Hôtel Lily of the Valley

The Best Hotels and Resorts in the World: The Gold List 2026 | Condé Nast Traveler

"Located not in a valley but on a sunbathed hilltop, Philip Starck’s rustic-modernist vision feels like it was made for this spot on the glitzy French Riviera. It has two bright blue pools, three excellent Provençal restaurants, and a super-techie spa. A beach club is a short shuttle ride away. My city-weary self, drawn by the promise of good food, daily exercise, and swish treatments, arrived for one of its four signature health retreats. I spent my days whipping from reformer Pilates to TRX class and indulging in suspiciously tasty meals (here, caviar scrambled eggs is a diet dish). On the last day I began to cry, my stay proving as much an emotional tune-up as a physical one—a balm for my London-fried soul, with a healthy lashing of Côte d'Azur lasciviousness. From $640. —Charley Ward" - CNT Editors