http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T21:07:24Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Cannes%20Film%20Festival%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/9/82916/7876 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/stephanie.jpg" class="top"><p>If your hotel&#146;s in <b>Cannes</b>, you have to spend a lot of moolah to keep up with the crowd. Which is why the <b>Palais Stephanie</b> has just shelled out &#128;38 million renovating and reinventing itself &#150; and now it&#146;s ready for its close up. <p>The hotel sits on the fancy <b>Croisette</b> boulevard, on the original site of the Palais des Congres &#150; AKA where the first Cannes film festivals took place. <p>Thanks to the refurb, it&#146;s looking pretty sleek &#150; modern design in the 261 rooms, lots of butter, greige and chocolate colours, &#147;hand stitched leather accents&#148; and glam black and white pictures of classic film stars. The room photos also shows that the hotel's into technology too juliab 2009-10-09T09:28:34-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/21/84937/0738 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/pattinsonducap.jpg" class="top"> <p>Remember when <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/13/155942/741/hotels/Hotel_du_Cap_Eden_Roc_We_Want_to_Go_to_There">we saw a photo</a> of <b><A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Du+Cap+Eden+Roc/local/519">Hotel du Cap Eden Roc </a></b>in Antibes, France during the dead of winter where we were &#151; a photo of a buff man cleaning the gorgeous pool, that is &#151; and we couldn't help but utter a Liz Lemon-esque "we want to go to there" as soon as it came up on our screen? <p>Yes, well: we're certainly glad it didn't close (once upon a time, the place was <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/23/12565/9360/hotels/Hotel_Du_Cap_Eden_Roc_To_Close_">in danger of being sold</a> and made into a private spot and everyone was <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/16/204558/977/hotels/Cannes_Film_Festival_Opens_Hotel_Du_Cap_Existence_Still_Thought_to_be_Threatened">pretty worried</a> for a while) because, if it had, we would have never gotten the chance to see <b>Robert Pattinson </b>staying there. <p>We're Jenna 2009-05-21T09:16:58-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/16/204558/977 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/cannes_opens.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>The 60th annual Cannes Film Festival <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070516/ap_en_ce/film_cannes_opening_6;_ylt=AqZFCXFR2eiGL34Xet3Hgn8E1vAI">kicked off yesterday</a> and <a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117964959.html?categoryId=1061&amp;cs=1">Variety</a> reports that the rumors of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Du+Cap+Eden+Roc/local/519"><b>Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc</b></a> being turned into a private residence by next year are still rattling the Hollywood elite.<p>A few months back the NY Post reported that the hotel has been sold to Roman Abramovich who wanted to shut the hotel down and make it into a private spot. Even though a rep for the hotel emailed us at HotelChatter saying that rumors were <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/24/125046/562/hotels/Update_Hotel_Du_Cap_Eden_Roc_Not_for_Sale">not true</a>, Variety says that Hollywood is still very concerned.<blockquote><p>Fest vets were biting their lips on the Croisette Tuesday over the rumor that Abramovich plans to turn the landmark into a private juliana 2007-05-17T09:35:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/24/125046/562 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/hotelducap_edenroc.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><i>Not for sale!</i><p>Yesterday, Cannes was abuzz with the news that by next year the popular <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Du+Cap+Eden+Roc/local/519"><b>The Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc</b></a> would be turned into a private residence. However, the hotel's current owners say that's not so.<p>We got this email from Lou Hammond, who apparently represents the hotel's current owners saying, <blockquote><p>The following statement relates to incorrect information on Page 6, New York Post on April 22 relating to the Hotel du Cap Eden Roc and as featured on your site. <p>Dr. h. c. August Oetker of the family owned Oetker-Group said today in respect to the rumors relating to the alleged sale of the Hotel du Cap Eden to Mr. Roman Abramovich:<p>"The Hotel du Cap Eden juliana 2007-04-24T13:45:44-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/23/12565/9360 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/hotelducap_edenroc.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Du+Cap+Eden+Roc/local/519"><b>The Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc</b></a> is a storied Cannes Film Festival hotel, known for its cash only policy and room rates that start at close to $800 a night.<p><p> But all that might be coming to an end soon. Page Six reports:<blockquote><p>"Word is that a Russian oligarch has bought the Hotel du Cap-Eden Roc [in nearby Cap D'Antibes] and that he is closing all or part of it to use as his private residence," one major power player said.</blockquote></p><p>Fortunately for celebs rolling into Cannes next month for the festival, the hotel will be open. But by next year it might be a different story.<p><p> <b>Related Stories:</b><br>&#183; <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g187217-d219370-Reviews-Hotel_du_Cap_Eden_Roc-Antibes_French_Riviera_Cote_d_Azur_Provence-m10559.html">Hotel du Cap Eden Roc reviews</a> [TripAdvisor]<br>&#183; <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/04222007/gossip/pagesix/cannes_capper_pagesix_.htm">Cannes juliana 2007-04-23T13:01:59-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/