The southern peninsula of Antibes is known as Cap d'Antibes. A bastion of wealth and exclusivity, it was the setting for F. Scott Fitzgerald's Tender Is the Night. The Hotel du Cap, called Hôtel des Étrangers in the novel, is still one of the most expensive and exclusive hotels in the world. Until 2006, the Hotel du Cap and its Eden roc restaurant and "beach" club did not even accept credit cards--out of sheer snootiness! Although on a seaside site, the Eden Roc does not have an actual ... (more)