A well-known luxury hotel is cracking down on photo shoots and cellphone use as some visitors' social media habits clash with other guests' desire for privacy.Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc has introduced rules aimed at limiting disruptive photography and preserving privacy at the property.The famed hotel on the French Riviera in Antibes, France, has long attracted prominent guests — with members of the Kennedy family among those who have spent time in its rooms, suites and villas. ONCE-HIDDEN COASTAL TOWN FACING DISRUPTION AS SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS TRANSFORM LOCAL LIFEGrace Kelly, Orson Welles, Elizabeth Taylor, F.Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Cole Porter and Pablo Picasso are among the others who would also frequent the property.The hotel has also hosted high-profile celebrations, including the 2023 wedding of Sofia Richie Grainge, daughter of musician Lionel Richie.An exterior view of the famed Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in May 1991.
Recently, the property has introduced rules aimed at limiting disruptive photography from social media influencers and others.(AFP via Getty Images)Under the hotel's current policy, photo shoots are prohibited on the property unless guests receive permission from management."To preserve the peace and privacy of all our guests, photo shoots are not permitted on the property," the hotel states on its website.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERGuests with special photography requests are directed to the hotel's concierge, who can review the request and, when appropriate, connect people with the property's photographer, according to the website.The restrictions come amid growing concerns over how some visitors are using the hotel, according to Travel Weekly.French actor Louis Jourdan and his wife Quiquie are shown at the Eden-Roc annex of the Hotel du Cap d'Antibes on the French Riviera, August 1969.
(Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Hotel manager Sophie Volant told the outlet that some people visiting for lunch were...