JW Marriott Cannes

The JW Marriott is the contemporary exception on the Croisette: built in 1992, without the Belle Époque vocabulary of its neighbours, and that is precisely what those who choose it are after. 263 rooms, five minutes on foot from the Palais des Festivals. Its real argument is on the roof: Le Panorama, its pool and terrace, from which you look out over the yachts and the Lérins above the palm trees, a vantage point no historic palace can offer. Downstairs, Scalini for Italian, and the Palais Stéphanie private beach facing the islands. An efficient, well-placed house we recommend for stays where you are out a great deal.