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Les Roches Blanches
Cassis, France · Independent · High Luxury
A 2021 update added nine new suites and the standalone Villa Cala Bianca, expanding the hotel beyond its original 1887 mansion without touching its Art Deco core. The address sits at 9 Avenue des Calanques, just inside Calanques National Park.
- 45 rooms
- Opened 1920
- Rooms from 194 sq ft (18 m²)
- Architect: Monika Kappel
- Interiors: Festen Architecture
About Les Roches Blanches
- Built in 1887 as a private limestone mansion called Le Grand Chalet, Les Roches Blanches takes its name from the white coastal cliffs between Cassis and Marseille.
- Winston Churchill and Edith Piaf both stayed here after Victor Frégier converted the villa into a hotel in the early 1920s, adding Art Deco ironwork still bearing the initials RB.
- Louis XIV is said to have called Cap Canaille, visible from the terraces, the most beautiful cliff in his kingdom; the hotel sits between the village marina and the Calanques.
- A 1934 cinema industry meeting at the hotel helped draw directors including Marcel Pagnol to film along the Cassis coastline, cementing the property as a Riviera society address.
- Architect Monika Kappel led a 2016 to 2018 renovation that preserved tortoiseshell motifs and wrought iron banisters while earning the hotel MICHELIN Two Keys in 2025.
History
Built in 1887 as a private limestone mansion called Le Grand Chalet, Les Roches Blanches takes its name from the white coastal cliffs between Cassis and Marseille.
The setting
26.3 km from downtown Marseille. Overlooks Cassis harbor.
Restaurants and bars
- Les Belles Canailles — Restaurant
- Rocco — Restaurant
- Loup Bar — Bar
Amenities
- Spa
- Infinity pool
- Fitness center
- Tennis
- Water sports
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- MICHELIN Two Keys (2026)
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