The InterContinental Carlton's beach club has a central pontoon reaching out into the bay — the most direct water-taxi drop-off on the Croisette.
Carlton Beach Club, the hotel's private beach on the Croisette, has a central pontoon running out into the bay — built for exactly this kind of arrival, not just decoration. We come alongside it directly.
From the pontoon it's a short walk across the beach club's restaurant and lounge areas to the hotel's twin-domed facade on the other side of the boulevard.
From Saint-Tropez, allow 45 minutes to an hour along the Bay of Cannes; from Monaco, closer to 40 minutes.
The Carlton's two white cupolas have marked the Croisette skyline since 1913, and its beach club's pontoon means arriving by boat isn't an improvisation — the dock is already part of how the hotel receives guests from the water.
The pontoon gives a genuine berth, not a tender landing on open sand — one of the more reliable water-taxi arrivals in Cannes, useful whenever the Croisette itself is gridlocked.
Restaurant, bar, lounge and a bathing area on the pontoon make up the Carlton Beach Club, one of the Croisette's best-known beach addresses since it opened alongside the hotel.