Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild at Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat

Will Bailey packs for his long-delayed European vacation at the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, a grand estate that looms more like a castle than any hotel. Sun-drenched stone walls rise against the French Riviera's azure sea, promising opulent rooms filled with antique furnishings, manicured gardens cascading to cliffside views, and a hushed elegance that lures him from campaign chaos into restorative solitude amid blooming terraces and echoing marble halls.