BY THE WATER

Where fortune, comfort and the sea lean your way

Bright terraces through the day, candlelight at supper, and a quiet salon when luck calls.

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5★
FORBES RATED
220+
SUITES
1978
EST.
Imperialresidence view across the Mediterranean shore
★★★★★

“An education in understated welcome.”

— CONDE NAST TRAVELER
Heritage

48 years beside the shore

1978
Founded
1997
Penthouse reserve introduced
2004
Second restaurant launched
2019
Initial Forbes rating
2025
Cellar and tasting room
The Standard

Nothing escapes our notice.

We check the pool temperature every two hours. We restock the bar before you realise it needs filling. We know your name by the first evening and your coffee by the second. Alone, none of this is remarkable. What matters is that we do it for each guest, each day, across 48 years without pause.

There is a right way to carry this craft and a wrong one. Across 48 years we have chosen one path and held to it. Everyone on our team — from reception to the kitchen porters — was selected, coached and retained because they share the same sense of what excellence feels like. A building cannot invent that on its own. People do.

We invite you to judge for yourself. And when you arrive, we ask that you tell us where we fell short, so the next 48 years improve on the ones before.

E. Marchetti · H. Holloway
THE FAMILY
In The Press

An education in understated welcome.

CONDE NAST TRAVELER
Signature Experiences

A day built around your rhythm

Set your own tempo: a still morning, a lingering lunch, a late seating, a fortunate evening.

01

Live Entertainment

Jazz evenings in the main bar, headline artists in the rotunda, and close-up lounge sets four nights a week. Our Thursday pianist has been here for years. Guests sometimes travel solely to hear him.

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02

Five-Star Amenities

VIP lounges, a 2,400 m² spa, indoor and outdoor pools, a private beach club, and nearly two staff for every guest. Your suite is more than a room — a small domain with its own doorbell.

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03

Private Pools

Two infinity pools, four heated plunge pools, sixteen cabanas, and a private beach with chilled towels throughout the day. Guests under sixteen use the family pool only — the others stay deliberately calm.

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04

Sunset Terraces

Three open-air dining tiers facing west, arranged so no two tables look straight at one another. Golden hour here runs about forty minutes. Menu, music and lighting have been tuned to it for years.

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Location

Finding the estate

◆ Imperialresidence
ADDRESS
58 La Croisette
06400 Cannes, FR
FROM AIRPORT
35 min by private car
12 min by helicopter
Open Directions
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Weekly notes from Imperialresidence

Seasonal menus, private invitations, and calm updates from the shore — once each week, never more often.