Commandant Bernard Mascarelli, of the Nice police, said the jewelry was stolen from a safe in the Suite Novotel hotel on Boulevard Carnot in Cannes.

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Commandant Bernard Mascarelli, of the Nice police, said the jewelry was stolen from a room in the Suite Novotel hotel on Boulevard Carnot in Cannes.

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The iconic hotel sits on the ritzy Boulevard de la Croisette, and is also home to a lengthy list of stars who book rooms during the festival, including longtime guests such as Woody Allen, Quentin Tarantino and Jude Law.

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He lived nearby in the Hotel Regina (now a glamorous apartment building at 71 Boulevard Cimiez) from 1917 to 1954.

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The 179-room Hotel Kamp, a stylish outpost located along the city's famous Esplanadi Boulevard, has a long history of attracting both diplomatic and celebrity renown.

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