PERLE D ANTHEOR - Bord de mer

Forty-eight kilometres east of Cannes along the Corniche de l'Estérel, Perle d'Anthéor occupies a waterfront position in the small calanque village of Anthéor — a three-star property with private beach access, suited to drivers seeking a quieter Riviera base well away from the Croisette.

Free parking and free WiFi come standard, rare on this stretch where most hotels charge for both. The private beach fronts a sheltered cove framed by red Estérel rock, calmer than the open sand at Saint-Raphaël five kilometres west.

Check-in opens at 15:00; check-out at 11:00. The setting trades nightlife for scenery: the Estérel massif drops directly to the sea here, and the village itself has fewer than two hundred permanent residents.