With its lineup of five-star hotels, golden-age casinos, and
glimmering, lapis lazuli waters, Monaco on a normal day is more glamorous than
most destinations.
But come May, the principality’s usual levels of glitz are
dialed up to dizzying heights as a fresh crop of well-heeled visitors gear up
to watch the best Formula 1 drivers rip their way through the Sainte Dévote
curve and narrow streets lining the Casino de Monte Carlo during the annual
Monaco Grand Prix.
While settling into the grandstands on May 27th will get you
plenty close to the iconic track—guests of the ritzy Hotel Metropole
Monte-Carlo will have a chance to get even closer to the race day action with
the property’s exclusive Grand Prix packages. The indulgence begins for guests
that book the VIP package before they even arrive in Monte-Carlo, as the hotel
will whisk them to and from the airport in a private helicopter charter. Once
they touch-down, they can check into one of the property’s top suites like the
rooftop Carré d’Or, which, with its nearly 1,200 square-foot terrace boasting
views of the Casino de Monte-Carlo and shimmering sea, is one of the most
indulgent in the region (a title hard-won with competition like nearby Hôtel deParis’s new Grace Kelly Suite).
If simply spectating isn’t enough, guests staying at the
Hotel Metropole will also have an exclusive opportunity to get behind the wheel
of an F1 rocket. The property’s Get Dizzy With Speed package will let
wannabe-racers get as close to the Grand Prix action as possible—letting them
flex their muscles on the hairpin turns of famed Circuit du Luc in Provence, as
the city streets that make up the Monaco track are unfortunately reserved only
for the professionals. Guests will get a crash course in racing from a
certified Formula 1 driver upon arrival, and will then be set free on the
tracks to maneuver the curves and gun it through the straights.
When not indulging their inner speed demon or watching the
real racers battle it out for the trophy, guests can wine and dine at the
hotels’ Restaurant Joel Robuchon, head to the property’s VIP lounge for a
cocktail, or simply walk the sun-soaked streets to see and be seen with the
rest of the jet-set crowd.
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