Where to Stay for the Monaco Grand Prix (2027): Monte-Carlo, Beausoleil, Menton or Nice, 12 Hotels and the Tourist Tax

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The Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco runs from Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 June 2027 on the Automobile Club de Monaco’s calendar, and the hotel bill depends on which side of a border you sleep. Monaco charges its own tourist contribution, set hotel by hotel in a ministerial order, while Beausoleil, Cap-d’Ail, Menton and Nice charge the French taxe de séjour, on three different grids that each include a 34% regional surcharge.

This guide covers six areas, 12 hotels, the dates and ticket channels as the Automobile Club and Formula 1 publish them, and the train links. The 2027 race-weekend train plan was not out in early November 2026, so we label what ran in 2026. The hotels are researched picks, chosen for location, what each property publishes and consistent guest feedback, and each was checked as operating in early November 2026. No hotel pays to appear here.

The short answer

The 2027 dates: what is published

Both official sources have published the 2027 race. Formula 1’s calendar lists the Monaco Grand Prix as round 8, on 4 to 6 June. The Automobile Club de Monaco (ACM) gives 3 to 6 June for the 84th edition, so its weekend starts on the Thursday, with Formula 2, Formula 3 and the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup also on track. The two describe the same event: Formula 1 lists only its own sessions, from Friday.

The big change is the format. The ACM says Monaco will host a sprint weekend for the first time, with two qualifying sessions and two races. Formula 1 marks every start time as still to be confirmed.

Tickets. The ACM’s ticketing article names three official routes: the monaco-grandprix.com site, the official Monaco Grand Prix app, and the ACM ticket office at 44 rue Grimaldi, open Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 17:00. The ticket page lists a Weekend Pass for Saturday and Sunday, a Grand Prix Pass for Friday to Sunday, and hospitality offers. We did not read prices or availability, so check the page itself. We give no resale advice: buy from those channels, and fix your nights once you know which days you hold.

Tourist tax and the hotel bill

Monaco. Monaco’s contribution touristique is set per hotel, per person and per night, by ministerial order. The latest order we could verify is Arrêté Ministériel 2024-72 of 5 February 2024, published in the Journal de Monaco on 9 February 2024. We found no later order, so treat these as the last published amounts and ask the hotel to confirm. For the five Monaco hotels in this guide:

France. The French towns around Monaco each set their own grid, and each includes the 34% regional surcharge for the Ligne Nouvelle Provence Côte d’Azur. Cap-d’Ail is one of the 51 communes of the Métropole Nice Côte d’Azur, so it follows Nice’s grid, which the Métropole’s portal says stays the same in 2027. Menton’s and Beausoleil’s posters give rates in force from 1 January 2026, and we did not see 2027 figures for either town. Per person, per night:

A worked example, our arithmetic and not an official figure. Two adults, four nights from Thursday 3 to Monday 7 June, at the rates above:

The tax is a small part of a race-weekend bill, so use it as a tie-breaker. Monaco’s government says its VAT is levied on the same basis and at the same rate as in France; we found no hotel-specific VAT line, so compare the final total at checkout.

• Event pricing. None of the hotel pages we read published race-weekend rates, so we have no number for how far prices rise. Book early and compare totals.
• Minimum stays. No hotel page we read named a minimum stay. Event terms can appear at the booking step, so read them before you pay.
• Star ratings. Neither Villa Boeri’s page nor Maison Durante’s states a star rating, so ask which tax category applies.

Getting in and around

The train is the link that matters. Monaco’s tourist office says there are around sixty round trips a day between Nice and Monaco, with a journey time of 23 minutes, and that regional trains serving Monaco Monte-Carlo station do not require a reservation. The station is underground. The ACM’s page for the 2025 race said the station exits are close to the access points to the public grandstands.

What ran in 2026. The 2027 race-weekend train plan had not been published by early November. For the 2026 race, Riviera Radio reported on 3 June that SNCF Voyageurs and Sud Azur said most regional trains serving Monaco would run in long formation, that train frequency would not change, and that the last trains from Monaco to Nice and Menton would leave between 1am and 2am on Friday and Saturday nights, with Sunday finishing slightly earlier. The same report gave a Grand Prix Pass at €10 a day between Nice and Monaco, and a wider Alpes-Maritimes pass at €20. These are 2026 figures from a news report, so treat any 2027 version as unannounced.

