- The Martinez, Majestic, and Carlton remain the most observed hotels for stars during the Cannes Film Festival.
- The Majestic is located less than 100 metres from the Palais, offering optimal logistics for red-carpet events.
- The Croisette Beach Hotel Cannes – MGallery features an outdoor heated pool at 28°C and room rates starting from 190 Eur.
- Hôtel Barrière Le Gray d’Albion is a premium 4-star hotel in the city centre with a capacity of 200 rooms and suites.
By Raphaël Simon | Friday 24 April 2026
🎬 Where do the stars stay during the Cannes Film Festival?
The most observed circuit remains that of the Martinez, the Majestic, and the Carlton. The Martinez hosts an almost permanent social scene during the Festival, with its balconies, its beach club, and its constant stream of celebrities. The Majestic, less than 100 metres from the Palais according to France.fr, is popular for its perfect logistics on red-carpet evenings. As for the Carlton, it remains one of the historical symbols of Cannes glamour, associated for decades with the cinematic arts. Outside Cannes, the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc stands as the discreet haven for VIPs who wish to escape the Croisette without leaving the legend behind.
For this official ranking, our editorial team at La Revue des Hôtels analysed the most desirable addresses based on specific criteria: style, atmosphere, location, festival prestige, services, dining, wellness, and overall desirability. From legendary palaces to contemporary hotels and more discreet retreats, here are the ten hotels that best embody Cannes in 2026.
“Cannes remains one of the few places in the world where a hotel can still be a stage. Some host the Festival. Others bring it to life.”
🇬🇧 The 10 Best Hotels in Cannes According to La Revue des Hôtels
Ranking established according to: style, atmosphere, location, festival prestige, services, dining, wellness, and overall desirability in 2026.
N°10 · Croisette Beach Hotel Cannes – MGallery (Rue du Canada / near the Croisette)
Some hotels seek overt prestige. And then there’s Croisette Beach, which prefers a refined distance, a gentle touch, and attention to detail. Its bohemian chic, designed by Jean-Philippe Nuel, its hidden garden, private beach, and location just a stone’s throw from the Croisette make it a delightful address for those who want to experience Cannes without the constant social exhaustion. More flexible, lighter, less ceremonial than the historical giants: that is precisely its appeal.
Practical Information · Croisette Beach Hotel Cannes – MGallery
- 🌴 Address: 13 rue du Canada, 06400 Cannes
- 📍 Area: a few steps from La Croisette
- 🛏️ Rooms / Suites: Classic, Superior, Deluxe, Junior Suite, and Bohemian Suite categories
- 🍽️ Dining: Bo’M Chic + bar & patio + Croisette Beach private beach
- 🏖️ Beach: yes, private beach
- 🥐 Breakfast: 6:30 AM · 10:30 AM
- 🏊 Pool: yes · outdoor heated pool at 28°C
- 🕓 Check-in: 4 PM
- 🕛 Check-out: 12 PM
- 🧘 Ambience: bohemian luxury, calmer than the grand beachfront addresses
- 💶 Noted Price for 1 night: from 190 Eur
To book your stay at the “Croisette Beach Hotel Cannes – MGallery”, you can click here.
N°9 · Hôtel Barrière Le Gray d’Albion Cannes (city centre)
Le Gray d’Albion doesn’t possess the ostentatious decorum of the Majestic, and that’s precisely why it appeals. This Barrière address takes a more urban, more discreet approach, which is highly effective for those who desire Cannes’ comforts, a private beach, proximity to boutiques, and access to the Majestic’s services, without staying in an over-exposed palace. It’s a fine insider’s address for experiencing the city centre with greater ease.
Practical Information · Le Gray d’Albion Cannes
- 🏙️ Positioning: premium 4-star hotel in the heart of Cannes
- 🛏️ Capacity: 200 rooms and suites
- 📍 Location: near the Croisette’s boutiques and cultural activities
- 🍽️ Dining: Mademoiselle Gray Plage Barrière + Le Bar du Gray
- 🏖️ Beach: yes, private Mademoiselle Gray beach
- 🧖 Wellness: access to the spa and Kids Club at the neighbouring Majestic
- 💪 Fitness: yes
- 🏊 Pool: no
- 💶 Noted Price for 1 night: from 200 Eur
To book your stay at the “Le Gray d’Albion Cannes”, you can click here.
N°8 · Canopy by Hilton Cannes (Le Suquet)
Canopy by Hilton Cannes is one of the hotels that has modernised the local image of luxury. Less ceremonial than the Croisette institutions, more lifestyle-oriented, more open to the Old Port and Le Suquet, it combines an adults-only spa, an indoor-outdoor pool overlooking the Mediterranean, a bright rooftop, and a truly central location within walking distance of the Palais. For a more dynamic, contemporary, and almost more breathable Cannes experience, this is an extremely compelling option.
