It required nearly eight years and upwards of $350 million to renovate the 332-room Carlton Cannes hotel. “The Carlton is a little like our Eiffel Tower,” said David Lisnard, mayor of Cannes. Dating back to 1913, the building resembles a white wedding cake. The Carlton became an internationally recognizable emblem of the French Riviera thanks to Alfred Hitchcock. For decades now, even when it was closed, the hotel has been one of the city’s last vestiges of glamour. The hotel’s most impressive features are its infinity pool and garden, which is stocked with 22,000 varieties of plants. The furnishings skew Art Deco rather than Belle Époque. The Carlton will doubtless resume its reign as a preferred address of attendees of the Cannes Film Festival. —Alexander Lobrano