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SLEEPING

MAPKEY

THE URBAN EDIT

ILLUSTRATION: STELLA ISAAC

LIKEA LOCAL

Mostbarsaround

Monaco’snewharbour

havepricelessviewsof

million-dollarluxury

yachtsmooredin azure

waters,butdrinkstend

to be on thepriceyside.

To enjoytheclinking

glassesandchampagne

chatterwithouttheneed

fora bankloan,turnup

at happyhour,whenthe

city’syoungprofessionals

areenjoyingtheir

after-work drink.

BYFORMERRESIDENT

MARTINA GILI

FAMOUSRESIDENTS,
PASTANDPRESENT

GraceKelly,JensonButton,
JulianLennon,theGrimaldi
royal family, Alain Ducasse

HOLLYWOOD

ROYALTY

USactress GraceKelly

is the starin Monaco’s

history.Afterfalling

in love with Prince

RainierIII, she married

him in 1956 and became

PrincessGrace.She

died in 1982 in a

car accident.

BUDGET

RELAISINTERNATIONALDE

LAJEUNESSETHALASSA

clajsud.com/

relaisclajcapdail.html

AttheMediterranean’sedge,

thishostelin Capd’Ail,France

(fiveminutesfromMonacoby

busor train),hasa fabbeachside

location,cleanfour-to ten-bed

dorms,home-cookedmeals,

takeawaypicnicsanda handy

location 300 metresfromthe

station.Theonepossible

downside?Schoolgroups

occasionallyoverrun the place.

MID-RANGE

HÔTELDEFRANCE

hoteldefrance.mc

Anywhereelse,thisstalwart

hotelwouldbewayoverpriced,

but in sky-high Monaco it

qualifiesas a bargain.The

olderroomsarenothing

special,withplainfurniture

andbasicbeds,butsomehave

beenrenovatedwitha sleeker

andmorecontemporary

look– askto seea fewbefore

committing.TheCondamine

Marketnextdooris perfect for

affordableeats.

TOPEND

NOVOTELMONTECARLO

novotel.com/5275

Yes,werealiseit’sa chain,but

thisNovotelreallyis rather

special.It’sfarfromtheusual

bland,facelessplace:rooms

arebrightandsleek,thereare

artworksandsculpturesdotted

around,andit hasaninviting

swimmingpool.Obviously,port

views command a premium.

WHILEYOU’REHERE

DRINKchampagneand

playcount-the-limosat

theCafédeParis.

WATCHoneof the

mostthrillingcarraces

in theworld– Monaco’s

F1GrandPrix.

AFTERDARKmake

likeJamesBondand

havea flutterin the

beautifullyornate

Casino de Monte Carlo.

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SIGHTS

CollectiondeVoitures

Anciennes

CriqueCiappaira

JardinJaponais

Le Rocher

ACTIVITIES

PlageduLarvotto

EATING

Marchédela Condamine

PierreGeronimi

DRINKING

BrasseriedeMonaco

SHOPPING

L’Orangerie

SLEEPING

HôteldeFrance

NovotelMonteCarlo

RelaisInternationalde

la Jeunesse Thalassa