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French Riviera Style: Columbus Hotel Monaco

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 23 Avenue Des Papalins, Monte Carlo, Monaco
March 28, 2007 at 9:10 AM | by juliana | 0 Comments

The Cannes Film Festival is still a ways off (it starts on May 16) but a reader's recent tip about the French Riviera got us daydreaming about escaping to Cote d'Azure. This week we'll be talking about some of the hotels worthy of checking into. As always, we wanna know what you think, not just what Uma, Rod Stewart, P.Diddy and Paris Hilton think, of the hotels here. So send us your thoughts and questions or comment below the story, telling us what's right, what's wrong and what's just French.

For those looking for a not-so-secret stay along the French Riviera, then may we suggest the Columbus Monaco a boutique hotel owned by Formula One Star David Coulthard. Located in the Princess Grace Rose Garden (a 6-minute helicopter ride and 30-minute car ride from the Nice airport if you feel the need for speed), the hotel has 153 bedrooms and 28 suites each equipped with some crazy technology like:

An interactive TV system with infrared cordless computer keyboard, dual phone lines with direct modem access, CD stereo system and Playstation

Of course, this hotel is all about flash so the hotel's bar and trendy brasserie "have already become two of the coolest drinking and dining spots on the Cote d'Azur."

If you want to head to the beach, the hotel has a taxi-boat take you to Paloma Beach at the tip of Cap Ferrat or you can have a helicopter fly you to St. Tropez for the day. Other hotel services include yacht rentals, golfing, fashion consulting or as they call it "looking good sessions" and a Danielle Steiner spa.

The reviews on the place are pretty stellar except for a recent one where a guest complaining that David Coulthard wasn't overly-gracious. Meanwhile, we are upset that the beds aren't built like the racecar bed from Silver Spoon.

[Photo: TripAdvisor]

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Anti-View: An Overpass Ruins the Mirabeau View from Room 511

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 1 Avenue Princesse Grace, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 98000
September 28, 2006 at 12:43 PM | by Courtney | 0 Comments

This hotel view in Monte Carlo is close to being perfect with the pool and the beach in sight. But that damned overpass? What architect decided to build that?

The Mirabeau Hotel is in the first five floors of a thirty story building, the balance being luxury apartments. We were lucky enough to get a room on the fifth floor (#511) with a nice sea view and a generously sized private balcony.

Ah-ha so if you own a room higher up than the fifth floor, your view will cancel out more of that overpass. The rest of you hotel guests will have to deal with the overpass.

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· Nice hotel, view overlooking Mediterranean, near casino [Real Travel]
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Monte Carlo Bay Set To Open

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 40 Avenue Princesse Grace, Monte Carlo, Monaco
September 26, 2005 at 10:54 AM | by markj | 0 Comments

The Monte Carlo Bay Resort, is set to October 1, will feature over 11 floors, its 334 rooms, 21 of which are suites, private terraces overlooking the Côte d'Azur.

Furthermore, the resort will feature four restaurants, two bars (one situated on a terrace overlooking the sea) all in the hopes of keeping you right inside their resort while you visit Monaco.

Next month, we should know how things will work out at Monte Carlo Bay.

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·   Monte Carlo Bay Hotel Reviews [TripAdvisor]

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Taradise Lost

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: Place du Casino, Monte Carlo, Monaco
August 25, 2005 at 10:17 AM | by markj | 0 Comments

Yeah, Tara got lost, but Monte Carlo is, like, really hard, right?

She eventually ended up taking a quick look around Hotel de Paris at the Monte Carlo Resort.

After being bored by a zen like underwater apnea contest, Tara hit the exclusive beach resort where seaside couches, volleyball courts, pools and beautiful people helped ease the visible pain she felt while quaffing a bum Bloody Mary.

Some people say she's amazing, some people say she is living off her past reputation, some people say she was never worth the trip, yet others say she has just had too much work done--yes we are talking about Hotel de Paris, why did you think we were talking about something else?

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