The resort answer to Monaco: lagoon pool, gardens, a two-star restaurant and no need to go out.
€€€From about €250 a night
Pools, gardens and stay-on-property appeal.
Larvotto, MonacoMonaco is not a resort destination, which is exactly why Monte-Carlo Bay exists. Opened in 2005 on a four-hectare peninsula at the Larvotto end of town, it is the only hotel in the principality built around the idea that you might stay put: a sand-bottomed lagoon pool, a conventional pool, gardens, a Clarins spa, a casino and Blue Bay, where Marcel Ravin holds two Michelin stars for cooking that draws on his Caribbean roots.
The pattern in guest feedback is that it works best as a family or resort stay rather than a Monte-Carlo stay. The rooms are modern and comfortable rather than characterful, most with a balcony, and the sea-facing ones look back across Larvotto beach to the town. The complaint that surfaces most is distance: the casino square is a 20-minute walk or a short bus ride, and the road along the beach is not a pretty one.
It suits families, groups and anyone who wants pool days with Monaco as an optional evening. It is the value play among the grand-hotel group too: for what the Hermitage charges for an entry room, you will often get a sea view here.
Every room here is the same 44 m² with a 9 m² terrace, so the entire price difference is the view. The Exclusive faces the water and the lagoon gardens rather than the road, and runs up to the eighth floor.
The tables at this hotel that are a reason to come, and how hard they are to get.
Ravin's Martinique-meets-Riviera cooking earned the resort two stars, and the open kitchen and bay terrace make it the one serious reason to eat in at a hotel that is otherwise about the lagoon. Dinner only, four nights a week, so check the days before you plan around it.
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The right Monaco hotel for anyone who wants a resort holiday with the principality as a backdrop. Sea view or nothing. The one place in Monaco that behaves like a resort: lagoon pool, gardens, kids welcome, everything on site. You could stay three days and barely leave.
It has indoor and outdoor pools. A public beach is within walking distance.
It is in Larvotto, Monaco, about 1.9 km from Place du Casino and around 45 minutes by car from NCE airport.
Entry rooms typically start from about €250 a night outside peak dates. We show typical rates, never live prices or invented discounts.
Exclusive Room, sea view. Every room here is the same 44 m² with a 9 m² terrace, so the entire price difference is the view. The Exclusive faces the water and the lagoon gardens rather than the road, and runs up to the eighth floor. The highest floor available, or pay for Exclusive Premium on the ninth and tenth. Guests agree the top floors are the quietest.
Blue Bay. Ravin's Martinique-meets-Riviera cooking earned the resort two stars, and the open kitchen and bay terrace make it the one serious reason to eat in at a hotel that is otherwise about the lagoon. Dinner only, four nights a week, so check the days before you plan around it.
No. It welcomes families and has a kids club.
Our verdict
The right Monaco hotel for anyone who wants a resort holiday with the principality as a backdrop. Sea view or nothing.
€€€From about €250 a night
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