The Maybourne Riviera
French Riviera · France
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Character and identity
Suspended 1,500 feet above the Mediterranean in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, the village wedged between Monaco and the Italian border, this 69-room property is the Maybourne group's first French outing and a deliberate break from its London townhouse heritage. Jean-Michel Wilmotte's crisp white modernist block, all crisscrossed lines and floor-to-ceiling glass, plays counterpoint to interiors shaped by André Fu, Bryan O'Sullivan, Pierre Yovanovitch and Michelle Wu, layered with museum-grade contemporary art (Louise Bourgeois in the lobby, Jeppe Hein, Prune Nourry). The dining roster runs through Jean-Georges Vongerichten and, at rooftop Ceto, Mauro Colagreco. Service comes in seersucker, polished but unstuffy.
Who's it for
Best for:
Design-literate couples who want the Riviera at altitude rather than at sea level: serious about contemporary architecture, art and food (Colagreco's salt-aged fish, Vongerichten's sushi bar, Dutreige's Menton lemon tart), and happy to swap beach-club throng for an infinity pool carved into the rock and quiet sundowners over Monte Carlo.
Should look elsewhere:
Anyone wanting a true beachfront stay should pass. The Riviera Playa beach club is a 10-minute drive away and has no actual sand, just a deck. Families chasing kids' clubs and traditionalists who prefer the old-world palace register of Cap-Ferrat or Hôtel de Paris will feel out of step.
Bottom line
What you're paying for is the setting and the curatorial ambition: a cliff-edge modernist landmark with genuinely serious cooking and a coherent design vision across five name studios. Book a Corniche room with a private pool or a panoramic suite for the wrap-around terrace, and aim for the mid-March to mid-November window, ideally shoulder season either side of August's Monaco crush.
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- Bar
- Table service
- Room service
- Breakfast
- Smoke-free property
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