Must see hotels in Nice

A prime seaside location and boutique hotel style put La Pérouse in a league of its own. Built into the rock cliff-face of Colline du Château, it evokes…

Don’t be fooled by the staid stone exterior: inside, owner Odile Redolfi has enlisted the collective creativity of several well-known artists to make each…

It's easy to see why this cosy little hostel got voted Best in France in 2018. A welcoming mood prevails throughout, thanks to the congenial,…

Behind heavy iron gates hides this gem: the nine beautifully appointed rooms – the work of the exquisite Marion – are a subtle blend of old and new and…

This charming but strangely shaped villa dates back to 1890, and it’s packed with period detail – gilded mirrors, fireplaces, cast-iron balconies and old…

Generations of travellers have passed through Jean-Marie’s rambling 3rd-floor apartment, where all the rooms have been decorated with potted plants and…

Crusted with curlicues, swashes and balconies, this magnificent belle-époque mansion looks like the architectural equivalent of a wedding cake. Despite…

Location, location, location! Nice's best nightlife is right outside your door at this renovated corner hotel off place Garibaldi, bang in the heart of…

A stone's throw from Nice-Ville train station, this trendy hostel-hotel hybrid offers a mix of dorms, doubles and a rooftop terrace suite. Rooms are done…

This opulent edifice is spectacularly recessed behind the massive pillars of its majestic 1929 art-deco façade. Rooms are well-appointed (king-sized beds,…

Five blocks in from the beach, this long-standing, centrally located city hostel has plenty of pluses: bar, kitchen, gym, sauna, ping-pong, games room and…

At this centrally located, HI-affiliated hostel, some features are distinctively old school: HI membership required, four- to eight-bed dorms only (no…

A peaceful oasis in the middle of the city, this recently renovated three-star offers spacious rooms in a dusky rose villa, along with a pair of jacuzzi…

A refined retreat at the fringes of the city, this early-20th-century hillside mansion gazes down over Nice's rooftops and the distant Mediterranean…

Regal is the word for this green-shuttered neo-classical edifice four blocks back from the Promenade des Anglais. Rooms are decorated in mauve, gold and…

This 1892 building is a belle-époque beauty. Inside, the hotel has been entirely refurbished, with the designers finding inspiration in Nice as a popular…

With a fantastic location on pedestrianised rue de France, small personal fridges for that evening glass of rosé, and sensational terraces on half the…

This two-star in a blue-shuttered villa north of the train station offers good value for money. It's closer to the centre than you might think at first…

This old-town favourite has 17 rooms, each individually decorated to evoke a different artist – Niki de Saint Phalle, Vaco, Klein and so forth. Riviera…

This hybrid hotel-hostel, in a 19th-century mansion by the train station, understands it’s the little things in life that count: free beach mats to borrow…