Review: Grand Hyatt Cannes Hotel Martinez

What a stunning hotel/area. Great report! Love the commentary about the age 65+ patrons and their cars/girl friends.

I'm shocked they kept the free drinks for Diamond level a big secret. 😉

Given how skimpy French breakfasts can be, the buffets both here and in Nice look great.

Thanks, Ben! You made my day! 🙂 We made the same observation about the men and their girlfriends/wives...but at breakfast one morning, I was observing a man and a woman (who I assumed was his much younger girlfriend) when the wife/mom showed up! But that was not the norm!

Thanks for making me laugh so hard about your comment:
"Cannes seems to me like a bit of a Disneyworld for 65+ year old men with a net worth of over 100 million dollars that want to show off their fast cars and granddaughter aged girlfriends."

This is "me" without the 100 million.....
I was staying next door at the "Carlton Intercontinental"

Not much to do in Cannes and Nice for travellers aged 40 and less . We call this area the "Florida" of France, mostly retired people in Nice and Cannes is really quiet apart from the Festival, the MIDEM and the few big events hosted each year. However, if you want relaxation and plan to avoid the crowds, April (before the festival) and the french october holidays are really good months for some R and R, with weather around the low 20 Degree C. and usually great weather.

Did you get a look at how much Hyatt GP is charged for the room you were given ? Retail price is quite expensive and you'll end up paying 2000 Euro + / night during the festival and MIDEM ...

Next June it will be the $100 million dollar men plus me and my wife who, thanks to you, booked three nights at $188/night.

Lucky - we are no longer Diamond but mere Platinums. Any idea how much the breakfast buffet actually cost?

@ vincent -- It wasn't on the invoice. The hotel seemed full, so my guess is that Gold Passport was paying somewhere close to the average daily rate -- potentially a very expensive redemption!

@ Steve S -- Hope you have a great stay, and can't beat the value of $188 per night, that's an absolute steal.

If I recall correctly the buffet was really expensive, somewhere around 40EUR per person. Much better cafes available just a few steps from the hotel, in my opinion.

I agree with Lucky--I believe it was about 40EUR per person. It was a nice buffet, but IMHO, not worth THAT much! Also, for those of you who take long trips and may need to do laundry, there is a laundromat a half block behind the hotel and I did a week's worth of clothes for 2 for about 10EUR. Probably the same at it would cost to have the hotel laundry wash a pair of underwear. Aaah, the lifestyle of points fanatics!

We were at a hotel down the street a bunch of years ago. It was a base to explore the Riviera. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this to anyone of any age. In 2007 we found it was all Russians and Arabs and their fast cars.

Having lived and worked for 4 years in the Principality of Monaco, I totally agree that Nice has far much more of interest than Cannes, including te Old City and museums. When I wanted to get away from Monaco, which can be suffocating for a resident, I'd either drive across the border to the beach towns in Italy or, for a longer sojourn, go to St. Tropez which, except for the months of July and August, is splendid.

Let me explain the supermodel paradox. In France the word "bread" is a legal term with a specific definition. The main point is that there is NO sugar in it. A slice of whole wheat bread in the US contains approximately 1.25 full spoons of sugar! (And here you thought you were being healthy!)

Most Americans look fat NOT because they eat too much or exercise too little, but because all wheat flour in the US has not only too much sugar but has been genetically modified (for higher farm yields) that breaks the blood brain barrier and causes addiction. The addictive behaviour in the brain is similar to the effect heroin has on the brain. If you are male and stop eating wheat for two weeks you will drop ten pounds. Replace everything you eat with almond flour instead of wheat flour and you will notice the difference within two weeks. Cheers!

"This is the last Hyatt “feeling” Hyatt I’ve ever stayed at, which I consider to be a good thing." Last= least?

@ Julie -- Whoops, fixed!

You have to see this place in mid-May during the Cannes film festival. THE place to see and be seen. That entrance ( round) is clogged with people and paparazzi, a real circus. Rolls Royce stop by and chaos erupts, it is Angelina Jolie! Oh God what a scene...

And I agree with you, this is a place for 65 year old men and their porno looking girlfriends.

Lucky, this time your (otherwise excellent) report might have done some damage... Hyatt pulled certificates for both Hyatt Cannes and Nice hotels... :(((

Not sure what Miro is talking about - still bookable online. We have a reservation there with Hyatt certificates for next Spring.

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