VF’s Awards Insider and IHG Hotels & Resorts hosted an elegant luncheon with some of the festival’s brightest stars, against the stunning, iconic backdrop of the Carlton Beach Club.
It’s hard to complain about a sparkling sunny day on the Croisette, much less if you’re walking down the steps to the iconic Carlton Beach Club. Attendees couldn’t have asked for a better welcome from the Riviera weather gods during Wednesday’s intimate luncheon hosted by IHG Hotels & Resorts and’s Awards Insider.
As Mackie indicated, the likes of Cary Grant and Grace Kelly once wandered the Carlton’s halls. Its star power has not waned in the decades since. Over the weekend,, respectively. Several rising stars were also on hand, including new Following some mingling by the bar, we sat for lunch overlooking the water at one long table, immaculately designed as a seascape. Further highlighting IHG’s relationship with cinema and Hollywood, Mackie teased the upcoming opening of a new Regent hotel just off the sand in Santa Monica, California, in the same spot wherethen shared some words of thanks, as delectable smoked salmon appetizers made their way to each attendee.
The crowd laughed, knowingly—aware that no festival comes without some misses. And that when it comes to Cannes, it’s hard to beat even a brief experience of this glamorous, renowned seaside hotel. Especially when the sun is shining.
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