Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc: Ready for Check-in

The Falstaff Travel Editors, 10.06.2024

It’s the most famous hotel on the French Riviera: the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc. Immortalized by F. Scott Fitzgerald and photographer Slim Aarons, it’s a world apart where the jet set comes to spend their vacation in privacy – as long as they know how to behave. We open the doors on a legend.

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As subject to ever-changing moods and fashions, the way we travel has shifted over the years. The Alps, for example, used to be a summer destination long into the 20th century, before ski vacations took over as the main reason for going. Similarly, the French Riviera was a place for Europe’s pampered aristocracy to escape the cold north during the winter months. Today, their former hibernation villas serve as popular summer retreats.

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