If you travel to Monaco you have to stay at an SBM hotel, they literally own the place, and if a beach is what you want then the Beach-Hotel is the place to be. In summary, the Bay Hotel is your Vegas style modern hotel with landscaping and interior design all within an inch of its life. The Beach-Hotel is THE place to be if you want sun/sand and cocktails, the pool or the cabana is the place to be and to be seen; definitely go on a diet before visiting if you know what I mean. By night, the hotel's Sea Lounge is the coolest place to sip cocktails and watch uber yachts cruising the bay, and fire-works if you are lucky like us. Ok that's the good news ! the Bad news, this hotel looks like the summer of 1985...seriously, faux french antiques sanded back with lime-wash colours, it's like a bad dream despite every room having water-front rooms. They have refurbished one room on the ground level as a sample which you can book if available, however, they've swung from one extreme to another and the interior is probably better suited to a hip hotel in a city - not a cruisy chillin sea-side location. Service is good, hotel is clean, they just need to join the rest of the world in 2008. At this price, you could get your own villa in one of a dozen...If you travel to Monaco you have to stay at an SBM hotel, they literally own the place, and if a beach is what you want then the Beach-Hotel is the place to be. In summary, the Bay Hotel is your Vegas style modern hotel with landscaping and interior design all within an inch of its life. The Beach-Hotel is THE place to be if you want sun/sand and cocktails, the pool or the cabana is the place to be and to be seen; definitely go on a diet before visiting if you know what I mean. By night, the hotel's Sea Lounge is the coolest place to sip cocktails and watch uber yachts cruising the bay, and fire-works if you are lucky like us. Ok that's the good news ! the Bad news, this hotel looks like the summer of 1985...seriously, faux french antiques sanded back with lime-wash colours, it's like a bad dream despite every room having water-front rooms. They have refurbished one room on the ground level as a sample which you can book if available, however, they've swung from one extreme to another and the interior is probably better suited to a hip hotel in a city - not a cruisy chillin sea-side location. Service is good, hotel is clean, they just need to join the rest of the world in 2008. At this price, you could get your own villa in one of a dozen Asian 6 star hotels with a butler, nice location but not value for money.More
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