travel42 Hotel Review: JW Marriott Cannes

JW Marriott Cannes travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

A five-story concrete and glass structure, this hotel was built on the site of the old Palais des Festivals, the original site of the International Film Festival from its inception in 1946 to the mid-1980s.

This is the most self-consciously modern of the big guns here despite its rather dated exterior. Its rectilinear atrium design and rooftop pool, as well as its modern guest rooms, are among the best in Cannes, but everything is scaled to groups and con...