Not found. We found no official 2027 road-closure plan, airport bus or helicopter schedule, or operator page for extra trains. Read the ACM’s practical information again nearer the date.

Monte-Carlo: the Casino and the hairpin

Monte-Carlo is the centre of the circuit and of the price list. The Hôtel de Paris describes itself as in the heart of Place du Casino, and the Fairmont’s page lists a Grand Prix Suite and talks of the iconic Fairmont Hairpin turn. The Novotel is the plainer option, a few minutes’ walk from the train station and Casino Square, according to its own site.

Where to stay in Monte-Carlo

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• Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo, splurge. A five-star on Place du Casino that calls itself a legendary palace, with room categories from Superior Rooms up to the Diamond Suites. Choose it for the address at the centre of the square. Watch out: its page gives no room count and no race-weekend terms, only a banner pointing to Grand Prix information. Check rates on Booking.com →
• Fairmont Monte Carlo, splurge. At 12 Avenue des Spélugues, with rooms that look over the sea, the garden or the hairpin, and a Grand Prix Suite. Choose it for the corner the circuit is known for. Watch out: parking is available for an additional charge, and no minimum stay is stated on its page. Check rates on Booking.com →
• Novotel Monte-Carlo, comfortable. At 16 Boulevard Princesse Charlotte, a few minutes’ walk from the train station and Casino Square, according to the hotel. Choose it for a chain room close to the station. Watch out: its page does not mention the race and gives no room count. Check rates on Booking.com →

La Condamine and Fontvieille: Monaco without the palace rates

La Condamine is the low ground around Port Hercule, and Fontvieille is the newer district to the west. Both are inside Monaco, so the Monaco contribution applies. For the 2025 race the ACM’s page said the event shuttle stopped on Avenue Albert II in Fontvieille, with a further 15-minute walk to the circuit, so Fontvieille is at the edge of the action; that is a 2025 detail.

Where to stay in La Condamine and Fontvieille

• Hôtel de France, good value. A boutique-style hotel at 6 Rue de la Turbie in La Condamine, a short walk from Port Hercule and Place d’Armes, with reception open around the clock. Choose it for the lowest Monaco tax in this guide, and for a Monaco address that is not a palace. Watch out: its page gives no room count and no walk to the station, and the 2-star rating comes from the ministerial order, not from the hotel’s page. Check rates on Booking.com →
• Columbus Hotel Monte-Carlo, comfortable. Located in Fontvieille, with 181 rooms including 29 suites, entirely renovated in 2018. Choose it for a larger hotel with more rooms to book. Watch out: its menu carries a Your Grand Prix Experience link with no details, and Fontvieille is further from the circuit than Monte-Carlo. Check rates on Booking.com →

Beausoleil: the French side, 300 m from the Casino

Beausoleil sits on the hillside directly above Monte-Carlo, in France. Its tax grid is the town’s own and is lower than Monaco’s. Two hotels here publish a distance to the Casino, and both put it at 300 m.

Where to stay in Beausoleil

• Hotel Capitole, good value. A family-owned three-star at 19 Boulevard du Général Leclerc with 19 rooms, which it places 300 m from the Monte-Carlo Casino. Choose it for a small hotel on the French side with the lower three-star grid. Watch out: 19 rooms will go first on a sprint weekend, and its page does not mention parking or the race. Check rates on Booking.com →
• Hôtel Villa Boeri, good value. A hotel on the same boulevard with 30 air-conditioned, soundproofed rooms, a lift, public parking about 100 m away, 300 m on foot from Casino Square and seven minutes from the beach. Choose it for the distance to the Casino and a lift. Watch out: its page does not state a star rating, so the tax category is unclear, and the site looks dated, so confirm your booking directly. Check rates on Booking.com →

Cap-d’Ail: a quiet stop next to Monaco

Cap-d’Ail is the next commune west of Monaco and part of the Métropole Nice Côte d’Azur, so Nice’s tax grid applies. The hotel here describes itself as just a few minutes from the Principality.

