Where To Stay

The Metropole Palace re-creates the grandeur of the Belle Époque era with its lavishly appointed suites. The competitively priced Abela Monaco in Fontvieille overlooks the garden and marina.

Other deluxe hotels include the 619-room Loews Monte Carlo, with four restaurants, swimming and spa facilities, cabaret show and casino; the Mirabeau, highlighting traditional service and terraces overlooking the sea; the Hermitage, decorated in the Belle Époque manner; and the Hôtel de Paris, with its noted Louis XV restaurant.

SBM’s Monte Carlo Beach Hotel, renovated in 1993, boasts 45 rooms with a 1920s beach-resort ambiance (May through October). The attractively priced Forte Grand Beach Plaza is operated like a seaside resort. It has a private beach and three pools.

Transportation

Arriving & Departing: There is nonstop service from the U.S. to Nice, 30 minutes away by car or seven minutes by helicopter. A shuttle service operates daily between Nice International Airport and Monaco from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. The marina accommodates any type of vessel. Monaco is served by express trains from Paris and Rome.

Getting Around: Only residents’ cars are allowed on the Rock. Luxury taxi cabs are available. An eight-ride bus ticket costs about $6. There is frequent rail and bus service to Nice and other spots along the Riviera. Bus fare between Nice and Monaco is about $15 each way.

Holidays

New Year’s Day, St. Dévote’s Day (Jan. 27), Easter Sunday and Monday (Mar. 30 and 31), Labor Day (May 1), Ascension (May 8), Whitsunday and Whitmonday (May 18 and 19), Corpus Christi (May 29), Assumption Day (Aug. 15), All Saints Day (Nov. 1), Monaco’s National Day (Nov. 19), Immaculate Conception (Dec. 8), Christmas.

Money Matters

Banks are open weekdays from 9 a.m. to noon and 2:30 to 4 p.m. The monetary unit is the French franc, divided into 100 centimes. $1 = 5.28 FRF as of Dec. 2, 1996.

Free Literature

Four value-packed booklets, including sample itineraries and maps, airline and hotel packages, travel tips and travel diary. Also available are brochures on hotels, shopping, restaurants and other special interests.

Monaco Government Tourist & Convention Bureau
565 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212)286-3330 or 800-753-9696
Fax: (212) 286-9890

Visit our web page at: http://www.monaco.mc/usa/

Or e-mail us at: mgto.ny@ix.netcom.com