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Sending magic from ours to yours 💫 Kala Christouyenna 🎄

🎄Late 70s. Small me. My big brother. Tiger, the family cat, and a whole lot of Stella’s needlepoint. Merry Christmas!

*New Client* Another chic addition to the growing French roster of clients is the colorful known to some as the fun, sister property of the beautiful located just steps away. Think of this as the social hot spot in Juan-les-Pins, and if there was ever a private members club you’d want to join, this would be it. A hotel for everyone, an egalitarian hub a, cool, community epicenter. Just get here already! Move in for the spring. Stay for the summer. I know I’ll have a long stint or two. 🥰

I love the storied history of this property. Built in 1931, it hosted the Aga Khan, Winston Churchill and later, Chagall built up its reputation along with famous ceramicists from Vallauris. Alain Ducasse—at the age of 28–helmed the kitchen making it first-ever two stars Michelin in France. In 2006, Marianne Estène-Chauvin (now owner of Hôtel Belles Rives) purchased the property. Today, Paseo, Hotel Juana’s gastronomic concept, celebrates everything that is colorful and fresh, with a Mediterranean sensibility that makes it one of the region’s most sought after dining spots. It’s one of those places where you come for coffee, then you’re lulled into a long lunch, head upstairs with your lover, then saunter down for dinner.

Also, if you know me, you know I believe in sea monsters and the hotel’s logo is a hippocampus, which I happen to love. More on him soon. 😉

See you in Juan-les-Pins…🌞