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Leonardo DiCaprio Rebounds with Blake Lively at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc

Where: Boulevard JF Kennedy, BP 29, Antibes Cedex, France, 06601

While a number of stars are hanging around Hotel Martinez for the Cannes Film Festival, it looks like Leonardo DiCaprio is at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in the Cap d'Antibes nursing his broken heart.

Luckily, Gossip Girl Blake Lively was there to help DiCaprio, who recently split with longtime model gf Bar Refaeli. The two were spotted walking the hotel's gorgeous grounds together, and they "looked like a couple," the New York Post reported.

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Karl Lagerfeld Booked the Entire Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in the Name of Chanel

Where: Boulevard J.F. Kennedy, Antibes, France, 06601

If there's one hotel in the world which best encapsulates the Chanel brand, it's the Cote d'Azur's Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc. Fittingly then, Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld booked up the entire historical property for the last several days or more to get his Chanel Resort 2012 collection finalized and presented—using most of the world's top models of the moment—to fashion editors, celebrities and starlets.

The hotel itself, which ranks among the most expensive and elite hotels in the world, just emerged from a complete two-year renovation in April, just in time for Karl to properly turn the promenade into a runway and re-introduce the Hotel du Cap to the world. The collection, meanwhile, was all society and old money; lemon skirt suits began a show inspired by the style of Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan; it included 5-star-appropriate bathing suits, relaxed navy crepe dresses and dramatic, flowing evening wear. The more fashion-forward items you likely won't be seeing on many Chanel-buying bathing beauties are midriff-baring tweed sets and white leather thong sandals-boots.

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Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc To Close?

Where: Blvd. J.F. Kennedy, Antibes, France, 06601

The Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc is a storied Cannes Film Festival hotel, known for its cash only policy and room rates that start at close to $800 a night.

But all that might be coming to an end soon. Page Six reports:

"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.

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.

Related Stories:
· Hotel du Cap Eden Roc reviews [TripAdvisor]
· Cannes Capper [Page Six]

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The Hotel du Cap / Eden Roc - Paradise with the Price Tag to Prove it

Where: Bouldevard Kennedy B.P. n29, Antibes, Cedex, France, 06601

Sure, this French Riviera dual estate hotel is fastidiously cash-only and barely lifts a furry French eyebrow at it's 800 dollars-a-night starting rate - pennies, just pennies. However, if you have just won the lotto or you are a a A-List celeb (this is the spot where, earlier this year, Cameron Diaz angered Justin by drunkinly flirting with some little known director at a Cannes after-party), do not let this minor inconvenience prevent you from enjoying one of the most unbelievable spectacles of timeless elegance. Plus, they do now allow wire transfers so those offshore accounts should come in handy. To say its like being in a movie trivializes the refined opulence and breathtaking scenery - its more like being in your own romantic daydream.

To play tennis at the Hotel du Cap's courts nestled amid beautifully manicured rose gardens and towering palm trees is competitively sublime with sipping one of their famed bellinis on the magnificent porch overlooking a sloping view down a pebbled lane that leads right to the Mediterranean. In a land where service is seemingly on a different scale - that no tip thing hurting incentive and all - Eden Roc boasts one of the best concierges in Europe. While this hotel is certainly a playground for the wealthy and their wealthier friends there's no policy, attitude nor disadvantage that should prevent us normal folks from splurging and partaking in the decadence of this rare gem.