Southern Sass: Do This at Cannes

4.27.2014

Do This at Cannes

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04/27/14

Cannes Stop

Maximum Pleasure at Cannes: A Guide

You’ve got big plans for Cannes. Or rather, you will... once you see what’s new on the French Riviera this year. Yacht things. Beach things. Things in quirky mansions full of gold statues. In other words, these things.

VILL TO LIVE

Dancing on the World’s Biggest Ship

How to improve Cannes’s biggest music party: well, you could take it off terra firma and move it to the world’s biggest sailing ship. And put model turned indie pop star Sky Ferreira at the helm. Yup, that should work. There are probably even DJs in the lifeboats.


411:	May 16-21, La Villa Schweppes, Boulevard de la Croisette Baie de Cannes, more info here

GOLD RUSH

A Pier Full of Oysters and Wine

You can’t have too many beachside restaurants. Especially ones with piers stretching right over the ocean—the better to unwind on plush couches with some champagne and oysters, and gaze at the water around you until the sun sets. Or until they run out of oysters.


411:	Now open, La Gold Plage, Boulevard de la Croisette, +33 4 93 94 0303, more info here

HOUSE OF SAND

The Newest Beach in Town Is...

You have to admire the pluck of Hôtel Majestic Barrière. They needed a beach, so they built one. With an alfresco dining spot. Reward their efforts by visiting this elegant spread of beach chairs for grilled sea bass, jumbo prawns and mojito ice cream sundaes. You know, surf and turf.


411:	Now open, La Plage Majestic Barrière, 10 Blvd de la Croisette, +33 4 92 98 7732, more info here

WHITE NIGHTS

A Villa Louis XVI Would Be Proud Of

Let’s talk about your villa. It was built in 1871 and sits amidst pools, trees and gardens in a private park. Inside, it’s a Versailles-meets-P.-Diddy’s-mansion kind of vibe. You know, golden statues, crystal chandeliers, giant mirrors on the walls for no good reason. Except to be awesome.


411:	Taking reservations now, White House, 125-127 Av du Maréchal Juin, +33 6 75 00 7777, more info here

NO-NAME

Your Floating Home Has Arrived

It happens: you meet 11 people at a party who need a place to stay. Good thing you booked this 12-person super-yacht with a Florentine-tiled pool on the deck and decor made from rare onyx. It doesn’t even have a name. Seriously, it’s called Nameless. Great for cultivating your customary air of mystery.