Hotels in Cannes

Hotels in Cannes

STOP PRESS: Hotel le Colette, opposite the railway station, has gained a fourth star.

Prices for the modern rooms are from 73-201 euros.

Cannes has 8,000 hotel rooms from the pension to the luxury palace hotels on the Croisette, as well as apartment hotels. Most hotel chains are represented.

Cannes is reportedly the 10th most expensive place in Europe for hotel rooms. This is according to a German online booking service. Geneva comes out top with London in third place at an average 205 euros for a double room. Cannes comes in at an average of 156 euros but local tourist guru thinks this is "a little high". It could, however, be due to the fact that 58% of Cannes' hotel rooms are in four and five star hotels.

There are also nearly 2000 hotel rooms in two and three star establishments in town which charge much less than the average reported in this survey.

Cannes' luxury hotels are as emblematic of the town as its film festival. Last year (2011) most of the hotels on the Croisette were updated. The Grand Hotel re-opened with newly painted bedrooms and new kitchens. The quirky 3.14 - boutique hotel for the ultra trendy - spent 500,000 euros on behind-the-scene improvements to plumbing, air conditioning, new kitchens plus a spruced up beach restaurant. The Martinez lashed out five million euros to transform 30 bedrooms and suites. The Gray d'Albion hotel completed its refurbishment at a cost of 6m euros. While over at the J W Mariott Hotel (formerly the Hilton/ Palais Stephanie) 40m euros was spent on a whole new modern look for the hotel and its restaurant, La Scena. Topping them all, the Majestic hotel spent two years and 72m euros building a new wing, creating a gastronomic restaurant, Petite maison, and a spa as well as installing outdoor lighting. The rest of the hotel has been refurbished as well as its brasserie, le Fouquet's.

Latest addition to the luxury hotels is Five Hotel (see right) near the Palais see website

For an extensive list of hotels in Cannes, see http://www.cannes-hotel-booking.com

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Cheaper alternatives at Hostels in Cannes

Hôtel Splendid

rue Felix Faure

Great old fashioned hotel right

opposite the old port.

See website

In contrast you don't have to spend a fortune to stay near the centre of Cannes - just

39€ a night. Etap Hotel, 3 rue Mozart. Air conditioning, wi-fi, car parking.

Tel: 08 92 68 12 97. A shortish walk to the Croisette or take the bus.

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This ancient house, empty for 20 years, was renovated in 2010 and converted into Hotel 7 Art, 23 rue Marechal Joffre. Rooms are not large but the hotel has a friendly, intimate

character. Prices for this centrally located hotel are reasonable, single 85€, double 95€ and 105€, triple 115€ - breakfast 8.50€.

Tel: 0033 (0) 493 68 66 66 Email: contact@7arthotel.com.

Website: www.7arthotel

Mr Dewavrin the owner, also has a nearby hotel, The Alnea, where a single room is 70€ and a double is 85€.

Hôtel Molière,

5 rue Molière

Excellent middle priced

quiet hotel just off the Croisette.

See hotel site

Bastide du Soleil

A country-style house, in Cannes La Bocca, with 10 luxury air conditioned internet-connected apartments with terrace and a communal infinity pool, sports area, bar and restaurant, minimarket and laundry.

Sea views complete the picture.

Prices per week for an apartment vary according to season but it is from 450€ for a studio for 2 to 4 people, two rooms for four people cost 500€, two large rooms for four to five people cost 550€ and six to seven people can have a three room apartment for 810€.

33 bis Av. Amiral Wester Wemyss

Tel 06 89 64 14 86

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