HotelChatter - Tag: Cannes Hotels

Antibes: This Will Make You Think Twice Before Paying Cash For Your Next Hotel Stay

ASchechter — 2011-12-21T10:44:05-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/100_0757.JPG" class="top">Ah, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Du+Cap+Eden+Roc/local/519">Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc</a>. Its very name conjures images of sailboats on the French Riviera, pristine terry cloth robes, and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/5/17/115839/274/hotels/Leonardo_DiCaprio_Rebounds_with_Blake_Lively_at_the_Hotel_du_Cap_Eden_Roc">Leonardo DiCaprio</a> sunning himself by the infinity pool. One thing the idyllic hotel does not usually get associated with is fraud. According to the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2076572/Riviera-hotel-boss-Jean-Claude-Irondelle-defrauding-taxman.html">Daily Mail</a>, Jean-Claude Irondelle is being accused of "misappropriating" over EUR 740,000 eurosand that's just between 2003-2006. In total, it is unknown how much Irondelle may or may not have slipped into a separate account for himself during his 50-year run. But a big piece of the puzzle lies in the fact that Irondelle frequently accepted payments in cash directly from the big A-listers that stayed the hotel, seeking VIP

Cannes: The Palais Stephanie in Cannes to Become a JW Marriott Hotel

juliana — 2011-01-11T15:36:06-05:00

At this time of year, movie industry folks are more concerned about who's staying where, er...what films are premiering at Sundance but there's actually some rather news in Cannes right now...hotel news, that is.

JW Marriott Hotels will take over management of the Palais Stephanie sometime soon. From the announcement released in early December:

Marriott International, Inc. today announced a new addition to its luxury JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts portfolio, the 261-room JW Marriott Hotel Cannes. In early 2011, the stunning Palais Stephanie hotel, located on Cannes’ famous La Croisette, will be re-branded a JW Marriott Hotel under a management agreement with Jesta Group.

Cannes: A Night at The 3.14 Hotel: What It's Really Like in Cannes

juliana — 2009-08-10T17:28:09-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/314_cannes.JPG" class="top">The 3.14 Hotel overlooks the storied Carlton Intercontinental hotel.For most of us, heading to Cannes, the land of celebrities, yachts and movies, is a pipe dream. Probably something we could only do when we're old and have saved up enough money. But we'll be old then. Thank god we can live vicariously through <a href="http://www.jetsetlife.tv">Jet Set Life's</a> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/JetSetLife">Kimberly Murgatroyd</a> who gives us yet another hotel review. This time, it's the funkee (in a French accent) <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/3.14+Hotel/ian/242910">3.14 Hotel</a>. Enjoy.Coming of the heels of my St. Tropez vacation, I headed to Cannes for a six-night stay at the kitschy <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/3.14+Hotel/ian/242910">3.14 Hotel</a>. I chose this hotel primarily for it's prime location and said to be unique design concept.

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

HotelChatter Reader Deals :: The French Want Some American Green

KatieK — 2008-08-27T15:50:11-05:00

Fixed Dollar Rates in France!

The French are adorable, no? As snooty and self-righteous as ever (ahem, unjustified Olympics smack-talking), those zany Frenchies still seem to be slaves to the American tourist's dollar. And since the dollar is as puny as ever, some French hotels are proffering fixed-dollar rates in the hopes of attracting more cash-strapped Americans.