Practical Information · Canopy by Hilton Cannes
- ⚓ Area: Cannes city centre, near Le Suquet and the Old Port
- 🛏️ Capacity: 141 rooms, 6 floors, 2 restaurants
- 📍 Useful Distance: approx. 5 minutes walk from La Croisette and the Palais des Festivals
- 🍽️ Dining: rooftop Marea + Café Crème
- 🧖 Spa: yes, adults-only spa
- 🏊 Pool: yes, indoor-outdoor pool overlooking the Mediterranean
- 🔥 Wellness: hammam, sauna, massages, fitness
- 🕒 Check-in: 3 PM
- 🕚 Check-out: 11 AM
- 💶 Noted Price for 1 night: from 617 Eur
To book your stay at the “Canopy by Hilton Cannes”, you can click here.
N°7 · Hôtel & Spa Belle Plage (Le Suquet)
Hotel Belle Plage is one of the most elegant answers to the question: how to create luxury in Cannes without identically reproducing the Croisette? The answer lies in its more radiant, more editorial spirit, designed by Raphaël Navot, in its location at the foot of Le Suquet, and in its immense 1,000 m² spa, which is rare for the city. It represents a gentler, more design-conscious, and truly Mediterranean Cannes. **It embodies a Cannes that is softer, more design-led, and Mediterranean in the noblest sense of the term.**
Practical Information · Hôtel & Spa Belle Plage
- 🌅 Area: Le Suquet, facing the sea and the Estérel mountains
- 🛏️ Capacity: 45 rooms + 1 Belle Plage Suite
- 🍽️ Dining: restaurant Bella + rooftop bar + Japanese restaurant Shiso at the spa
- 🧖 Spa: Spa Villa Belle Plage, 1,000 m²
- 💆 Wellness: eucalyptus hammam, Himalayan salt sauna, sensory shower, Watsu pool
- 🏡 Plus: 8 apartments and 1 penthouse for longer stays
- 🏊 Pool: no
- 🕑 Check-in: 2 PM
- 🕛 Check-out: 12 PM
To book your stay at the “Belle Plage”, you can click here.
N°6 · JW Marriott Cannes (La Croisette)
JW Marriott Cannes may not possess the heritage aura of the Carlton or the Martinez, but it compensates with a very Cannes-esque efficiency: large format, a strong presence on the Croisette, family suites, sea views, a rooftop, and a clear cinematic identity, paying homage to its past as the former Palais des Festivals. For a clientele who appreciates international luxury with a premium location and seamless logistics, **it remains a very solid choice.**
Practical Information · JW Marriott Cannes
- 🎬 Address: 50 boulevard de la Croisette, Cannes
- 🛏️ Capacity: 262 rooms and suites
- 🍽️ Dining: Scalini Restaurant, Le Panorama Rooftop, Palais Stéphanie Beach Restaurant (partner beach)
- 🏊 Pool: yes, an outdoor pool on-site
- 🏖️ Beach: partner restaurant / beach
- 🛎️ Services: 24-hour room service, high-speed Wi-Fi, family suites
- 🎞️ Signature: interior decoration inspired by the Cannes Film Festival and the venue’s cinematic history
- 🕓 Check-in: 4 PM
- 🕛 Check-out: 12 PM
- 🥐 Breakfast: 6:30 AM · 11 AM
- 💶 Noted Price for 1 night: from 362 Eur
To book your stay at the “JW Marriott Cannes”, you can click here.
N°5 · Mondrian Cannes
Mondrian Cannes is probably the address that best captures Cannes with a 2026 perspective. The former Grand Hôtel has changed its register: more refined, more fashionable, more design-focused, with its 75 rooms and suites, its garden (the only one on the Croisette, according to the hotel), its direct access to rue d’Antibes, and its *Mr. Nakamoto* / *Hyde Beach* duo that gives it a vibrant atmosphere from morning to evening. **A Riviera hotel for discerning individuals, not just for palace collectors.**
Practical Information · Mondrian Cannes
- 🌿 Address: 45 boulevard de la Croisette, 06400 Cannes
- 🛏️ Capacity: 75 rooms and suites, 11 floors
- 📍 Location: a few minutes from the Palais, direct access to rue d’Antibes, 5 min walk from the train station
- 🍽️ Dining: Mr. Nakamoto, Mr. Nakamoto’s Bar, Hyde Beach
- 🏖️ Beach: yes, Hyde Beach
- 💪 Fitness: 24-hour centre
- 🛎️ Services: room service, breakfast, concierge, laundry, on-site parking
- 🕒 Check-in: 3 PM
- 🕛 Check-out: 12 PM
- 💶 Noted Price for 1 night: from 396 Eur
To book your stay at the “Mondrian Cannes”, you can click here.
