Côte d'Azur, France

Château de Théoule

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Prices have been converted from the hotel’s local currency (EUR260.04), via openexchangerates.org, using today’s exchange rate.

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Style

Art deco soap-erstar

Setting

Hey, Bay of Cannes

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Soap factory, grand residence and now chic Riviera resort, Château de Théoule scrubs up beautifully in its newest form. Comfortable sea-spying rooms, with sheer drapery tumbling to parquet chevrons, are spread over the crenellated chateau and the blocky art deco building, bolstered by a private beach that hosts a Riviera-worthy regiment of dazzling white loungers facing the sparkling Med. Feet in the sand, cocktail in hand, white masts bobbing in the distance: everything points to a truly spotless stay.

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Facilities

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Need to know

Rooms

44, including 23 suites and one private villa.

Check–Out

Noon, but flexible, subject to availability and an additional fee. Earliest check-in, 4pm.

More details

Room rates at Château de Théoule include breakfast, which is served in the hotel bar or in the comfort of your room. Choose from yoghurts, cereals, pastries, organic eggs, charcuterie, pancakes and more.

Also

Four of the rooms have been adapted for guests with limited mobility and are accessible for wheelchair users.

Hotel closed

The hotel is closed from November to March.

At the hotel

Private beach club, free WiFi throughout and paid laundry service. In rooms: TV, minibar, tea- and coffee-making kit, free bottled water, bathrobes and slippers, and Kos Paris bath products.

Our favourite rooms

Your favourite room at Château de Théoule may depend on your architectural preferences. There’s the simplicity of the bedrooms in the sleek villa building, with their soft, romantic colours, glam-but-never-gaudy fittings and simply sweeping shapes. Or there’s the pull of the turrets and crenellations of the older chateau building. Our top pick is the generously proportioned Millésime Suite with its own private terrace overlooking superlative Bay of Cannes views.

Poolside

The outdoor, unheated chlorinated pool (open 9am to 8pm) has an on-duty lifeguard and families are welcome to swim here. Guests have access to the private beach with loungers, parasols and a bar-restaurant. Book your lounger in advance to guarantee your spot.

Spa

The Ec(h)o Spa (open daily from 10am to 7pm) has an outdoor treatment cabin soundtracked by the sea, plus a Jacuzzi, sauna and hammam. There are also two open-air Nordic baths with tranquil Med views. The treatment menu includes rejuvenating facials (combining luxury products, massage and LED mask), deep tissue and detoxifying massages and body scrubs, and part-day or full-day spa packages. Couple’s treatments are available on request.

Packing tips

Super-sized sunnies and beach cover ups in eye-popping brights.

Pet‐friendly

Your pet can stay with you for a charge of €80 a day. See more pet-friendly hotels in Côte d'Azur.

Children

Children are welcome at Château de Théoule, but with no crèche or babysitting service, this is a hotel where you’re committed to family time.

Food and Drink

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Dress Code

Beachwear is fine by day at La Plage Blanche, and bring your floatiest finery for glamorous soirées at Mareluna.

Hotel restaurant

Château de Théoule has two inviting dining options. For dinner, chef Francesco Fezza’s menu at Mareluna serves tantalising plates, including cuttlefish tagliatelle and escargots with nettle and samphire, and veal rib-eye with smoked sardine. Alternatively, put your palate in the capable hands of the chef and go for the five-course tasting menu, bringing you the best seasonal flavours. Nicolas Boucher oversees the summery Mediterranean menu at seafront La Plage Blanche, serving up daily alfresco lunches and dinners beneath pergolas and parasols. Start with small plates such as calamari or roasted cauliflower, moving on to local fish soup or sea bream and salmon ceviche, followed by grilled octopus or steak tartare.

Hotel bar

The Bar du Château (open 9am to 11.30pm) serves a small bar menu including snacks, niçoise salads and croque monsieur. The terrace is a top spot for an aperitif with views over the bay. Alternatively, you might prefer to order your classic cocktail on the poolside terrace, or a little closer to the water at La Plage Blanche.

Last orders

Mareluna is open for dinner, Tuesday to Saturday, 7.30pm to 9pm. La Plage Blanche serves food from 10am to 9.30pm, Saturday to Monday, and from noon until 3pm, Tuesday to Friday. The Plage Blanche bar is open 7.30pm to 9pm, Tuesday to Friday.

Room service

A dedicated menu (available 9am to 4pm) covers breakfast items, as well as a small selection of plates for lunch.

Location

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Address
Château de Théoule
55 Avenue de Lérins
Théoule-sur-Mer
06590
France

Château de Théoule is in the small town of Théoule-sur-Mer, resting on the Côte d'Azur’s Bay of Cannes.

Planes

Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) is about 35 minutes away by car. Transfers are available for an additional charge. Contact the concierge in advance to arrange.

Trains

Théoule-sur-Mer train station is a ten-minute walk from the hotel and has direct services to Cannes, Nice St Augustin, and Monaco, too. Contact the hotel concierge in advance if you need to organise a transfer (additional charge).

Automobiles

If you plan on exploring the Côte d’Azur, a set of wheels will come in handy, so long as you’re ready for the hustle to find parking spaces near the beach. Nice Airport has rental booths and parking is available at the hotel for €50 a day.

Worth getting out of bed for

The little hub of Théoule-sur-Mer, right on the doorstep, offers a charming harbour, restaurants and cafés, and also some good terrain for hiking. Château de Théoule’s prime Côte d'Azur location also puts it within easy distance of several well-heeled Riviera outposts. It’s around a 15-minute drive into the centre of Cannes, with its pretty old town lanes, museums and yacht-rich marina. It’s a 30-minute drive to Antibes with its well-preserved old town and Picasso Museum, and about 40 minutes to Nice, where highlights include the stroll-worthy Promenade des Anglais and the flower market. A little further afield, around 90 minutes’ drive away is Saint-Tropez, with its citadel and swathe of high-end boutiques. And of course, all along the region’s stunning coastline there are beaches and boat trips galore.

Local restaurants

Local favourite Chez Philippe in Théoule-sur-Mer offers a sea-fresh menu of all sorts of delicacies, including oysters, caviar and richly flavoured bouillabaisse, along with meatier plates, such as beef fillet and guinea fowl. Over in Cannes, there’s more fancy fruits de mer at Pierre Gagnaire’s Le Fouquet’s Brasserie, which serves up everything from champagne brunches to grilled sea bream and lobster fricassée. For a more casual beach affair and plates full of Italian flavour, try the Hotel Mondrian’s Hyde Beach Cannes.

Reviews

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By Mr & Mrs Smith

Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from this lovingly converted hotel in Théoule-sur-Mer and unpacked their cinema posters and Provençal soaps, a full account of their French Riviera break will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside Château de Théoule on the Côte d'Azur.

Hoteliers Alexandra and Philippe Monnin are no strangers to creating inimitable hotel experiences through their Millésime hotel brand. They fell for this unique multi-part property, from its brick-and-turret chateau and separate villa, to its sleek 1930s counterpart. Château de Théoule’s 44 lovingly decorated guest rooms range from charming art deco-inspired spaces with shell sconces and curvy cane furniture, to spacious chateau chambers with delicately arched picture windows. All rooms have been kitted out in soft tones chosen to work in harmony with their sparkling Mediterranean setting.

You could spend the whole day out on the hotel’s private sandy beach, with the bar-restaurant keeping you fed and watered on your pristine bayside lounger. This is also a romantic spot to watch the sun go down and the twinkling lights blink on around the Bay of Cannes

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