Step inside the luxurious hotel where Cannes Film Festival goers drink 5,000 bottles of champagne in 2 weeks and a suite costs $9,600 a night

Jacob SarkisianJul 22, 2021, 20:27 IST

The front of Le MajesticJacob Sarkisian

While covering the 2021 Cannes Film Festival for Insider, I visited the hotel Le Majestic.
Le Majestic hosts many of the biggest stars and attendees during the two-week festival.
I went inside its €8,129 ($9,600 US) a night suite and spoke to the hotel manager and head chef.

The hotel is situated right on the main road of the Cannes beachfront, just a few seconds walk away from Palais des Festivals, where most screenings and events take place.

The front of the hotel is exactly what its name suggests... majestic. Jacob Sarkisian

The hotel is situated right on the main road of the Cannes beachfront, just a few seconds walk away from Palais des Festivals, where most screenings and events take place.

The lobby of the hotel was full of guests, with a keen ear picking up conversations involving film producers, famous actresses in Turkey, and various crew members all greeting and introducing themselves to one another.

The lobby is sparkling clean. Jacob Sarkisian

The lobby of the hotel was full of guests, with a keen ear picking up conversations involving film producers, famous actresses in Turkey, and various crew members all greeting and introducing themselves to one another.

The decadent space, reminds, however, that this is a prestigious hotel. Hanging lights and decorations and even full-sized statues all help to impress the decadence of Le Majestic.

The lobby of Le Majestic is decadent. Jacob Sarkisian

The decadent space, reminds, however, that this is a prestigious hotel. Hanging lights and decorations and even full-sized statues all help to impress the decadence of Le Majestic.

They also have a hotel bar, plus three restaurants. Two of them were closed at the time of my visit, while the bar had only a few guests in as most were out and about at various Cannes events.

The spacious bar of Le Majestic. Jacob Sarkisian

They also have a hotel bar, plus three restaurants. Two of them were closed at the time of my visit, while the bar had only a few guests in as most were out and about at various Cannes events.

The halls are decorated with echoes of past Cannes Film Festivals.

The hallways of the hotel are filled with photos of past film festivals. Jacob Sarkisian

The hotel staff were proud of its Cannes connection, even if it does mean their working hours are increased greatly.

The hotel is filled with Cannes Film Festival photos. Jacob Sarkisian

There are plenty of spaces around the enormous hotel to sit down and relax, even at the tops of flights of stairs.

Le Majestic's hallway lobby. Jacob Sarkisian

Nearly all of Le Majestic's rooms and suites were occupied, but luckily there was one empty for a day or so, so the hotel took me inside a suite in their top price category.

Le Majestic's suite's living space. Jacob Sarkisian

Nearly all of Le Majestic's rooms and suites were occupied, but luckily there was one empty for a day or so, so the hotel took me inside a suite in their top price category.

This room's price tag comes because of its size as well as its spectacular view.

Le Majestic's suite features two televisions. Jacob Sarkisian

The king-sized bed looked even bigger in person than it does in photos, and while I wasn't allowed to get in, sitting on it told me how comfortable it would be to sleep in it.

Le Majestic's king size bed. Jacob Sarkisian

The king-sized bed looked even bigger in person than it does in photos, and while I wasn't allowed to get in, sitting on it told me how comfortable it would be to sleep in it.

Richez said that they haven't had a COVID case in the hotel this year, but they did have one last year.

The bedroom is very spacious and luscious. Jacob Sarkisian

Nuts, sweets, chocolates, chips, and other treats were all placed in the suite for guests, while room service is available 24/7.

Le Majestic offers plenty of extras in their suites. Jacob Sarkisian

The bedroom leads directly onto the balcony.

The view from inside the room. Jacob Sarkisian

There are sunbeds on offer if you don't fancy sunbathing on the beach or by the pool.

Sunbeds on the balcony. Jacob Sarkisian

The best thing about the suite was the Cannes beachfront view.

The view from the balcony. Jacob Sarkisian

Directly below this suite was the hotel's swimming pool. Surrounding the pool were more sunbeds, plus the pool bar.

The view below. Jacob Sarkisian

The balcony was a great place to watch guests arriving, too.

The balcony is directly above the front of the hotel as well as the pool. Jacob Sarkisian

The pool was beautiful, but surprisingly almost empty.

