Monte Carlo Bay Hotel and Resort

We're looking at a couple of cabanons and a smsll part of the beautiful pool at the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel and Resort. Note the high seas smashing against the shore in the background - and top right part of the Monte Carlo Beach Hotel.

High Seas and La Vigie

Churning seas in front of the Monte Carlo Beach Hotel.  This is technically France (Roquebrune-Cap-Martin) - but the Pointe de la Vieille, on which stands the hotel and the tall cream building, was bought by the SBM in Monaco in 1926.  The tall building is La Vigie, built in 1902, for Sir William Ingram. In recent years it was lived in by Karl Lagerfeld and now I believe is offered for rent. You can read more about La Vigie by clicking on the link.

Welcome!

The check-in desk of the Hotel Metropole.  Pretty, isn't it?

Hôtel Métropole - Face Off

The Hôtel Métropole.seems to go in for faces on walls. Remember THIS one?

Hotel de Paris

There's always something going on at the Hotel de Paris - people coming, people going, posh cars, busy doormen ...

Princess Grace's Wedding Dress made of Diet Coke Cans

This sculpture based on Princess Grace's wedding dress was created to commemorate the 30th anniversary of her death.  The dress is made of thousands of pieces of aluminium, using 4,000 cans of Coca-Cola Light (Diet Coke) in a unique design and intricate weave inspired by the magnificent fine lace original wedding gown.  It took over 2 years to complete.

The sculpture, by Nikos Floros, is on display in the foyer of the Hotel Metropole and is 10 feet long, 5.5 feet wide and 6.5 feet tall.

The Hôtel Hermitage

We seem to be looking at a lot of hotels lately, don't we? No surprise because if you walk around the Casino area, which is what we've been doing, that's where the most prestigious hotels are to be found.


In 1900 the modest establishment of the Hôtel Hermitage was transformed into a luxurious residence for visitors. Its Belle Epoque dining-room was the work of Gabriel Ferrier, winner of the  Rome Prize and gold medallist at the Universal Exhibition of 1889. It boasted magnificent frescoes recalling paintings by Fragonard and Boucher. The structure of the glass roof in the Winter Garden was designed by the renowned Gustave Eiffel, father of the tower in Paris which bears his name.  Click on the link to see this glass roof which is stunning.

Hôtel Métropole - Elegance

One of the elegant hallways in the Hôtel Métropole.

Hôtel Métropole - Water Feature

A rather fearsome character you'll find on a wall as you approach the Hôtel Métropole.

Hôtel Métropole

The outside of the Hotel Metropole where four classical sculptures await the guests.

Hôtel Métropole - the Flowers

The Hotel Metropole was originally built, in the Belle Epoque style, in 1886 on land that once belonged to Pope Leo XIII.   It was restored in 2004 and is elegant and discreet - a lovely old hotel opposite the Casino Gardens.   Here we see the foyer and its absolutely beautiful flowers by Perrine.

 

Hôtel de Paris

The Hôtel de Paris seen through the waters of one of the fountains in Casino Square.

Monte Carlo Beach Hotel - the Pool

The pool of the renovated Monte Carlo Beach Hotel. This was taken in April. No doubt those sunbeds will have bodies on them today.

The Frescoes

The facade of the Hôtel Hermitage was hidden from view for months and months earlier this year whilst the frescoes were being restored.

Here you see a tiny part of the finished result on one side of the building. Beautiful detail - no wonder it took so long.

Blonde Beauty

A beautiful blonde outside the Hôtel de Paris.

The Frieze

The facade of the Hermitage Hotel along with its famous frieze has been repainted - and very well too.

View from Moods

The photo was taken from the gardens outside Moods, the nightclub at the back of the Café de Paris. On the right you see the Fairmont Hotel. In the distance, we are looking at Cap Martin.

A Monaco Christmas - Hôtel Hermitage

A row of Christmas trees welcomes visitors to the Hôtel Hermitage.

Change the Light Bulbs!

Someone needs to change the lightbulbs outside the Hôtel de Paris.

Elsa's Table

A table at the Elsa Restaurant in the newly refurbished Monte Carlo Beach Hotel, looking towards the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort.