Monte-Carlo Beach Hotel

Monte-Carlo Beach in Monaco may have the Med at its feet, but there’s an Olympic-size pool as well, along with a private beach where you can try your hand at watersports including tubing, parasailing and Flyboarding. For something a little more peaceful, head to the spa, in a terracotta villa by the beach, for a Tata Harper treatment or a Pilates, yoga or meditation session. The hotel’s green efforts are admirable – at Elsa, the Michelin-starred food is fully organic.