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Another popular location for celebrity photo shoots, your balcony is very much not<\/em> for having a smoke\/sipping a coffee\/stepping onto in the morning, bleary-eyed and half-dressed. No, this is where you go to greet your adoring public and show off your most red carpet-worthy outfit.<\/p>\n A big part of every season of The White Lotus<\/em> is the breakfast buffet, and the Martinez\u2019s daily extravaganza is a corker. Naturally, you won\u2019t find the biggest celebrities here\u2014they\u2019re safely cloistered away in their rooms\u2014but you might, say, bump into Jeanne Damas at the salad bar or Ikram Abdi at the juice station. Best of all, it\u2019s common to see seas of people in sequined cocktail dresses and six-inch heels at 8 a.m., nimbly tucking into their avocado toast. Cannes\u2014there\u2019s nowhere else quite like it.<\/p>\n Commandeered by Chopard, one of the film festival\u2019s key commercial partners, for the duration of the festival, the Martinez\u2019s penthouse becomes a buzzy rooftop gathering place, stuffed full of industry insiders by day, taking meetings, nibbling on canap\u00e9s, and soaking up the sun. By afternoon, everyone rushes off to the roof\u2019s glam suites to get their hair and make-up done, and then returns for post-premiere parties. The rosy sunsets and sweeping vistas, all rolling hills and twinkling lights set against the clear water, are justifiably legendary, meaning it should, in theory, be the perfect spot for a big White Lotus<\/em> party.<\/p>\n I can picture White Lotus<\/em> newcomer Helena Bonham Carter sipping many an Aperol on the striped sun loungers of the Martinez\u2019s glamorous beach club. Then, in the evenings, the space transforms into a glittering party venue, with the little vintage pier a popular spot for more impromptu photo shoots. Is this where The White Lotus<\/em>\u2019s bodies will wash up? Stay tuned to find out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe breakfast buffet is supremely surreal<\/h2>\n
The rooftop offers some of the best views in Cannes<\/h2>\n
The beach club is its crowning glory<\/h2>\n