Cannes: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 45 - 108 Le Florian
 Hotel Le Florian is located in central Cannes, just 200 metres from La Croisette beaches and Rue d’Antibes. It offers soundproofed rooms and apartme… MoreEUR 100 - 300 Le Fouquet´s
 Le Fouquet’s is located in the heart of Cannes, just 300 metres from the famous La Croisette beaches. It provides boutique-style accommodation with… MoreEUR 40 - 204 Le Floreal
 Le Floreal is entirely air conditioned and features a floral garden, set 500 metres from La Croisette and Cannes Beach. It offers free Wi-Fi and a con… MoreEUR 110 - 460 Le Cavendish
 Located in central Cannes, Le Cavendish is a 2-minute walk from the Boulevard de la Croisette and the beach. It offers air-conditioned accommodation a… MoreEUR 44 - 153 L´Esterel
 Located in the heart of Cannes, Hotel L’Esterel is just 400 metres from the Palais des Festivals and La Croisette beaches. It has a panoramic roof … MoreEUR 49 - 500 La Villa Tosca
 La Villa Tosca is located 300 metres from Cannes’s train station and a 5-minute walk from the Croisette Beach. It offers air-conditioned accommodati… MoreEUR 49 - 139 Le Mistral
 This design hotel is in the centre of Cannes, 50 metres from the Croisette, the beach and Rue D’Antibes. It offers rooms with flat-screen satellite … MoreEUR 48 - 150 Les Agapanthes de L´Esterel
 Les Agapanthes is located in a park in Cannes La Bocca, at the foot of the Esterel Mountains. It offers an outdoor pool, free private parking and apar… MoreEUR 47 - 225 Modern Waikiki Hotel
 This hotel is in central Cannes, 120 metres from the Boulevard de la Croisette and the beaches. The air-conditioned rooms feature free Wi-Fi and priva… MoreEUR 89 - 468 Neotelia Pavillon Bel Air
 Pavillion Bel Air is located in Cannes, 900 metres from La Croisette and a 15-minute walk from the Palais des Festivals. It offers contemporary apartm… MoreEUR 133 - 1,200 Majestic Barrière
 The Majestic Barrière is located on La Croisette in Cannes, next to the Palais des Festivals and Marina. It offers a 5-star service, Spa, casino and … MoreEUR 189 - 1,500 Lycklama Loft
 Lycklama Loft offers 3 luxury and modern styled guest rooms in central Cannes. It is set a 10-minute walk from La Croisette and Cannes Beach and offer… MoreEUR 60 - 207 Les Genevriers
 Genevriers is located in Cannes, 2 km from La Croisette and the beach. It has an outdoor swimming pool, tennis court, and accommodation with free Wi-F… MoreEUR 43 - 249 Little Palace
 Little Palace is a 5-minute walk from the Palais des Festivals and the Croisette Beach. It offers air-conditioned rooms with a flat-screen satellite T… MoreEUR 59 - 169 Kyriad Cannes Centre
 Located in Cannes city centre, this Kyriad Hotel is 500 metres from La Croisette and a 15-minute walk from the Palais des Festivals. It offers air-con… MoreEUR 60 - 340 Kimi Résidence
 Kimi Residence provides apartments with Nordic-style furnishings 2 km from the Cannes Train Station. It offers free Wi-Fi and free secure parking.
Ki… MoreEUR 75 - 350 Hotel Molière
 This hotel is in the centre of Cannes, a 2-minute walk from the Promenade de la Croisette and the beaches. It offers a flower-filled garden and rooms … MoreEUR 39 - 160 Hotel Neptune
 Neptune is located in La Bocca, next to the open-air market and 250 metres from the beach. It offers en suite guest rooms with air-conditioning, TV an… MoreEUR 50 - 165 Hotel Lutetia
 Located in central Cannes, Hotel Lutetia is just 300 metres from La Croisette and the Palais des Festivals. This family-run hotel offers soundproofed … MoreEUR 50 - 179 Hotel Le Festival
 This recently renovated hotel is located in central Cannes, 100 metres from the Boulevard de la Croisette and the beaches. Guests receive free access … MoreEUR 70 - 360 Hotel Cannes Gallia
 The Gallia Hotel is just a 10-minute walk from La Croisette in central Cannes. It offers air-conditioned accommodation and an outdoor swimming pool wi… MoreEUR 48 - 250 Hotel Chalet De L´isere
 Located in a quiet area, this hotel is a 10-minute walk from Cannes´s train station, the beach and the Festivals Palace. Rooms have flat-screen … MoreEUR 40 - 295 Hotel Olympia
 Hotel Olympia is located in the centre of Cannes, 600 metres from the Croisette Beach and Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. It provides en suite a… MoreEUR 145 - 1,230 Hotel Palais Stéphanie Cannes
 Located on Boulevard de la Croisette in Cannes, Hotel Palais Stéphanie is just 50 metres from the beach. This 5-star hotel has a rooftop swimming poo… MoreEUR 56 - 81 Idéal Séjour
 This hotel is in a quiet part of Cannes, a 15-minute walk from the Boulevard de la Croisette. It offers rooms with free Wi-Fi and views of the flower-… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cannes: Guide
Thanks to its international film festival, Cannes is known throughout the world. Indeed to many people it is the festival that makes Cannes synonymous with glitz and glamour. However, in addition to the film festival Cannes is host of a numerous shows, tradefairs and exhibitions throughout the year.
