"For all the Riviera’s fame as a holiday destination, the boutique hotel revolution was a long time coming. Maybe it’s because the archetypal Cannes experience has always been about old-fashioned white-marble luxury. These days, however, the big old palaces are no longer the only game in town — smaller, more design-conscious hotels like the Five Seas Hotel Cannes are meeting the luxury hotels on their own terms." - Tablet Hotels