Yes, we realise it's a chain, but this Novotel really is rather special. It's far from the usual bland, faceless place: rooms are bright and sleek, there are artworks and sculptures dotted around, and a spankingly smart pool. Needless to say, port views command a premium.
Novotel Monte Carlo
Monaco
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
7.82 MILES
Getting lost among the dark, narrow, winding alleyways of Nice’s old town is a highlight. The layout has barely changed since the 1700s, and it’s now…
8.63 MILES
The most famous stretch of seafront in Nice – if not France – is this vast paved promenade, which gets its name from the English expat patrons who paid…
2.58 MILES
The only building French architect Le Corbusier (1887–1965) ever built for himself is this rather simple – but very clever – beach hut on Cap Martin…
0.38 MILES
Peeping inside Monte Carlo’s legendary marble-and-gold casino is a Monaco essential. The building, open to visitors every morning, including the exclusive…
Musée Océanographique de Monaco
0.6 MILES
Stuck dramatically to the edge of a cliff since 1910, the world-renowned Musée Océanographique de Monaco, founded by Prince Albert I (1848–1922), is a…
15.45 MILES
An ailing Henri Matisse moved to Vence in 1943 to be cared for by his former nurse and model, Monique Bourgeois, who'd since become a Dominican nun. She…
7.63 MILES
For the best views over Nice’s red-tiled rooftops, climb the winding staircases up to this wooded outcrop on the eastern edge of the old town. It’s been…
8.64 MILES
Originally built as a holiday home for Prince Victor d’Essling (the grandson of one of Napoléon's favourite generals, Maréchal Massena), this lavish belle…
Nearby Monaco attractions
0.13 MILES
This 19th-century chapel is dedicated to Monaco's patron saint, whose body was brought here after her martyrdom in Corsica in 303 AD. The current church…
0.38 MILES
Peeping inside Monte Carlo’s legendary marble-and-gold casino is a Monaco essential. The building, open to visitors every morning, including the exclusive…
0.47 MILES
Shaded by centenary olive trees, this park in the hills above La Condamine is popular with local families for its ample playground and minigolf course.
4. Nouveau Musée National de Monaco – Villa Paloma
0.52 MILES
This pearly-white villa, built for an American in 1913 on a hillside near the Jardin Exotique, is part of Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, along with…
0.52 MILES
Built as a fortress atop Le Rocher in the 13th century, this palace is the private residence of the Grimaldi family. It is protected by the blue-helmeted,…
0.53 MILES
Monaco Ville, also called Le Rocher, is the only part of Monaco to have retained its original old town, complete with small, windy medieval lanes. The old…
0.54 MILES
Dating to the 17th century, this chapel still holds traditional Latin Mass on Sunday evenings.
0.55 MILES
Sandwiched between built-up Monte Carlo, Larvotto and the Mediterranean, the Jardin Japonais is intended as a piece of paradise. It was blessed by a…