Spin: Monte-Carlo. Find: A newly renovated Guerlain spa that’s white, gold, and ethereal — inside one of the Riviera’s most iconic hotels.
THE SPIN
Monte-Carlo was a stop on Regent Seven Seas’ brand new F1 cruise (a collaboration with Aston Martin), not the destination — but Hôtel Métropole had been on the radar long enough to feel like an arrival.
And when the newly renovated Spa Métropole by Guerlain quietly opened its doors, I happened to be the first person through them.
No pressure.
THE BET
Hôtel Métropole earns its icon status before you’ve even made it to the spa. This is Monte-Carlo at its most Monte-Carlo — the kind of place that doesn’t perform luxury so much as simply be it, effortlessly, as though it has never considered doing anything else.
The spa, tucked inside all of that, is something else entirely.
White. Gold. Ethereal.
The renovation has produced a space that feels less like a wellness facility and more like a private sanctuary — sculptural lines, mineral tones, Guerlain fragrance drifting through the air like a signature.
Outside, the city hums.
Inside, you hold the quiet.
THE ODDS
What makes Spa Métropole worth the spin is that it understands exactly where it is.
This is Riviera glamour filtered through Guerlain precision — facials that illuminate, body therapies that smooth and revive, multi-sensory rituals that leave you glowing enough to walk straight into dinner without thinking twice.
Ten treatment rooms. A double suite. Hammam, sauna, sensory showers, relaxation lounges where everything gleams just enough.
Nothing here is accidental.
Everything feels deliberate, elegant, and unmistakably Guerlain.
THE HAND
The Golden Sand Ritual.
A treatment on a warm quartz bed that cocoons you in heat and stillness until you walk out glowing and slightly lighter than when you arrived.
Book it. Clear your afternoon. Don’t rush the lounge afterward.
Monte-Carlo will still be there when you’re done.
THE PASSPORT ROULETTE VERDICT 🎰
Worth the stop. Worth the detour. Worth rearranging the itinerary entirely.
Hôtel Métropole was already an icon.
The spa is what happens when an icon decides to glow up — white, gold, ethereal, and brand new.
Get there before everyone else does.
Spa Metropole by Guerlain is located at 4 Av. de la Madone, 98000 Monaco
