- Hotel Metropole in Monaco is where celebrities and millionaires stay during Monaco’s annual yacht show in September.
- The ultra-luxurious hotel is in the famed Monte Carlo gambling district, where an estimated one in three people is a millionaire.
- Rates start at about $2,070 a night for a deluxe double room.
- The sumptuous Carré d’Or suite costs approximately $41,452 a night and includes a 1,184 square-foot private terrace and a bottle of 2004 Dom Pérignon Champagne.
Millionaires, celebrities, and wealthy members of the yacht industry from around the world will soon descend upon the millionaire’s playground of Monaco for the annual yacht show.
And when they come, there’s a good chance they’ll be staying at the ultra-luxurious Hotel Metropole Monte Carlo.
“The ultra-luxurious Hotel Metropole is always one of the spots that celebrities and other high-net-worth guests flock to so they can ‘see and be seen,'” Bill Springer wrote in Forbes. “But it will be even more so during the upcoming Monaco Yacht Show.”
The hotel's rooms start at about $2,070 and can go up to more than $41,000 a night for the most lavish suite, which includes a spacious private terrace and a bottle of Dom Pérignon Champagne.
"Its warm Mediterranean spirit makes [Hotel Metropole] different from other hotels - it is nearer to being an independent house," the website reads. "The innovative and personalized services are a source of surprise and they charm its guests. It is a fashionable, elegant hotel."
Take a peek inside to see it for yourself.
The Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo is located in the Carré d'Or Square, just a few steps from the famous Casino de Monte-Carlo.
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The hotel first opened in 1886, built in the lavish "Belle Epoque" style.
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Accommodations range from deluxe double rooms to lavish suites. For October 2018, rates for a deluxe double room started at $2,070 a night, while the suites started at $2,300.
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The deluxe "Mer" suite, with a view of the Mediterranean Sea and the hotel's pool area, started at $6,500 a night.
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The rooms were decorated by Jacques Garcia in a classical Mediterranean style.
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The Azur suite on the ground floor offers a top-notch view of the Casino gardens and the Monaco Grand Prix circuit, thanks to its large bay windows. It costs about $6,800 a night.
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The hotel's opulent Carré d'Or suite, situated on the top floor, starts at $41,452 a night in October 2018.
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The suite is nearly 1,400 square feet and features a 1,184 square foot private terrace with panoramic views of Monaco.
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It includes breakfast, personalized bathrobes, large-sized Hermes toiletries, perfumed showers, and a bottle of 2004 Dom Pérignon Champagne.
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Guests who book the Carré d'Or suite also get priority access to the hotel's amenities and a selection of "bespoke exclusive leisure activities."
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For Carré d'Or guests, the hotel even offers the "Goldeneye Experience," a James Bond-themed package that features a helicopter ride, lunch at the hotel's Japanese restaurant, a couples massage, and a candlelit dinner by Joël Robuchon on the terrace of the Carré d'Or suite.
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The hotel provides a tuxedo and an evening gown for the couple and will prepare Champagne and rose petals in the room at the end of the night.
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The hotel's heated sea-water pool, called the Odyssey, is open year-round. Guests can book swimming and aquagym lessons taught by professional coaches.
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Lounge chairs shaded by umbrellas or cabanas offer a place to relax.
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The Odyssey was designed by Karl Lagerfeld, the famed creative director at Chanel.
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The pool area includes a garden and lounge bar.
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"Odyssey is an oasis of relaxation and well-being nestled in the heart of Monte-Carlo," reads the hotel's website.
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The pool is covered throughout the winter months.
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In the pool area, guests can reserve a private cabana with a dedicated butler who serves drinks and snacks throughout the day. For lunch, you can have a private table with a menu created by the world-famous late chef Joël Robuchon.
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The hotel's main restaurant also features a menu by Joël Robuchon that includes seafood, foie gras, and chicken wings. Meals start at about $73 per person.
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One of the hotel's highlights is the Spa Metropole by Givenchy.
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At the spa, you can get $320 facials, a massage starting at $212, and for about $450, a two-hour "celestial body interlude" that includes a scrub, wrap, and "voluptuous body massage," according to the spa's brochure.
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Some of the "celebrity and high-net-worth guests" to be seen at the hotel have included Russian model and Victoria Bonya and investor Vadim Blaustein.
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The hotel is also a favorite of Instagram influencers and fashion designers, who pose in front of its elegant facade, in the suites, or next to the pool made famous by Karl Lagerfeld.
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