The French Riviera is a delightful place with many charming villages and towns.
Located on the Cap d'Antibes or Antibes peninsula between Cannes and Nice, Juan-les-Pins is a popular spot that first flourished in the 1920s and 30s when celebrities including F.
Scott Fitzgerald discovered it.
Today, it's still popular with the jet set, and during the Cannes Film Festival, it's jam packed.
Huge yachts anchor off shore and the restaurants along the beach are hopping until the wee hours.
The sandy beach here is one of the best on the Riviera.
And the charming Old Town of Antibes, with its lively food market and Picasso Museum, are a short walk away.
Top end Juan-les-Pins hotels.
Betraying it's jazz age roots, the Hotel Juana is a Small Luxury Hotels of the World member.
The Art Deco style building, which is a designated monument, was restored in 2004.
Rooms here have WiFi access, mini bars, and large marble bathrooms, and some have balconies that look out over the neighboring islands.
There's a beach club where you can rent loungers and umbrellas, a heated pool, fitness center, and Turkish bath.
The restaurant is also quite good.
Occupying a former private villa where Zelda and F.
Scott Fitzgerald came to play, the Hotel des Belles-Rives is also a Small Luxury Hotel member.
The beach-front location is tops and there's a café, bar, private dock, and beach club for rentals.
Many of the 43 rooms have sweeping views.
If you spend enough, you may stay in the same one as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor or Josephine Baker.
It's hard to say which is the best Juan-les-Pins hotel.
But most people would agree that it's one of these two.
Hotel Saint Valerie is just a few minutes from the beach.
As a member of the Chateaux & Hotels de France group, it has many nice amenities including air conditioning, mini bars, Internet access, and satellite television.
Ask for one of the rooms overlooking the terrace or swimming pool.
Inexpensive Juan-les-Pins hotels.
One of the most popular hotels in Juan-les-Pins because of its solid value for money, Hotel des Mimosas has 34 rooms in an old villa that was built in 1870.
It's located on top of a hill, surrounded by pretty gardens.
There's a good beach within a ten-minute walk and a nice swimming pool.
Upgrade to a room with a balcony or terrace.
For summer, you'll need to make reservations months in advance to get a room.
Another good value is the Hotel Le Pre Catalan, which is in a village built at the turn of the century.
In a residential neighborhood with flower- and fruit-filled gardens and terraces, it's a real charmer.
Guests can get a cocktail in the bar and enjoy the heated swimming pool and Jacuzzi.
Some of the 24 rooms have kitchenettes and terraces.