Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc restricts unauthorised photo shoots amid influencer crowds

Right · 2Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, a luxury hotel in Antibes on the French Riviera, has introduced rules limiting photo shoots on its property. 1 2 Right · 1The hotel's website states: "To preserve the peace and privacy of all our guests, photo shoots are not permitted on the property." Fox News reports they are barred unless management gives permission. 1 Right · 2Guests with special photography requests are directed to the concierge, who can review the request and, per Fox News, connect them with the hotel's photographer where appropriate. 1 2

Right · 2Hotel manager Sophie Volant told Travel Weekly that some people visiting for lunch were spending more time taking photos than enjoying their meals, and that loyal repeat guests see the hotel as their summer home. 1 2 Right · 2According to Travel Weekly as relayed by both outlets, some non-guests arrived with bags of clothing and changed outfits several times for photo shoots on the grounds. 1 2 Right · 2Fox News adds that Volant said most guests welcomed the rules, some urging stricter enforcement, and that online users reacted after a guest shared a photo of the card setting out the policy. The Daily Mail adds that a TikTok trend had influencers filming themselves on the hotel's century-old rope swing and hanging ladder assault course over the sea. 1 2

Right · 2The Daily Mail says staff were "forced to ban mobile phone photography" and puts room prices at up to £28,000 a night. Fox News describes limits on photo shoots and cellphone use, and reports it asked the hotel for comment. 2 1 Right · 2Both outlets stress the hotel's famous past guests, including the Kennedys, Pablo Picasso, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, and link its popularity with influencers to Sofia Richie Grainge's 2023 wedding there. 1 2