Le Majestic's pool. Jacob Sarkisian

Of course, there was a pool bar - open all day and night.

There's also a bar by the pool. Jacob Sarkisian

The pool isn't the only thing to do, though... there was also a gym with equipment that could go from indoors to outdoors.

Le Majestic's gym. Jacob Sarkisian

You could hire a personal trainer for a session, too.

The gym was bigger than I expected. Jacob Sarkisian

And if you were bored of the gym and pool, there was also a spa and boutique.

Le Majestic's make-up boutique. Jacob Sarkisian

There were plenty of make-up products on offer.

Le Majestic's make-up boutique. Jacob Sarkisian

The hotel was full of little reminders of just how luxurious it is.

A Rolex clock on the gym wall. Jacob Sarkisian

The luxury of Le Majestic doesn't just stop at the hotel, however. Across the street, and just a few metres away, was their own property on the beachfront.

Le Majestic have a venue on the Cannes beach front. Jacob Sarkisian

The beach property houses its own section of the Cannes beach, plus a restaurant.

The restaurant is situated literally right on the beach front. Jacob Sarkisian

There were plenty of sunbeds available to the public as well as hotel guests.

Le Majestic's sunbeds. Jacob Sarkisian

Le Majestic's beach-front restaurant, BFire, was beautiful.

The platform offered both sun and shade. Jacob Sarkisian

I tried one of their most famous dishes: a club sandwich that cost €32 ($38 US).

The view and the sandwich made for a pretty delightful lunch. Jacob Sarkisian

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Step inside the luxurious hotel where Cannes Film Festival goers drink 5,000 bottles of champagne in 2 weeks and a suite costs $9,600 a night

The hotel is situated right on the main road of the Cannes beachfront, just a few seconds walk away from Palais des Festivals, where most screenings and events take place.

The lobby of the hotel was full of guests, with a keen ear picking up conversations involving film producers, famous actresses in Turkey, and various crew members all greeting and introducing themselves to one another.

The decadent space, reminds, however, that this is a prestigious hotel. Hanging lights and decorations and even full-sized statues all help to impress the decadence of Le Majestic.

They also have a hotel bar, plus three restaurants. Two of them were closed at the time of my visit, while the bar had only a few guests in as most were out and about at various Cannes events.

The halls are decorated with echoes of past Cannes Film Festivals.

The hotel staff were proud of its Cannes connection, even if it does mean their working hours are increased greatly.

There are plenty of spaces around the enormous hotel to sit down and relax, even at the tops of flights of stairs.

Nearly all of Le Majestic's rooms and suites were occupied, but luckily there was one empty for a day or so, so the hotel took me inside a suite in their top price category.

This room's price tag comes because of its size as well as its spectacular view.

The king-sized bed looked even bigger in person than it does in photos, and while I wasn't allowed to get in, sitting on it told me how comfortable it would be to sleep in it.

Richez said that they haven't had a COVID case in the hotel this year, but they did have one last year.

Nuts, sweets, chocolates, chips, and other treats were all placed in the suite for guests, while room service is available 24/7.

The bedroom leads directly onto the balcony.

There are sunbeds on offer if you don't fancy sunbathing on the beach or by the pool.

The best thing about the suite was the Cannes beachfront view.

Directly below this suite was the hotel's swimming pool. Surrounding the pool were more sunbeds, plus the pool bar.

The balcony was a great place to watch guests arriving, too.

The pool was beautiful, but surprisingly almost empty.

Of course, there was a pool bar - open all day and night.

The pool isn't the only thing to do, though... there was also a gym with equipment that could go from indoors to outdoors.

You could hire a personal trainer for a session, too.

And if you were bored of the gym and pool, there was also a spa and boutique.

There were plenty of make-up products on offer.

The hotel was full of little reminders of just how luxurious it is.

The luxury of Le Majestic doesn't just stop at the hotel, however. Across the street, and just a few metres away, was their own property on the beachfront.

The beach property houses its own section of the Cannes beach, plus a restaurant.

There were plenty of sunbeds available to the public as well as hotel guests.

Le Majestic's beach-front restaurant, BFire, was beautiful.

I tried one of their most famous dishes: a club sandwich that cost €32 ($38 US).