We settled on Stanly Ranch, an Auberge Resorts property for my birthday. During the summer all I crave are pool days, so that was my main criteria for where we ended up. Put me in front of a body of water with a cocktail in my hand.

We only spent approximately two full days and nights in the tiny town of Saint-Jean Cap-Ferrat, but the stay was so spectacular it is still worth a recap.

Laguna Beach is a place that has been on my list for quite awhile and yes I will admit I first heard of it because of the early 2000’s MTV reality show with the same name (which also weirdly seems to be coming back around in popularity now that it’s on Netflix). The town’s charm and sparkling oceans were just as accurate years later.