2023-05-01 15:00:00
LEAVING PARIS. The recent arrival in France of the North American brand Mondrian has awakened the hotel landscape of the most famous French boulevard.
Par Delphine Cadilhac
© Anthony Oberst
Published on
Subscriber-only audio playback
CIt was the first hotel in the city of Cannes in 1863, Le Grand Hôtel, erected on what was to become an essential promenade of the international elite. Destroyed then rebuilt in the 1960s, it has just reopened as the first Mondrian address in France, the premium lifestyle brand of the Accor group. A few minutes from the Palais des Festivals, the 5-star hotel faces both the sea and the city, and the only one to connect via its lobby the “fashionable” rue d’Antibes to the Mediterranean.
Its renovation by the Franco-Brazilian agency Triptyque has given it brightness, fluidity and space. The décor, with its naturalistic flair (wood, leather, marble, plant fibres), establishes a dialogue between the interiors punctuated with Art Deco touches and artistic works – including those of the visual artist Mathilde de l’Ecotais – and the superb 4,000 square meter park, with palm trees, flowery groves and two large terraces with a full sea view, set back from the bustle of the Croisette. A single green bubble at the address. Hugues Raybaud, within the walls for forty years and renowned for his attentive management, likes to point out that “the place has gained a warm atmosphere with a touch of Riviera elegance. Having only 75 rooms and suites facilitates extensive personalization of service. »
READ ALSOMythical hotel: the Hôtel du Palais, imperial watchtower of Biarritz
The smallest hotel, but also the highest on the famous boulevard, its eleven floors house spacious rooms of at least 35 square meters with geometric lines, with oversize bed and balcony. On the top floor, two 60 square meter suites with double-height ceilings and large terrace, and two panoramic bedrooms with sea view bathroom, terrace, jacuzzi and mini-botanical garden share a grandiose panorama over the entire bay.
Opposite the bar designed as a real living space, M. Nakamoto, the New York fifties-style table of London chef Alex Craciun, offers cuisine, executed by chef Hervé Brisson, mixing French and Japanese influences between plates of sharing, seafood and top-of-the-range meats. A sunny alternative to the hotel’s private beach, the Hyde Beach offers the Italian flavors of chef Gabriele Faiella, a disciple of Gordon Ramsay, in a seductive Dolce Vita atmosphere.
READ ALSOCan Alberti, Menorca all to yourself
Mondrian Cannes. From €280 per night, mondriancannes.com
#Sunset #Boulevard #Croisette