What happened to Palais de Stephanie again?

Hi there,

I was just looking for hotels and I found out that Sofitel, who took over the management of the Palais de Stephanie in Cannes a year ago, is no longer managing this hotel anymore!

I called the hotel, but the front desk is not speaking English. So I was only able to confirm that %26quot;Sofitel is finished%26quot;.

Does anyone know who is the new owner / under who%26#39;s management is the hotel right now? Do they have a website? How can I book a room in this hotel apart from the French-ONLY speaking Front Desk?

Thanks,

Thomas

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Try the cannes tourist board hotel booking website

http://tinyurl.com/cq4zqr

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I found the Cannes tourist board in the meantime. Thanks. I%26#39;d still like to know what happened to the Palais de Stephanie. Who is managing the hotel at present? Why does it change owner / management system year by year? I was happy with Hilton. Sofitel would be ok too, but now what?

Thanks,

Thomas

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Hi there,

The Noga Hilton-%26gt;Hilton-%26gt;Palais Stephanie by Sofitel -%26gt; Palais Stephanie has had a chequered history in the last few years!

It was acquired by the Canadadian Jesta property group (fairly) recently after a bitter struggle and is still owned by them, it%26#39;s just the management by Sofitel that has disappeared. Sofitel, incidentally has also gone from the Sofitel Mediterranee by the old port-this has been reincarnated as the 1835 White Palm.

The Palais Stephanie is now (apparently) an independent hotel. It has been undergoing a major and much needed refurbishment since January this year- latest of several dates for reopening is 11th May.

Looks like the split from Sofitel happened in haste and the hotel website details haven%26#39;t been fully updated, but it is possible to book through the normal channels- Tourist Office, direct with the hotel or through multiple booking agencies eg booking.com, Venere etc. etc..

The newest web address is

http://hotel-palais-stephanie-cannes.com/

Hope this helps

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