On a private two-hectare peninsula at the tip of Eze-Bord-de-Mer, suspended above the Mediterranean between Monaco and Nice, the 5-star Cap Estel Hotel keeps just 20 rooms and suites across four elegant pavilions. This is the Côte d'Azur's most guarded address — a property that has operated for over a century in deliberate obscurity, known to its guests as a place where absolute privacy and an exceptional art de vivre converge.
From 1951 to 1993, Cap Estel was one of the most sought-after destinations on the French Riviera: Greta Garbo, The Beatles (who reportedly found inspiration for 'Michelle' here), Anthony Quinn, U2, and the Rolling Stones all sought out this spit of land lapped by the Mediterranean. The Florentine-inspired main villa — white, columned, with bougainvillea cascading from every parapet — presides over five acres of Mediterranean gardens cascading down to a private beach.
La Table du Cap Estel, led by Chef Kévin Garcia, holds a Michelin star and is considered one of the finest dining experiences on the Riviera. The saltwater infinity pool, positioned at the garden's edge like a gateway to the Mediterranean horizon, is among the most beautiful pools in Europe. With only 20 rooms, Cap Estel operates at a scale that no large hotel can replicate — personal, intimate, and genuinely exclusive.
Cap Estel's 20 rooms and suites are distributed across four distinct pavilions, each offering a different relationship with the estate: Le Cap in the Florentine manor house with 180° sea views; La Mer above the waterfront with views of the private beach; Les Jardins in the gardens pavilion with Mediterranean terraces; and Le Parc, the most mysterious of all, suspended in the sea wall above the waves.
Room sizes range from 30 to 500 square metres, with suites in Le Cap offering some of the most palatial spaces on the Riviera. All rooms have sea-view terraces, all-inclusive minibar, Nespresso machines, and the services of a team that operates at the intimacy level of a private home rather than a hotel.
La Table du Cap Estel is a Michelin-starred restaurant led by Chef Kévin Garcia — a dining experience that has established itself as one of the finest on the Côte d'Azur. Inspired by the sea and the estate's aromatic garden, Garcia's cuisine delivers precise, emotionally resonant creations where Mediterranean flavours meet contemporary technique in an elegant setting of marble, light, and sweeping sea views.
Le Ficus is Cap Estel's poolside garden restaurant — a more informal, convivial expression of the same culinary philosophy, where Kévin Garcia showcases generous, spontaneous cuisine beneath the estate's landmark century-old ficus trees. The Bar offers curated cocktails and aperitifs with the Mediterranean as backdrop, open daily for long Riviera afternoons.
4 nights · Junior Suite or Le Cap Suite · Michelin dinner at La Table · saltwater infinity pool · private beach · Monaco day trip · Eze village · Spa by Sothys
Add-on options: Helicopter transfer from Nice Airport · Private yacht charter from the beach · Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix arrangements (seasonal) · Cannes day trip · Grasse perfumery visit
Cap Estel occupies a position on the Côte d'Azur that no other hotel can replicate: its own two-hectare private peninsula, suspended above the Mediterranean between Monaco and Nice, with only 20 rooms. The Michelin-starred La Table du Cap Estel, the saltwater infinity pool at the garden's edge, the private beach, the spa, and the estate's extraordinary history as a retreat for the 20th century's greatest artists and entertainers combine to create a stay that is genuinely — rather than merely commercially — exclusive.
Hotel Cap Estel is a 5-star Michelin-starred retreat on a private two-hectare peninsula at Eze-Bord-de-Mer — just 20 rooms between Monaco and Nice, with hanging gardens, a saltwater infinity pool, and a private beach above the Mediterranean.
This package includes La Table du Cap Estel Michelin tasting dinner, Monaco private excursion, Eze Village guided morning, Spa by Sothys treatment, and private transfers on the legendary Basse Corniche.
All components are fully flexible — this is a curated starting point, refined with your Richseen specialist prior to confirmation.