Review: Columbus Hotel Monte-Carlo, Curio Collection by Hilton

 

Columbus Hotel Monte-Carlo, Curio Collection by Hilton

Date of stay: November 12-13, 2025
Address: 23 Av. des Papalins, 98000 Monaco

Room: King superior room (upgraded to King Deluxe room sofa bed)

How to get here: From Monaco Train Station, you can take the local buses.
Hilton Property: Number 222 in 65 countries

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Hotel Exterior

Hotel exterior and entrance

Concierge, Lower Lobby

Concierge desk

Reception & Lobby

Reception

Reception and lobby seating area

Lobby seating area

Lobby seating

Borg & Overström water dispenser (chilled, hot and ambient)

Toilet, lobby level

Check-in

We arrived at the hotel around 1:45pm and was helped by a friendly associate with the check-in. We were informed of the usual breakfast timings, wifi and hotel amenities. He explained that we would get complimentary breakfast in the restaurant but it would be chargeable if we decided to have it in the room.

 

Elevators

The highest floor is 9th floor and the reception/lobby is on RC (rez-de-chaussée) which is the upper level of the main entrance. The main entrance has the concierge desk.

Elevators lobby seating area

Room 514

The room both had a king bed, a sofa and a terrace.

The bed was very comfortable 👍

Phone, bottle of water (complimentary).

Large TV (it offered international TV channels too).

Sofa and coffee table

Work desk

Complimentary coffee (Nespresso) and tea

Coffee capsules (2 regular and 2 decaf), Kusmi tea

Mini bar

TV, mirror and luggage rack

Safe

Iron, ironing board, bathrobes, slippers

The slippers were of good quality.

The bathroom was spacious and had the skin care products from the British company Elemis.

Elemis hand lotion, shower cap and soap

Walk-in shower

Toilet, foldable clothes rack

Orientation map

Terrace

View of Princess Grace Rose Garden in the evening.

Welcome Amenity

When we got back to the hotel in the evening, we found this lovely welcome amenity.

Gin and tonic and coconut macaroons. Thank you so much 🙏

Breakfast, Tavolo (Lobby Level, 6:30am to 10/10:30am)

Seating

Seating

Outdoor seating

Outdoor seating

A la carte (extra charge)

Below are some photos from the buffet:

Bread (they also have gluten-free bread).

Yogurt, cheese, nuts

Ham, cheese

Fruit salad, whole fruits

Honeycomb, salad, yogurt

Milk, dried fruits, nuts

Bacon

Sausage

Scrambled eggs, sauteed mushroom

Juices, water

Coffee

Tea

Bar

Amenities

Outdoor pool open from 8am to 6pm (the pool is closed on Thursday morning for maintenance and opens again at 12 noon).

Opening hours

The pool towels are located to the right of the reception (going out to the pool).

Fitness center, level 1

They also have Columbus-branded items on display around the lobby. I ended up buying the bear for my collection.

My Columbus Hotel teddy bear 👍

The hotel also has a complimentary city shuttle that you can book thru the concierge. We did not try it as we decided that exploring the city with public bus was much better.

Exploring the Area

Cathedral of our Lady Immaculate

Prince's Palace of Monaco

CONCLUSION

Staying overnight in Monte Carlo has never crossed our minds, considering how expensive the city is. But thanks to the Columbus Hotel which became a part of Hilton´s Curio Collection almost 2 years ago, we were able to do just that. The hotel is about a 13-minute walk from the Place d'Armes where the Airport bus from Nice dropped us off. The room we got was modern and from the terrace, we had lovely views of the Roseraie Princesse Grace, the Chapiteau de l'Espace Fontvieille and a little of the Mediterranean Sea. The welcome amenity consisting of 2 bottles of gin and tonic water was very much appreciated by Mike. We did not have the time to use the outdoor pool but it looked very nice from the outside. The breakfast buffet offering (although not as extravagant as the other buffets we have seen) had a very good offering and the items were of high quality. The a la carte (extra charge) was something we did not need. Exploring the tourist attractions was easy since we could take a bus to the palace, cathedral, etc. and then just walk down on the way back. Overall, we really had a wonderful time staying at this hotel and would highly recommend it to everyone.