Where to stay in Cap-d’Ail

• Miramar Hôtel, good value. A three-star at 126 Avenue du 3 Septembre with 24 rooms and a sea-view terrace, a fifteen-minute stroll from the Mala beach. Choose it for a small coastal hotel a few minutes from Monaco. Watch out: its page gives no walk to a station, so check how you will travel on race days, and do not confuse it with the Miramar in Monaco. Check rates on Booking.com →

Menton: the border resort

Menton is the last French town before the Italian border, which the Royal Westminster’s page describes as a few minutes away. We have no official Menton to Monaco journey time, so check a journey planner. Menton’s grid matches Nice’s at the three- and four-star levels.

Where to stay in Menton

• Hotel Napoléon, comfortable. A four-star at 29 Porte de France with a lounge bar and an outdoor pool. Choose it for a pool day before or after the race. Watch out: its page gives no distance to the station and no room count. Check rates on Booking.com →
• Royal Westminster, comfortable. A three-star Belle Epoque grand hotel on the Promenade du Soleil with 92 air-conditioned rooms, run by Vacances Bleues. Choose it for sea views and a lower three-star tax. Watch out: its page says it is open from 13 February to 30 November 2027, and it mentions a half-board formula, so check what your rate includes. Check rates on Booking.com →

Nice: the train base

Nice has the most hotels, and the cost is the commute: about 23 minutes each way by train, plus whatever the race-day crowds add. The two hotels below sit near Nice-Ville station. For every Nice area and the tax in detail, see where to stay in Nice.

Where to stay in Nice

• Splendid Hôtel & Spa, comfortable. A four-star at 50 Boulevard Victor Hugo with 130 rooms and suites. Choose it for a full-service hotel as a base for the train to Monaco. Watch out: its site gives no walk to Nice-Ville, so measure it yourself. Check rates on Booking.com →
• Maison Durante, budget. A late nineteenth-century townhouse at 16 Avenue Durante with only 23 rooms around a garden, renovated in 2022, which the hotel puts 300 metres from Nice-Ville station. Choose it for being close to the platform, with rooms from €88 a night on its own page. Watch out: the €88 is a starting price for an ordinary night, not a race-weekend rate, and the page does not state a star rating. Check rates on Booking.com →

How to book Monaco for the Grand Prix

• Fix your days first. Decide whether you hold the Weekend Pass (Saturday and Sunday), the Grand Prix Pass (Friday to Sunday) or a single seat, then count your nights.
• Watch the last train. In 2026 the last trains left between 1am and 2am on Friday and Saturday and earlier on Sunday. If you sleep in Nice or Menton, check the 2027 plan once it is out.
• Check the terms. Small hotels such as Hotel Capitole, with 19 rooms, sell out first, and event terms can appear at checkout.
• Compare totals. Our hotel booking sites compared covers where to book, and where to stay for the Melbourne Grand Prix is the same exercise for the other street race on the calendar.

All 12 at a glance

Before you go

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Frequently asked questions

Sources & further reading

• Formula 1: 2027 calendar and Monaco Grand Prix 2027 schedule
• Automobile Club de Monaco: Grand Prix de Monaco 2027
• ACM: a sprint weekend in 2027 (French) and ticketing opens (French)
• Official ticketing: Grand Prix de Monaco 2027
• Journal de Monaco: Arrêté Ministériel 2024-72 on the tourist contribution (French)
• Monaco government: value added tax
• Métropole Nice Côte d’Azur: taxe de séjour portal
• Menton: taxe de séjour portal and Beausoleil: taxe de séjour portal
• Visit Monaco: arriving by train
• Nice Côte d’Azur Airport: public transport (French)
• Riviera Radio: extra trains and later services for Grand Prix weekend (2026, news)
• ACM: practical information for the 2025 race
• Official websites of each hotel named above, checked in early November 2026

Dates, rates and hotel terms change. Every detail here was checked in early November 2026; the 2027 race-weekend train plan, session times and ticket prices had not been read, and Monaco’s tourist contribution amounts are those of the latest order we could find. Confirm event dates, transport and room terms before booking. All twelve hotels are researched picks, none was a hosted stay, and none is first-hand. This article contains affiliate links: hotel rates on Booking.com and other booking sites through Stay22, and tours, transfers and eSIMs through our partners; if you book through them we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. No hotel pays to be included.

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