Directly across from Charles Garnier's Casino de Monte-Carlo, in the heart of Monaco's Carré d'Or, a cream stone Belle Époque palace that opened in 1889 has spent well over a century as the principality's most enduring address. The Hôtel Métropole Monte-Carlo carries that inherited authority in its façade — curved balconies, Italianate cornices, and a sandstone elevation that mirrors the casino's own architectural register across the gardens. Karl Lagerfeld's 2004 intervention gave the pool area and select public spaces a cooler, more contemporary sensibility, introducing clean white canopies and limestone pool decking that now frame a direct sightline back toward Garnier's copper domes — one of the more considered pieces of staging in European hospitality. The 126 rooms and suites maintain the register of a well-appointed private residence rather than a corporate grand hotel: silk damask wallcoverings in warm ivory, upholstered headboards in terracotta velvet, Louis XVI-derived writing desks in dark mahogany, and floor-length curtains in burnt orange taffeta that pool generously at the balcony doors. The restaurant, overseen for years by Joël Robuchon and bearing his culinary imprint, carries a coffered plaster ceiling and open kitchen framed by floor-length linen curtains, with low barrel chairs upholstered in aged olive velvet arranged around white-clothed tables. The effect throughout is of a building entirely at ease with its own history.

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Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo offers a guest experience marked with luxury, serenity, and fine dining. This five-star property, designed by French architect Jacques Garcia, enjoys a unique location, only a few steps away from the Casino. Guests can choose from the Mediterranean delicacies of the awarded two Michelin stars restaurant “Les Ambassadeurs by Christophe Cussac”, the refined Japanese specialties of Yoshi, Mediterranean fare at Odyssey lounge bar and restaurant by the pool and the Lobby Bar, trendy and elegant, proposes delightful gourmet moments all day long… Inspired by Karl Lagerfeld, Odyssey is the ultimate luxurious Monaco resort experience, covered throughout the winter, al fresco during the rest of the year. Spa Metropole by Givenchy, designed by architect Didier Gomez, reflects the house’s sophistication and modernity down to every detail. Beauty, well-being, relaxation—each care ritual is an haute couture experience.