Neither lets you walk anywhere, and both sit near the top of the coast's rates. The Maybourne Riviera if you want views over the whole of Monaco from a 300-metre clifftop and four restaurants; Cap Estel if you want twenty rooms on a private peninsula and total privacy.
The design oneClaridge's on a Riviera cliff, with views that make Monaco look like a model village.
€€€€From about €700 a night
Choose The Maybourne Riviera if
The catch
Nothing is walkable; every outing is a drive or a shuttle down the corniche.
The hideawayA private peninsula between Monaco and Nice. The Riviera hideaway that grand hotels cannot imitate.
€€€€From about €650 a night
Choose Cap Estel if
The catch
Isolated by design: no walkable restaurants, shops or beaches beyond the grounds.
| Best for | The Maybourne Riviera | Cap Estel |
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| Best design hotels in Monaco | On the list | Not on the list |
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| Best quiet hotels in Monaco | Not on the list | On the list |
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The Maybourne RivieraCap Estel
The Maybourne Riviera
Cap Estel
The verdict
Neither lets you walk anywhere, and both sit near the top of the coast's rates. The Maybourne Riviera if you want views over the whole of Monaco from a 300-metre clifftop and four restaurants; Cap Estel if you want twenty rooms on a private peninsula and total privacy.
Questions people ask
Neither lets you walk anywhere, and both sit near the top of the coast's rates. The Maybourne Riviera if you want views over the whole of Monaco from a 300-metre clifftop and four restaurants; Cap Estel if you want twenty rooms on a private peninsula and total privacy.
The most spectacular hotel in this edit and the one to choose when the view matters more than the walk. Go in with your eyes open on price. Cliffside contemporary architecture with the most extraordinary view on this coast. It is a destination in itself, which means Monaco becomes an excursion rather than your doorstep.
It has an outdoor pool. It has its own beach club.
The most private address between Monaco and Nice. If you want a hideaway more than a hotel, book it. A private peninsula with a handful of rooms, a pool at the water and almost nobody else around. It is the hideaway on this coast, and Monaco is somewhere you visit for dinner.
It has indoor and outdoor pools. There is a private beach.