Grand Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel
Belle Époque grandeur above the Mediterranean on Cap-Ferrat
Grand Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel is a luxury hotel in St Jean Cap-Ferrat, France holding 3 MICHELIN Keys; a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating for 2026; a La Liste rating of 99.0. It ranks 7.30 out of 10 on the finehotels.world prestige index, which is built only from public award data. Every award recorded here is published by the body that grants it, and this page links to the listing that evidences it.
Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel is a 72-room palace hotel in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France, on the French Riviera. Opened in 1908, its white Belle Époque building includes an original Gustave Eiffel rotunda and stands within seven hectares of gardens overlooking the Mediterranean. Accommodations occupy both the Heritage Building, with views extending from Nice to Monaco, and Les Terrasses du Cap, set among the gardens. The effect is formal rather than fussy, with the peninsula’s light and sea doing much of the decorative work.
Dining includes Michelin-starred cooking from Chef Yoric Tièche, whose maritime-minded cuisine reworks Provençal and Mediterranean dishes, with some ingredients drawn from the hotel garden. La Véranda provides a more relaxed setting, while the bar handles the quieter business of an aperitif. Spa treatments, swimming and terrace dining give the property a complete resort rhythm, but service remains the principal discipline: professional, discreet and affable. It suits travelers who value privacy, polished standards and historic architecture over spectacle. The hotel holds MICHELIN Three Keys, a Forbes Travel Guide Five Star rating for 2026 and a La Liste score of 99.0.
At a glance
- 1908 Belle Époque heritage
- Gustave Eiffel rotunda
- Seven hectares of Mediterranean gardens
- Michelin-starred Provençal cuisine
- Views from Nice to Monaco
How this hotel is scored
The prestige score is our own index, built from public award data: MICHELIN Keys, Forbes Travel Guide star ratings, placement in the World's 50 Best Hotels across 2023, 2024 and 2025 weighted equally, and a minor sway from La Liste. It is not a paid placement and no hotel can buy its way up. Read the full method.
Questions people ask about Grand Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel
Is Grand Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel worth staying at?
By the public record it is one of the most decorated hotels in the world. It holds 3 MICHELIN Keys; a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating for 2026; a La Liste rating of 99.0. On our index that works out to a prestige score of 7.30 out of 10. In short: Belle Époque grandeur above the Mediterranean on Cap-Ferrat. Whether that suits you depends on what you want from a stay, which is why the description on this page is written plainly rather than as marketing copy.
What awards has Grand Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel won?
Grand Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel in St Jean Cap-Ferrat, France holds 3 MICHELIN Keys; a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating for 2026; a La Liste rating of 99.0. Those come from the four independent systems finehotels.world tracks: the MICHELIN Guide hotel selection and its Keys, Forbes Travel Guide star ratings, The World's 50 Best Hotels, and La Liste. None of them can be bought, and neither can placement on this site.
How is the prestige score for Grand Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel calculated?
The score is a point total built only from award facts, then shown on a scale of 5.00 to 10.00. MICHELIN Keys carry the most weight, a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating adds a flat six points, placements in The World's 50 Best Hotels for 2023, 2024 and 2025 are weighted equally, and a La Liste rating moves the total slightly. It has 72 rooms. The full formula is published on the methodology page, so the figure shown for Grand Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel can be reproduced from the awards listed on this page.
How can the awards for Grand Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel be checked?
Each award is published by the body that grants it, and this page links to the public listing that evidences the MICHELIN Keys award where one is held. MICHELIN, Forbes Travel Guide, The World's 50 Best Hotels and La Liste each remain the authority on their own award. finehotels.world is independent of all four, records what they publish, and does not review hotels itself.