The grand Monaco hotel for people who would rather not be watched while they enjoy it.
€€€€From about €400 a night
Grand Monaco, quieter and less performative.
Monte-Carlo, MonacoIf you want the Belle Époque Monaco of your imagination without the theatre of the casino square, this is the hotel. The Hermitage sits a minute's walk behind the Hôtel de Paris, on a quiet square, with the same owner, the same standards and a noticeably calmer lobby. The winter garden under its glass dome is the kind of room you drift back to at the end of every day.
The pattern in guest feedback is consistent: staff who remember names, rooms that feel classical rather than showy, and a direct internal passage to the Thermes Marins spa, which many guests treat as the real reason to stay. Pavyllon, Yannick Alléno's counter restaurant off the lobby, is the rare hotel restaurant that Monaco residents book on its own merits.
It suits a couple or a pair of friends who want two or three unhurried days, the harbour below them and the whole of Monte-Carlo within ten minutes on foot. If your trip is about being seen at the casino, book next door. If it is about Monaco itself, book here.
The plain sea-view Exclusive is 31 m² with a Juliet balcony. For a modest step you get 37 m² and a terrace you can actually sit on over the harbour, in the wing guests rate highest.
The tables at this hotel that are a reason to come, and how hard they are to get.
Two stars in its first year: Alléno's sushi counter with master Naoki Kikuchi, Tuesday to Saturday evenings only, a handful of seats. Currently one of the hardest tables in Monaco, so treat it as the reason to stay here and book weeks out.
Book well ahead: tables go weeks out
The more accessible of Alléno's two starred rooms, open daily for lunch and dinner, with a terrace over the harbour. Lunch here is the smart way to eat starred food in Monaco without giving up an evening.
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The best balance of grandeur, calm and location in Monaco, which is why it is the all-rounder of the ten. Hermitage is for someone who wants grand-hotel service without feeling trapped inside a resort. It is central, polished and quiet, but definitely more classic than cutting-edge.
There is no pool. It has its own beach club.
It is in Monte-Carlo, Monaco, about 0.1 km from Place du Casino and around 40 minutes by car from NCE airport.
Entry rooms typically start from about €400 a night outside peak dates. We show typical rates, never live prices or invented discounts.
Exclusive Room, sea view with terrace. The plain sea-view Exclusive is 31 m² with a Juliet balcony. For a modest step you get 37 m² and a terrace you can actually sit on over the harbour, in the wing guests rate highest. The Midi wing, as high as they will put you, or a recently renovated Excelsior-wing room.
L'Abysse Monte-Carlo. Two stars in its first year: Alléno's sushi counter with master Naoki Kikuchi, Tuesday to Saturday evenings only, a handful of seats. Currently one of the hardest tables in Monaco, so treat it as the reason to stay here and book weeks out.
No. It welcomes families and has a kids club.
Our verdict
The best balance of grandeur, calm and location in Monaco, which is why it is the all-rounder of the ten.
€€€€From about €400 a night
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