Carlton Cannes
On Gingerguide's self-guided Cannes audio tour, Carlton Cannes is a stop worth about ~20 min. Stand in front of it, press play for a short narrated story, and put any follow-up question to the built-in AI guide.
- Type landmark
- Suggested visit ~20 min
- Cannes Cannes guide
About Carlton Cannes
The twin-domed Belle Époque grand hotel on the Croisette, opened in 1911 and a byword for film-festival glamour, reopened in 2023 after a full restoration as a Regent hotel.
The Carlton is the great Belle Époque hotel of the Croisette, at number 58, a long cream-white palace with two domed corner towers facing the sea. It was built in 1909 to 1910 for the Swiss hotelier Henry Ruhl, to designs by the architects Charles Dalmas and Marcellin Mayère, and opened on 30 January 1911; a second wing added in 1912 to 1913 gave it its present form and its second dome. It has been a listed historic monument since 1984.
The Carlton has been bound up with cinema since the film festival began in 1946, its terrace and beach a stage for the stars each May; Grace Kelly stayed here during the 1955 festival and met Prince Rainier of Monaco. After closing for a major renovation in 2020, it reopened on 13 March 2023 as the Carlton Cannes, a Regent Hotel, restored and extended around a large new garden. Its twin domes are famously said, as a local legend, to echo the figure of a celebrated Belle Époque courtesan.
Did you know? The Carlton was built in 1909 to 1910 and opened in January 1911; a second wing added in 1912 to 1913 gave it its matching pair of domes. It has been a listed historic monument since 1984.
How much time do you need at Carlton Cannes?
Around ~20 min works well for Carlton Cannes — time to look properly and listen to its story on the spot. Linger if you like; nothing on a self-guided walk is on a clock.
Should you stop at Carlton Cannes?
Yes — Carlton Cannes made the cut as one of 13 places the Gingerguide team researched and narrated across Cannes. The story tells you why it is worth the stop, and the AI guide fills in anything you still wonder.
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