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Hotel review: Modern Waikiki

Hotel review: Modern Waikiki

Location is probably the first thing I look for in a Cannes hotel, as I really want to be able to reach everywhere by foot. And this is what makes the Waikiki Modern Hotel such a good tip. It is located on the Rue des Serbes, just off the Croisette and almost opposite the Palais [...]

Special offer: MIDEM for just €495

Special offer: MIDEM for just €495

If you’re serious about the music business, you simply have to attend MIDEM in Cannes next January. This is the music trade show that other trade shows want to be when they grow up. Over the past few years, of course, the business has shrunk. Yet MIDEM has kept its place by offering the best [...]

Last-minute hotel deals for Cannes Lions 2010

Last-minute hotel deals for Cannes Lions 2010

The countdown really is on, and with figures up on last year, accommodation has become an issue again. But we have a selection of hotels – from the insanely expensive to cheap and (hopefully) cheerful. Inside Cannes itself, there is still room at the 5-star Palais Stéphanie (renovated only recently). You’re on the Croisette in [...]

Update: hotel accommodation central Cannes during the festival

Update: hotel accommodation central Cannes during the festival

People have been booking for the festival late this year. But there comes a time when decisions have to be taken! So accommodation is now filling up, particularly in the centre of Cannes and the Croisette area. Here are our hotel tips for the Cannes Film festival. We’ve chosen central hotels within walking distance of [...]

Special hotel offer for Cannes Film Festival 2010

Special hotel offer for Cannes Film Festival 2010

Here’s a deal for exhibitors attending the Cannes Film Festival 2010. Cannes or Bust has a special deal with the Eden, located just 10 minutes by foot from the Palais. A 10-night stay for €4,100 TTC for 1 or 2 people (in a single, double or twin room) includes buffet breakfast, free access to the [...]

Palais Stéphanie Cannes earns its fifth star

Palais Stéphanie Cannes earns its fifth star

According to an article in Travel Daily News, the Palais Stéphanie is now the owner of a fifth star. Built on the location of the original Palais des Festivals, the 261-room hotel is the most modern of the so-called “palaces” on the Croisette, previously known as the Noga Hilton. The process for earning the fifth [...]

Last minute accommodation for Midem 2010

Last minute accommodation for Midem 2010

With only 9 days to go, there are still opportunities for staying in Cannes for Midem. A quick scan of the available properties turned up a few 2-star budget hotels at under €100 a night. But these are, um, colourful is probably the most polite description – not exactly honeymoon locations. If you stay in [...]

Cannes news and tips to your desk

Cannes news and tips to your desk

If you attend Cannes for Midem, Mipim, MipTV or the Cannes Film festival, perhaps you should get the relevant news straight to your desk rather than coming across it by accident on the web. Cannes or Bust runs an occasional newsletter with just that: tips, news, special offers and links to people with bright ideas. [...]

The Majestic’s new wing underway

At a cost of some €70 million, the Hotel Majestic Barrière is in the process of completing a second wing in front of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. The idea is to build it in the style of the existing east wing, increasing the number of rooms to 350 (an extra 9,000m²). The current [...]

Last-minute offer: serviced city apartments during Mipcom

Azur Online are making a special offer for serviced apartments during Mipcom. They have 13 properties that enable companies to bring several people to town and function with everything they need. The properties range from studios to 5-bathroom villas, some with sea views and others in the hills (which come to think of it could [...]