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Get in
As with Antibes, Monaco and other towns on the French Riviera, access by road at popular times can be extremely slow and frustrating. The coast roads are generally packed and there are very few ways to descend from inland. Locals do have some tricks, such as the one described below, but they are mostly complex and do not always work out.
Since Cannes is on the main railway line using the train to get in is probably better. In 2004 the branch line to Grasse has reopened and now you can park in Mougins or Mouans Sartoux and take the train to Cannes.
Access from A8
The obvious way down to Cannes from the A8 Cannes/Grasse exit is often extremely slow as you end up descending the Boulevard Carnot which has an endless stream of traffic lights. The simplest way to avoid this congestion is to bear right immediately after you have left the A8 at the very first traffic light. Then, once you are off the main road get into the right hand lane and stay there as the road turns into a normal two-way road. After a sharp bend there is a traffic light. Continue straight on at this light. At the next major intersection (about 1km further) turn left following signs to Cannes. You are on the N85 and you should stay on it and not follow misleading signs to other bits of Cannes until you are right down at the bottom (a T junction with a France Telecom building on your left). Probably the easiest thing to do at this point is to turn left at this T junction and almost immediately left again. Then go into the first parking garage you can (Parking Fontville).
Another way down to the coast (this works for both Cannes and Juan les Pins/Antibes) is to go to Vallauris and descend to the coast on the D135 and then turn right (for Cannes) or left (for Antibes) when you get to the N7.
Parking in Cannes
Although you will have to pay, it is strongly recommended that you use one of the off street parking garages as this is far better than searching fruitlessly for a parking lot on the street. Moreover Cannes has a truly horrible one-way system and it is much easier to walk. The Fontville parking gives good access to the port and old town. If you are more interested in the Croisette and/or dislike walking then there are a number of other parking garages that are available such as the one by the station - probably the best ones are the one underneath the Palais des Festivales and the one under the Grey d'Albion hotel in Rue des Serbes.
See
Old town. The usual narrow winding streets filled with restaurants and souvenir shops. The view from the castle ruins at the top is excellent.
Covered Market.
Palais des Festivales. Ugly building. But the hub of the film festival.
Port. Admire the yachts of the rich and possibly famous.
Croisette.
Beaches. The beaches are mostly private and cost upto 30 euros for a day's use (including sunbed and shade). The public beaches get exceptionally crouded and are found at the far east and west of town. If you want a quieter beach, a better optino is to go to the Îles de Lérins, see below. At night the beaches can be quite tranquil, watch out for occasional spectacular fireworks displays (see posters/ask at tourist info) in the bay, get to the beach early to get a good spot!
Îles de Lérins. Two islands in the bay. Well worth visiting. Smaller is Ste Honorat which has a monastery and striking ruined castle. The monks sell a number of monastery made food/drink products such as wine which make for unique souvenirs. Larger is Ste Marguerite which also has a castle as well as shops, bars and restaurants. You should be able to find yourself a quiet cove with some shade from palm trees, consider buying a cheap snorkel before you go and swim around the rocky coves. A return ticket to either island is 5 euros with ferries departing every 30 minutes from 7 in the moring until about 6 at night - ask for a timetable.
A souvenir from the monastery on Ste Honorat is a good way to distinguish yourself from hoi polloi.
The Croisette and the Rue d'Antibes (which runs roughly parallel to it a block or two inland) have all the luxury boutiques you could possibly desire as well as other shops selling products in a more affordable price range. The old town has any number of shops selling souvenirs as well.
If you are getting desperate to read something in English then the Cannes English Bookshop (11 rue Bivouac Napoléon, just by the Palais des Festivals tel 04.93.99.40.08) can help.
The is a fun shop in the heart of Cannes (Place du Commandant Lamy, just by Parking Lamy, 04.92.99.21.54) run by an american lady.
There are restaurants all along the seafront, but these provide the worst value. While the food is OK in most expect to pay over the odds. A street or two behind and you get a more reasonable deal. There are a few nice places in the backstreets behind Rue de Antibes, although most of the restaurants are on the west side, near the old town. There is a lovely street of expensive restaurants in the old town that is worth walking through at night, just for the atmosphere, even if you cant afford the 40-70 euro prices. Vegetarians have a bit of a rough time, in that most menus classify things as fish, meat and nothing else. Consider eating in some of the more Itallian places.
Restaurant Fuji, (17 Rue Notre Dame) Tel 04 93 39 00 31. Sushi. €50+.
Apartments tend to be cheaper than hotels, but also offer convenience and privacy. Serviced Apartments typically include kitchens with refrigerator, which can save on the cost of meals, and are generally more comfortable and larger than hotels.
The apartment business in Cannes is competitive BUT it is a controlled industry. The governing body of the industry is the (la Fédération Nationale de l'Immobilier) through which all legal companies doing serviced apartment rentals have to be bonded and insured. Before booking an apartment please verify that it is through a registered company (check the "about us" or "contact" page of the rental site).
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