Description
Location. The intimate, Art Deco Hotel Juana is located opposite a small pine grove in the centre of Juan Les Pins, on France's Cote d'Azur. The seafront is a block away and the Jardin Thuret ecological park is four blocks away. The Napoleonic Museum is two kilometres and Antibes is one and a half kilometres from the hotel. Gould Pine Grove, home of the annual jazz festival, is a block away, and the railway station is four blocks from the hotel.
Hotel Features. Built in 1931, Hotel Juana accommodated celebrities such as jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. The hotel was renovated in 2003 in a contemporary style sympathetic to the hotel's design, in dark brown and cream tones with touches of crimson. Original Art Deco details include the wrought iron lift.
In Hotel Juana's Café Llorca, modern Mediterranean dishes and wines are served overlooking the pine tree grove. Cooling drinks are available by the pool. The hotel also provides a laundry service.
The hotel has business services and meeting space available, and high speed Internet access (surcharge) in the lobby.
Beauty treatments (surcharge) are offered in the 24 hour fitness centre, which has a steam room and gym. The 10 metre outdoor pool, open seasonally, has a stone paved terrace with chairs, tables and sun loungers.
Guestrooms. The Hotel Juana's 40 air conditioned guestrooms have mahogany or pine furniture and are individually designed with white duvets and Art Deco touches. All rooms feature wireless Internet access (surcharge), safes and minibars. Bathrooms have separate baths and showers, slippers and bathrobes.
Expert Tip. A kilometre from the hotel is the Chateau Les Pins, former home of silent movie star Rudolph Valentino. Its eccentric exterior has to be seen to be believed.