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Cannes: Where The Celebs Are at The Cannes Film Festival

Jennifer Kester — 2011-05-13T11:04:28-05:00

Celebs have been flooding Cannes, France, for the city's famous film festival. And the hotel that's seeing some of the most action from the 64th annual festival is Hotel Martinez.

There are a number of reasons that the stars stay at the 409-room luxe hotel during the festival. Two-Michelin-star La Palme d'Or is a favorite restaurant among celebrities, its many meeting rooms make it a good spot for parties, and the hotel gives ensures some seclusion, like its private beach. Here are some people who've been spotted there during the fest:

Cannes: After the Stars Leave Cannes, The Perks Pick Up at The Hotel Martinez

juliana — 2009-05-15T16:42:49-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/martinezext80euros.jpg" class="top"> The Cannes Film Festival is in full-swing right now which means celebs and their entourages have taken all the best hotel rooms and their mere presence has jacked up the rates at any other hotel you may consider staying at. But of course, once the celebs leave the prices come down to back down to earth. And at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Martinez/ian/144903">Hotel Martinez</a>, you will get a little bit of a kickback.To celebrate its 80th anniversary, the hotel is offering guests who stay three consecutive nights a resort credit of 80 Euros, per person which can be used at the hotel's restaurants (including <a href="http://www.hotel-martinez.com/en/dining/dining01.aspx">La Palme d'Or</a>), bars and spa.The offer begins for stays starting June 1

Nice: Concorde Hotels Are Cuttin' the Fat (From Your Dinner)

juliab — 2009-05-01T10:15:09-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/palmdor.jpg" class="top"> Staying at nice hotels can wreak havoc good dieting intentions: 100 percent true fact (as we like to tell ourselves). All those sugared freebies in the rooms, the elaborate breakfast smorgasboards and the overblown dinner menus add up to something not-so-good for the waistline. Luckily the trim French chain of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Concorde%20Hotels">Concorde hotels</a> has decided to help out the weak of will by introducing a Zero Complex menu that comes in at under 800 calories for three whole courses probably the same as the pot au chocolat we'd usually down at first sight. Because they're good restaurants (like the Palme dOr at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Martinez/ian/144903">Martinez</a> in Cannes, which is one of the top draws for A-listers

Cannes: Cannes Report: Designers Take the Good Rooms

juliana — 2006-05-17T15:37:50-05:00

<![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/versace_cannes.jpg">We know most of you <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/5/16/153654/011/hotels/Bad_Rate_California_s_Hotel">can't get a room in Cannes</a> and that's probably because fashion designers have taken up suites to display haute couture gowns that they want stars to wear to the film festival. Versace has set up shop in the <a href="http://www.hotel-martinez.com">Hotel Martinez</a> and basically transformed it into a Versace store:<blockquote>Versace, based in Milan, redecorated its 70-square-meter (753-square-foot) terraced suite at the Hotel Martinez with Versace Home Couture furnishings, and will offer browsers a flute of Louis Roederer's Cristal cuvee champagne, Donatella Versace's favorite. They can choose from a selection of accessories and cocktail attire, in addition to designer gowns, such as a hip- hugging chiffon number dripping with Swarovski crystals. </blockquote> Valentino, Chanel,

Cannes: The Most Expensive Hotel Room in the World

juliana — 2006-04-27T12:30:15-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/martinez_penthouse.jpg">We don't know who would plunk down $37,200 for a one-night stay in the <a href="http://www.hotel-martinez.com.">Hotel Martinez's</a> Penthouse Suite in Cannes, France. But if you're looking to blow nearly 40 grand, it's there waiting for you. Inside the suite, there are four bedrooms, a private terrace with a Jacuzzi , and views of the Mediterranean. If you want to stay there, but are short on cash here are some ways you can recoup the nightly fee. · Split the room cost with at least 12 people, maybe more. · Charge locals, staffers and other guests admission to the private jacuzzi. · Set up a camera and tripod and charge people for photo ops with the Mediterranean as the backdrop. Or