Hôtel Barrière Le Gray d’Albion
Cannes, France
Le Gray d’Albion sits back from the Croisette on rue des Serbes, making a practical base for the shops, restaurants and seafront. Contemporary rooms trade palace-style ceremony for a lighter city-hotel feel, with terraces available in selected categories. Mademoiselle Gray, the hotel’s beach restaurant and lounging area, brings the seaside element to the stay. Beach beds cost extra and need reserving; the hotel’s own position is inland from the promenade.