About this hotel
General information
Monte-Carlo Beach has received guests since 1929 on a pine-covered promontory just past the Monaco border, a few minutes from the heart of the principality. Run by Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer, it belongs to Relais & Châteaux and holds Green Globe Platinum certification. It is a small hotel of 40 rooms and suites with interiors by India Mahdavi.
Life here turns towards the water: an Olympic-size seawater pool, a private beach club with striped cabins, four restaurants headed by Marcel Ravin’s two-Michelin-starred Elsa, a spa in a villa among the pines, and padel courts. The mood is closer to a seaside club than to a grand palace hotel. At the tip of the cape stands the private Villa La Vigie. The hotel opens for the season, from mid-April to mid-October.
Location
The hotel stands on Avenue Princesse Grace at the Monaco border, just inside Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and a few minutes from the centre of Monte-Carlo. In season a shuttle boat carrying up to six passengers makes the roughly 15-minute crossing from the Yacht Club pier in Port Hercule to the hotel’s landing stage at Pointe La Vigie.
Spa
The spa occupies a villa among the pines, looking over the Mediterranean. Treatments use PAOMA, an organic French skincare line; there is a hammam, and private yoga, meditation and Pilates sessions are held outdoors.
Sports & leisure
The Olympic-size pool, with two diving boards, hosts aquagym, aquabike and swimming lessons. Two padel courts are free for hotel guests, and a 40 m² air-conditioned gym with sea views is open to adults from early morning until late evening, with personal coaching on offer. Group yoga and Pilates classes take place outdoors, water bikes, pedalos, paddleboards and kayaks are free for hotel guests, and tennis, squash and golf are available within the Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer resort.
For children
The Monte-Carlo Kids Club by Petit VIP takes children aged 4–12 from 10:00 to 18:00, free for hotel guests, with more than a dozen rotating themes — cooking, nature, sport, circus skills and water games — plus a vegetable garden and an art workshop; parents stay on the premises. A separate paddling pool beside the Olympic pool is set aside for children under three.
Restaurants & bars
Dining follows the season and happens almost entirely outdoors, facing the sea.
- Elsa — Marcel Ravin’s two-Michelin-starred Mediterranean cooking with a marine focus and sustainably caught fish, on a sea-view terrace or in an India Mahdavi interior
- La Vigie Zanoni — Simone Zanoni’s Italian cooking on Pointe La Vigie, right above the sea, reached by a path through the pines or by boat
- Le Deck — Mediterranean seafood for sharing at lunch, on a terrace overlooking the Olympic pool
- Maona — Greek dishes for sharing, with a bar and DJ sets
- Les Cabanas — simple beach cooking, from organic wellness dishes to wood-fired pizza
- Pool Bar — ice cream, fresh fruit, smoothies and light savoury plates by the pool
Swimming
The Olympic-size pool is filled with seawater heated to 28 °C, lined with blue glass tiles and 0.8–3.5 m deep; designer Dorothée Delaye has reworked its surroundings with daybeds and cabanas. Sea swimming is from the private beach club, lined with 90 striped cabins, tents and loungers, where food and drinks are brought to guests’ places.
Pets
Pets are accepted in rooms for a daily charge and are welcome at some of the hotel’s restaurants.
Rooms
The 40 rooms and suites, designed by India Mahdavi, mostly face the sea and open onto loggias; the largest, the Diamond Suite – Sunshine, has a 100 m² rooftop terrace with a hot tub. The six-bedroom Villa La Vigie stands on its own on the cape.
Rooms have high-speed Wi-Fi, and a cot is available on request.
Exclusive Room – sea view
A room designed by India Mahdavi with a sea-view loggia, on the first or second floor; sleeps two and can connect to a neighbouring room.
Exclusive Superior Room – sea view
A ground-floor room designed by India Mahdavi, with a sea-view loggia and a terrace whose steps lead straight down to the Promenade de la Vigie; sleeps two.
Junior Suite – sea view
A loft-spirited suite with a lounge area and a sea-view loggia, on the first or second floor; sleeps up to three, with an extra bed on request.
Exclusive Junior Suite – sea view
A suite set among pine trees with a separate sitting area and a loggia facing the sea and the pine forest; sleeps up to three and can connect to a neighbouring room.
Loft Suite – sea view
A second-floor suite with India Mahdavi’s flowing curves, murals by Aurore de la Morinerie and two sea-view loggias; sleeps up to three, and several can be connected.
Duplex Suite – sea view
A two-level suite with a separate sitting area and a panoramic loggia overlooking the sea, the beach and the pool; sleeps up to three.
Two Bedroom Suite
A first-floor suite blending the 1920s with modern elegance: two bedrooms, a separate sitting area, a shower with built-in steam room and a loggia overlooking the pool. Sleeps up to five.
Diamond Suite – Sunshine
A second-floor suite with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, two walk-in wardrobes and a living room, plus a private rooftop terrace with a hot tub overlooking the sea, the mountains and the pool. Sleeps up to five.
Villa La Vigie
A three-level villa in a wooded park on the cape, with six bedrooms, four bathrooms and a shower room, two studies, living and dining rooms, a kitchen, a library with billiards and a 14-metre heated pool with pool house. The terrace takes in a 360° view of the sea, Monaco and the bay of Roquebrune-Cap-Martin.
Photos are for illustrative purposes only. Actual room layout, furnishings, décor, views and amenities may differ from those shown and may vary between rooms of the same category. Hotel and room descriptions are based on information provided by the property and are believed to be accurate at the time of publication, but are not guaranteed. The hotel may renovate or change its rooms, facilities, restaurants and services at any time without notice. The final details of your stay are confirmed at the time of booking. See our Terms of Use.