N°4 · Five Seas Hotel Cannes
Five Seas remains one of Cannes’ most appealing addresses for those who desire luxury without the somewhat predictable staging of the Croisette’s giants. Everything here is designed for well-curated pleasure: a rooftop with an infinity pool, a Sothys spa, a partner beach, a panoramic restaurant, and highly attentive concierge service, all just a few steps from the Palais des Festivals. **It is a hotel more discreet than spectacular, and therefore utterly desirable.**
Practical Information · Five Seas Hotel Cannes
- 🌊 Positioning: 5-star hotel in the heart of Cannes, a few steps from the Croisette and the Palais
- 🛏️ Capacity: 45 rooms and suites
- 🍽️ Dining: Le Roof panoramic restaurant + lounge bar
- 🏊 Pool: yes, infinity pool on the rooftop
- 🧖 Spa: yes, spa by Sothys
- 🏖️ Beach: privileged access to La Plage du Festival
- 🛎️ Services: 24-hour room service, Clefs d’Or concierge, parking, personal shopper, private buggy
- 💶 Noted Price for 1 night: from 215 Eur
- 🕒 Check-in: 3 PM
- 🕛 Check-out: 12 PM
To book your stay at the “Five Seas Hotel Cannes”, you can click here.
N°3 · Hôtel Barrière Le Majestic Cannes
Le Majestic belongs to that category of hotels that don’t just serve Cannes; they help stage it. With its direct view of the Palais steps, its private beach, heated pool, spa, and suites that have become virtual vantage points for the Festival, it is one of the city’s most strategic hotels. **It is perhaps the most “Festival-ready” address in the ranking, transforming every stay into a forward outpost of official glamour.**
Practical Information · Hôtel Barrière Le Majestic Cannes
- 🎥 Location: on the Croisette, facing the Palais des Festivals
- 🍽️ Dining: Fouquet’s Cannes, Ciro’s Cannes, pool terrace, Fouquet’s bar
- 🏖️ Beach: yes, private beach
- 🏊 Pool: yes, outdoor heated pool
- 🧖 Spa: Spa Le Majestic with sauna, hammam, gym, and treatments
- ✨ Iconic Suites: Christian Dior Suite, Horizon Suite, Escale Suite
- 🌟 Festival: one of the most sought-after addresses by stars due to its immediate proximity to the red carpet steps
- 🕓 Check-in: 4 PM
- 🕚 Check-out: 11 AM
- 💶 Noted Price for 1 night: approx. 1000 Eur (average observed)
To book your stay at the “Barrière Le Majestic Cannes”, you can click here.
N°2 · Hôtel Martinez
It’s impossible to think of Cannes without thinking of the Martinez. The hotel possesses the energy of myth and the rhythm of spectacle: immense, iconic, Art Deco, designed for appearances as much as for stays. In 2026, *Vogue* still describes it as a true celebrity magnet during the Festival, and its entire setup explains why: beach, lobby, balconies, rooftop, security, restaurants, suites, and the art of hospitality. **The Martinez is not just a grand hotel; it is a stage.**
Practical Information · Hôtel Martinez
- 🛏️ Capacity: 410 rooms and suites according to France.fr
- 📍 Address: 73 boulevard de la Croisette, 06400 Cannes
- 🍽️ Dining: La Palme d’Or (1 Michelin star), Le Sud, La Plage du Martinez, Martinez Bar
- 🏖️ Beach: yes, private beach / beach club
- 🧖 Spa: yes, L’Oasis du Martinez · Spa by Carita
- 🏋️ Fitness: yes
- 🎬 Festival: one of the most star-studded hotels on the Croisette
- 🕓 Check-in: 4 PM
- 🕚 Check-out: 11 AM
- 💶 Noted Price for 1 night: from 350 Eur
To book your stay at the “Martinez”, you can click here.
🥇 N°1 · Carlton Cannes, a Regent Hotel
The number one spot had to go to an address capable of encapsulating the very idea of luxury in Cannes in 2026: history, style, dining, wellness, festival presence, and pure desirability. Carlton Cannes ticks all the boxes. Its recent renaissance, its interior garden, its large swimming pool, its Beach Club, its three restaurants, its Belle Époque light, and its intact place in cinematic imagination give it a clear edge today. Where some hotels serve Cannes, **the Carlton embodies it.**
Practical Information · Carlton Cannes, a Regent Hotel
- 🏛️ Positioning: Belle Époque icon on the Croisette
- 🍽️ Dining: 3 restaurants, 1 bar, 1 tea room, 1 smoking room
- 🏖️ Beach: yes, Carlton Beach Club
- 🏊 Pool: yes, large pool in the patio-garden
- 🧖 Wellness: fitness and wellness areas
- 🎞️ Heritage: historic hotel associated with cinema and the history of Cannes
- 🌟 Stars: one of the Festival’s emblematic addresses, regularly cited among celebrities’ favourite hotels
- 🕒 Check-in: 3 PM
- 🕛 Check-out: 12 PM
- 💶 Noted Price for 1 night: from 649 Eur
To book your stay at the “Carlton Cannes”, you can click here.
Editorial Verdict: If you’re looking for the most comprehensive and desirable address in Cannes in 2026, Carlton Cannes remains our number one. To experience the Festival in its most spectacular form, choose Hôtel Martinez or Le Majestic. For a more contemporary and fashionable take, Mondrian and Canopy are the most interesting. And for a more understated luxury, Five Seas and Belle Plage remain the most appealing options.
Article written by the editorial team of La Revue des Hôtels · April 2026. Information may evolve depending on the season and Festival dates.
