A weekend of Hollywood glamour

What better way to celebrate a Wedding anniversary plus two birthdays than to pamper yourself in old-style glamour and luxury? Our weekend in Cannes was a real treat and I am happy to say we did not set foot out of the hotel grounds... breakfast on the terrace, suntanning on the hotel beach club across the road, lounging in the rooftop deck, dining at the hotel pier, and the cherry on the cake... our upgrade to the Sophia Loren Suite.

Over the past century, the impossibly glamorous Carlton Cannes on the Boulevard de la Croisette has been the backdrop for movie moments captured both on and off camera.

Hitchcock shot his romantic thriller "To Catch a Thief" with Grace Kelly and Carry Grant in suite 623 - which still exists today - and a year later during the Cannes Film Festival, the actress met Prince Rainier of Monaco in the hotel's Belle Époque-style Grand Salon.

Elizabeth Taylor also stayed here seven times, under seven different names, each time she was married to one of her new husbands.

Well, I sure felt like Grace Kelly all weekend ... with my Italian prince who has been at my side for over 20 years!

The hotel building was built from 1909 to 1910, and from 1912 to 1913 for Henry Ruhl, a Swiss hotelier. It was designed by architects Charles Dalmas and Marcellin Mayère.

View off the Carlton pier: I like the 5-master not so sure about the cruise ship?!?

Welcome to the luxurious Carlton Beach Club

When the lucky stars are looking down on you.

I'm in heaven... or at least very close!

A romantic sunset stroll down the pier

Dinner with my toes in the sand.

Bonne nuit et sweet dreams!