INTERCONTINENTAL CARLTON CANNES NAMED THE FIRST FIVE-STAR HOTEL IN CANNES

INTERCONTINENTAL CARLTON CANNES NAMED THE FIRST FIVE-STAR HOTEL IN CANNES

CANNES, FRANCE (August 17, 2009) – InterContinental Carlton Cannes receives a fifth star, becoming the first hotel in Cannes to be classified as a five-star hotel and is one of 26 French hotels to have recently received the new classification.

To be eligible for an additional star, the hotel had to comply with 300 criteria as per the modified hotel rating system, including areas related to quality of services, equipment, comfort, disabled accessibility, environmental issues, and new technologies.  To qualify, InterContinental Carlton Cannes was subject to two audits to ensure the necessary criteria were met. 

“I am very proud to give the InterContinental Carlton Cannes its fifth star.  It is a mythical place, a symbol of excellence and elegance and an important reference for the French hotel industry – an industry that we are trying to promote with this new classification,” comments Cannes Minister of Tourism Hervé Novelli

The InterContinental Carlton Cannes, which overlooks France’s Mediterranean coast and is located in the heart of La Croisette, is a legend in itself.  Built nearly a century ago, the beautiful art nouveau palace instantly became famous worldwide as a monument of the city of Cannes on the Cote d’Azur. Among the many well-known visitors who have enjoyed the first-rate service and luxury that the Carlton Cannes has to offer are Elizabeth Taylor, Clint Eastwood, Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, and Uma Thurman. The hotel recently announced the opening of a new Carlton Beauty and Fitness Center by Cap Croisette, consisting of three treatment rooms, a salon, and workout center with ocean-side training facilities.

For rates and reservations visit www.intercontinental.com or call 1-888-IC HOTELS (888 424 6835).  

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