In 1856,

Louis Nouveau arrived in Cannes from Lyon where he was a trader. He purchased a country property in the Gabres district containing olive groves and with land that could be farmed. In January 1858 he sold some of it to Sir James Colquhoun who built the first villa for the future Boulevard de la Croisette there, Les Mimosas.

After the arrival of the railway Louis Nouveau saw that the more northerly region of Cannes was going to develop. He bought land along the railway line which became the Boulevard d'Alsace and built this series of villas.

Square in shape, it is built of cut stone. A triangular pediment crowns it. Villa Claudia extends over an area of 800 square metres with its garden. The villa is entered from the side, not the front.

The initial owners died in 1897 and in 1902 Villa Claudia was put up for sale. A number of doctors occupied it, either as owners or tenants.
 

In the  1930s,

Villa Claudia was converted into a hotel called "Les Lauriers Roses”. After 1950 it was listed in the travel guides as a hotel for travellers and was called the “Hôtel Vendôme”.

2016

The villa kept the name Hôtel Vendôme until 2016 when the current owner  arrived. He completely renovated the hotel and restored its original name, Villa Claudia.