The Maybourne Riviera

What the classifiers highlight

Perched on a cliff at Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, this modernist addition to the Maybourne group carves its infinity pool straight into the rock. MICHELIN singles out the views from every room; Forbes instead sends guests to the 14th floor, where Jean-Georges Vongerichten runs abc kitchens riviera, and to a spa built around cutting-edge treatment technology. Forbes gives five stars, MICHELIN two Keys.