Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel
Hotel · Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat ·
Michelin-starred dining, infinity pool, and spa with indoor pool
Michelin-starred dining, infinity pool, and spa with indoor pool
"The most storied address in the Villefranche zip code—Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel—was also voted one of T+L readers' favorite resorts in France of 2025. Since 1908, this grand property has stood tall amid a forest of pines at the water’s edge in the neighboring village of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, a hideaway for those in the know, complete with Michelin-starred dining, private villas, and a pool area at the edge of the Mediterranean. The cast of The White Lotus might just be checking in here for the fourth season, too." - Chrissie McClatchie Chrissie McClatchie Chrissie McClatchie writes about travel, wine, and yachting from her home on the Côte d’Azur, where she has lived for nearly two decades. Her stories have appeared in Condé Nast Traveler, BBC Travel, CNN Travel, and more. She is also a contributing author to four Lonely Planet guidebooks. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"Perched on the French Riviera and described in the piece as a palatial, venerable institution, I picture eclectic, wealthy guests sipping frosty rosé, shooting daggers at one another, languishing through long snoozy lunches on the grounds, and flouncing around nearby Beaulieu-sur-Mer; it's also conveniently not far from Nice or Monaco for tempting day trips. That classic coastal setting makes Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat feel like the most sensible pick for a new White Lotus season, though Mike White's wish to move away from the 'crashing waves of rocks' vernacular raises the possibility that the sea here may be a little too on-the-nose for the show." - Charlie Hobbs
"A palatial Riviera retreat within easy reach of Nice, Monaco, and Beaulieu-sur-Mer, this venerable Four Seasons strikes me as the most sensical pick: I can picture “eclectic, wealthy characters sipping frosty rosé… long, snoozy lunches in the grounds, and flouncing around nearby well-heeled town Beaulieu-sur-Mer.” Still, it sits near the sea, and I’m mindful of Mike White’s wish to move “a little bit out of the crashing waves of rocks vernacular.”" - Charlie Hobbs
"A grand dame on the Cap Ferrat peninsula near the town of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, this hotel was originally built by the son of a carriage operator in the early 1900s, then bought by a wealthy widow and sold to a pair of hoteliers in 1922; after shuttering during WWII, it reemerged as a glittering destination for the world’s elite, including Picasso and Winston Churchill. Not to be confused with the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, it channels the stealth-wealth aura of a peninsula famed for Belle Époque estates owned by the Rothschilds and Belgian royals, and stands as the second most famous hotel on the Côte d’Azur." - Elise Taylor
"For Club Dauphin’s Olympic-size seawater pool and seaside cabanas, this Belle Époque landmark delivers luminous contemporary rooms by Pierre‑Yves Rochon and a quintessential Riviera setting." - Lanie Goodman