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Privé 100 2026 Private Villa Nº3
The Privé Collection 2026 · A Private Experience

Villa La Vigie

A belle-époque villa on a rocky promontory between Monaco and Cap d’Ail, once Karl Lagerfeld’s summer house, taken in exclusive use with the service of Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer.

A point over the sea
Cap d’Ail · beside Monaco 43° 45.08′ N  /  7° 26.71′ E
Satopia Travel presents A cinematic travel experience In partnership with Monte-Carlo SBM
The Villa

A villa on its own promontory, with Monaco a walk away.

La Vigie stands on a rocky point where the coast meets Monaco, a belle-époque villa surrounded on three sides by the Mediterranean, once the summer retreat of Karl Lagerfeld.

Taken in exclusive use, it comes with the full service of Monte-Carlo SBM, the group behind the principality’s grand hotels and casino, so the villa’s privacy is matched by the resources of Monaco next door.

Overview Cap d’Ail · Monaco
Setting
A belle-époque villa on a sea promontory beside Monaco
Accommodation
Grand bedrooms and reception rooms, with a pool over the sea
Exclusive use
The whole villa, yours alone, with SBM service
Getting there
About 30 minutes from Nice airport, or minutes from Monaco
The stay
Stay 3 nights or more, and we plan your whole experience
Satopia experience
Tailor-made for you: Monaco, the sea and the coast, arranged end to end
On the point · 4:5
Enquire

Every experience begins with a single click. Tell us when and with who and we'll design a world around you.

Guests From 2 to 20 guests
2
Nights Minimum 3 nights stay
3
WhatsApp Email Satopia reservations
The Villa

A private promontory to yourselves, with all of Monaco a walk away.

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01 Accommodation

A belle-époque villa, the sea on three sides.

Grand reception rooms, a sweep of bedrooms and a pool sit on the rocky point, restored in refined Riviera style, with the Mediterranean filling every window.

Taken exclusively, the villa and its gardens are entirely yours; SBM’s staff run it to grand-hotel standard.

Bedrooms
Grand, on confirmation
Sleeps
On confirmation
Outside
Pool & the promontory
Use
The whole villa
On the promontory · 4:5
02 Culinary

Monte-Carlo’s kitchens, at your table.

Dining draws on SBM’s roster, some of the Riviera’s finest, with a private chef in the villa or tables held at Monaco’s starred restaurants a short drive away.

Dinners on the terrace over the sea, or a night out in the principality, arranged as you like.

In the villa
Private dining, on request
In Monaco
SBM’s starred tables
On the terrace · 4:5
03 Experiences

Monaco next door, and the Riviera all around.

The principality is minutes away, the casino, the harbour, the Grand Prix circuit, the shops, and the villa is the calm counterpoint to it. A boat opens the coast and its coves.

The corniches, the Italian border and the perched villages are an easy drive; your designer sets the days and the evenings.

Next door
Monaco & the harbour
Along the coast
The corniches · Italy
Monaco & the coast · 4:5
04 Wellness

A pool over the sea, and SBM’s spas.

The villa’s pool hangs over the Mediterranean; Monaco’s thermal spas and wellness, among Europe’s best, are minutes away, with a therapist brought to the villa on request.

Swim, sunbathe on the rocks, and let the point’s privacy do the rest.

At the villa
A pool over the sea
In Monaco
SBM thermal spas
Over the sea · 4:5
05 Service

SBM service, and one designer over the whole stay.

Monte-Carlo SBM staffs the villa to the standard of its palace hotels: butler, chef, drivers, with the whole apparatus of Monaco behind them.

Behind them sits your Satopia travel designer, who holds the villa, arranges Monaco and the coast, and stays one call away throughout.

At the villa
The SBM team
Behind it
One Satopia travel designer
Quiet hospitality · 4:5
06 Setting

The Côte d’Azur, at its most glamorous edge.

This is the Riviera’s most storied stretch, Monaco, Cap d’Ail, the corniches, where belle-époque villas cling to the rocks above impossibly blue water.

La Vigie is the most private seat on it, a promontory of your own beside the world’s most glamorous square mile.

Around you
Sea on three sides
Minutes away
Monaco
The glamorous edge · 4:5
Moments

The villa, in motion.

