Nice Hotel Tips by JulesRules

I booked this hotel as it appeared in every travel guide I looked in and was mentioned in every review I read on this website and others.

I must say I enjoyed my stay. I was here for one night only in mid July 2005 and payed 100 euro for one night.
I had a small one person-room but with quite a large balcony (I think it was larger than the room itself?!) on the 5th floor, ith view on the hill and over part of new town Nice.
The room was airconditioned and had a mini-bar and a safe box for free.

I devided my stay in Nice for three nights (in a period of 11 days) over two hotels, and I regret it, as the Hotel Vendome was the first and the nicest hotel and I would have booked the hotel again had I know what I know now.
(My second hotel was the Comfort Inn btw; check the review)

Unique Qualities: Hotel Vendome is in centre Nice Ville (new town). About a ten minute walk from the beach and place Massena. A less than five minute walk to Rue Medecin (if that's your thing; it wasn't mine). And about a fifteen to twenty minute walk to the old town of Nice.

My room had a balcony. I'm not sure if every room had one.

As the hotel is located in a busy street, there's quite some traffic noise, even with the balcony doors closed. It didn't bother me though.

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Theme: Hotel
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$80-120  » Currency Converter
Address: 26 Rue Pastorelli, Nice 06000
Directions: New town of Nice

My second stay in Nice in the period of 11 days was actually planned for the Kyriad Centre Port hotel.
As I arrived I didn't particularly like the sight of it: very modern with small windows. As it appeared they were overbooked and I had to check in with their neighbours: Hotel Comfort Nice Vieux Port.

I would never book this hotel again. Yes, the room was very large, but had only a small window that overlooked a roof terras, so during daytime I had it locked because anybody could have just wandered in.
Needless to say I had no view, except for the direct neighbours.

There was no minibar, and the safe box cost me 3,50 euro a day.

And then the bathroom!
There was a shower curtain alright, but no cubicle and all the water was flooding towards the rest of the very small bathroom: under the sink and under the toilet. I noticed before that the toilet seat was very high. I'm quite tall myself but I could barely put my feet to the ground while sitting on the seat, and know I know why! I would have had wet feet!

One positive point is that it's very quiet. The hotel is located in the port neighbourhood, and there's hardly any traffic.

Location:
about five minute walk to the port and five minute walk to the old town.
Beach is about 15 to 20 minutes walk away.

I payed 68 euro per night for one person.


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Theme: Hotel
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: US$40-80  » Currency Converter
Phone: 33-492 005900
Address: 8 Rue Emmanuel Philibert
Directions: Port neighbourhood