shops and galleries, not to speak of its world-renowned casino, is less than a half-hour away. For those inspired by history, ancient walled towns are only 45 minutes away.

At Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat, the concierge can arrange for a variety of activities, from tennis at the Hotel to water-skiing, bikes to explore the lovely St. Jean du Cap-Ferrat area, or golf at a number of nearby courses.

Chef Jean-Claude Guillon has directed the hotel's fabulous kitchen for 30 years, winning for it the Five Star Diamond Award 2001. Chef Guillon draws from the Provence in a cross between classic and modern cuisine.

There are three dining rooms and areas, including the formal Le Cap restaurant, which pampers those with the highest expectations. Al fresco dining is available on the majestic terraces shaded by seemingly ancient parasol pine trees, with a panoramic view of the Mediterranean. And at poolside, there is the Club Dauphin, a seafront oasis reached by private funicular.

The rates shown below include tax and service, but do not include a 1.50Є per person per day city tax.

The Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat also offers a luxurious private villa for rental.  Its 5380  square feet include a living room, dining room with patio, six spacious bedrooms, a tennis court, and a heated pool surrounded by stunning private gardens.