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Image slot The point with the sea on three sides.
Image slot A terrace dinner over the water.
Image slot Monaco’s harbour lighting up.
Image slot The pool at golden hour.
Plan your Experience

What's the forecast?

Everything here is to help you picture it. Your travel designer handles the arranging: the flights, the cars, the guides, the tents held for you alone.

When to go
Best · May – September · warm sea and long light; May and September for the Riviera calm
13°
Jan
13°
Feb
15°
Mar
18°
Apr
21°
May
25°
Jun
28°
Jul
28°
Aug
25°
Sep
20°
Oct
16°
Nov
13°
Dec
Rainfall Driest July · wettest October
Riviera season · ideal High summer · warmest Rainfall trend
For two

A promontory to yourselves.

A belle-époque villa on the rocks, with Monaco’s glamour a walk away.

For a gathering

The villa, held whole.

A grand house for a milestone, with SBM catering and Monaco next door.

For the season

Grand Prix or festival.

A private base for Monaco’s big weeks, with the villa to retreat to.

For the coast

Riviera days.

The corniches, Italy and the coves, from the most private seat on the coast.

Plan your journey

How far is it from you?

Choose where you would set out from. We'll estimate the flight and how much the time change is likely to ask of you.

The Satopia Advantage™

You choose the place.
We'll do all the planning.

We hold the relationship with Monte-Carlo SBM, so we can take Villa La Vigie in exclusive use on your dates, big weeks included. From there a single travel designer composes every day around you. You simply arrive.

What we secure

The whole villa, with SBM’s service behind it, matched to your party and the season. The access a direct booking rarely reaches.

What we arrange

Every day composed by one travel designer: Monaco and the coast, the boats and the evenings out, present when wanted, unseen when not.

People we bring to you, on request
Skippers & boat days
Drivers, door to door
SBM spa therapists
Private chefs
Childminders
Photographers
Satopia Insider

A few things worth knowing.

Drawn from recent guests.

Time your stay around Grand Prix week

If the calendar allows, aim for the Monaco Grand Prix period, when the villa’s setting hosts events with a genuinely festive atmosphere and the surrounding area comes alive. Outside race week expect a quieter, more private rhythm, so let your designer know which mood you are after before booking dates.

The coastal outlook

The elevated position above the coast delivers the kind of outlook people remember long after the trip. Sea-facing spaces and terraces make the most of this coastal setting. Guests often spend time sitting and taking it all in, particularly at golden hour. The setting itself functions as the main event rather than a backdrop.

Extend your stay

Want to stay a little longer?
We'll plan that too.

The Riviera and Italy open from here. A few we would pair the villa with, each arranged as one seamless experience.

Image slotThe perched villages · 9:16
Inland

Èze & the corniches

The medieval villages above the coast and the three corniches, by car.

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Image slotItaly · 9:16
East

The Italian Riviera

Cross the border to San Remo and on to Portofino for a change of register.

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Image slotProvence · 9:16
West

Provence

Vineyards and hilltop villages inland, an easy drive west.

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Enquire · The Privé Collection 2026

Every experience begins with a conversation.

Tell us who is coming and your dates. We will shape the rest around you. Nothing is booked yet, and we reply within a day.

01

When would you like to come?

Choose one or more months, or tell us you're flexible on dates.

Ideal season · May to September

02

What's the occasion?

Choose any that apply.

03

An indicative budget?

An estimate of your budget for the whole stay helps us plan your experience. Below is an estimated nightly rate, excluding experience budget, to help you plan.

04

Who shall we reply to?

Included in your experience
  • Butler service
  • Daily breakfast
  • One return airport transfer
  • Household staff
  • Beach club and spa access
Arranged separately
  • Catering for groups of 15+
  • Express laundry
  • Event organisation
  • Beach cabana priority

Villa La Vigie is taken in exclusive use, priced by night and by season, with Monte-Carlo SBM services arranged alongside and big weeks at a premium. The figures shown are indicative. Once we check live availability we confirm an exact, all-in quote for your dates, and nothing is booked and no payment taken until you approve it in writing. A deposit then secures your dates, with the balance due before arrival. The full booking terms, cancellation policy and any security deposit are set out in your confirmation.

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