Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel

Right on the beach, this upscale neoclassical hotel is 3 km from Monaco's 13th-century Princely Palace.

The hotel boasts 3 sophisticated restaurants and a chic bar with terrace and sea view. It also includes 10 meeting rooms, a casino and a nightclub. There's also an indoor pool, a wellness spa, a gym, yoga classes and a sand-bottomed lagoon pool.