Built in 1912, overlooking the famous Bay of Angels, and classified a National Historic Monument in 1974, the Hotel
Negresco is one of the few remaining privately owned palaces still existing in the world.
Jeanne Augier, owner and chairman, has created a unique living museum.

Her desire to share her passion for art with her clients. Throughout the hotel,
epic periods in the history of France are represented, from the renaissance to
the 3rd Millenium.

"In the heart of the lights and pomp of the Bay of Angels

Hotel being renovated : 04 Janvier 2010 ~ 30 Juin 2010

For nearly a century the mythical Hotel NEGRESCO has dominated the Promenade des Anglais on the Baie des Anges with its huge pink dome.
Its magical name evokes a certain “art de vivre” and the happy go lucky days of the “Edwardian era”.

Henri NEGRESCO, born in 1868, constructed the hotel in 1912. The son of a Rumanian innkeeper, he left his home at the age of 15 in order to travel around Europe. From Paris he went to Monaco and then to Nice where he became director of the Municipal Casino. At this time he was already quite famous and heads of state, princes and the American “kings” of finance, the Rockefellers, the Vanderbildts and the Singers had all heard of Negresco !

His dream was to build a palace worthy of his prestigious clients and he entrusted the construction of his “palace” to one of the most talented architects of that time, Edouard Niermans.


Since 1957 the hotel has been owned by Jeanne AUGIER who has put all her energy into creating a museum-hotel that has become a veritable showcase of French art for her international visitors.
In 2003 the Hotel Negresco was listed a National Historic Building - a well earned recognition for the Hotel, its exceptional architecture and the superb art collection that it houses.

Almost a century old… but with a collection of five centuries of history and art !


The Negresco is today one of the few privately owned hotels in the world.
As the proprietor, Madame Augier has amassed an exceptional collection of paintings, antique furniture and rare object d’art that can be admired in the public rooms, guestrooms and corridors of the hotel.

Five centuries of art and history rub shoulders: from the classical and historical paintings of the royal portraits in the Salon Louis XIV and Salon Royal to such contemporary artists as MORETTI, DALI, SOSNO, GRUAU and Nike de SAINT-PHALLE…