The five-star establishment, just a block from Promenade de la Croisette, boasts 30 rooms and 15 suites, each of which are inspired by early 20th-century safaris, with hanging bed canopies and saddle-stitch travel trunks. For a quick bite or apperitif, stop by the rooftop lounge and infinity pool, with a snack menu offering truffle paninis, king prawns, and crème brûlée.

Get your sea legs on one of the hotel's three yachts, available for cruising and private events, including day trips to Monaco and Saint Tropez. The Spa Cinq Mondes includes two Finnish saunas, five treatment rooms and a fitness room. Also on the property is Sea Sens restaurant, featuring modern French cuisine by Michelin-starred brothers/chefs Jacques and Laurent Pourcel (Jardins des Sens in Montpellier), and Intuitions by J., a tea room specializing in French confections from World Pastry Champion, Jérôme de Oliveira. --Toni Kervina