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Le Negresco
Nice, France · Independent · Grand Luxury
Romanian hotelier Henri Negresco and architect Édouard-Jean Niermans opened the pink-domed palace at 37 Promenade des Anglais on 8 January 1913, with seven crowned heads of Europe in the room. The Salon Royal still hangs the Baccarat chandelier of 16,309 crystals commissioned by Czar Nicholas II and never delivered after 1917. Jeanne Augier later turned the house into a living museum of some 6,000 works.
- 100 rooms
- Opened 1913
- Neighborhood: Promenade des Anglais
- Architect: Edouard-Jean Niermans
About Le Negresco
- Seven crowned heads of Europe attended the 8 January 1913 inauguration, after Romanian hotelier Henri Negresco opened his Belle Epoque palace.
- The Salon Royal's Baccarat chandelier of 16,309 crystals was commissioned by Czar Nicholas II and never delivered after the 1917 Russian Revolution.
- Jeanne Augier, who ran the hotel from 1957 until 2019, gathered some 6,000 works, including Niki de Saint Phalle and Vasarely, and told Bill Gates the house was beyond his means.
- The hotel served as Temporary Hospital No. 15 in World War One and became a field hospital again after the 2016 Nice attack.
- Elton John's 1983 video for I'm Still Standing was shot on the Promenade des Anglais with the pink dome behind him.
History
Conceived by Romanian hotelier Henri Negresco and designed by Édouard-Jean Niermans, the hotel opened in 1913 on the Promenade des Anglais. Jeanne Augier later turned it into a living art museum. It was classified a French National Historic Monument in 2003.
The setting
Le Negresco presides at 37 Promenade des Anglais on the seafront boulevard that British winter residents first conceived in 1821 — and which became the luminous stage for the Côte d'Azur's golden era. Conceived by Romanian hotelier Henri Negresco and designed by architect Édouard-Jean Niermans, the hotel opened in 1913, its pink dome and Belle Époque façade instantly iconic; it was classified a French National Historic Monument in 2003. Villa Masséna, the neoclassical museum villa with lush seafront gardens, is just two minutes on foot, and MAMAC thirteen minutes by car — anchoring the hotel at the cultural and symbolic heart of Nice's celebrated, UNESCO-listed seafront.
Restaurants and bars
- Negresco Beach Club — Restaurant
- La Rotonde Nice — Restaurant · Brasserie
- Le Chantecler — Restaurant · Haute French · One MICHELIN Star
Amenities
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star (2026)
- MICHELIN Two Keys (2026)
- Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards (2025)
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