Hotel De La Mer

I informed hotel about arrival time. I arrived at 20.50 having told them that I would arrive before 21.00. A guest let us into the hotel entrance as it was locked and needed a code. The telephone number given for that eventuality was not answered. Between us, my husband and I rang it at least 20 times. We looked around reception for a note/key. There was no provision made for us to take our boiled room. My husband then found an empty double room with the key in the electric slot. We assumed it was ours and put our luggage there, changed and went to dinner. An hour later, my call to the number was returned and I informed them that we had managed to take our room. The next morning a curt manager had the nerve to ask us how we had got in! There was a night manager also present who no doubt defending his job, claimed he had been there at the time of our arrival. Altogether, it was a shambles. On the plus side the room was clean and comfy and the location is excellent.

Clean and tidy room in a fantastic location

We stayed for 3 nights and found the location to be really good. 15 mins walk from the train station, 3/4 mins from the airport bus stop and 2 mins from the sea made it really good. Its in the heart of the old town as well so lots of options for eating and drinking within a couple of minutes of the hotel. Staff at the hotel were really nice and helpful. The room was the main problem for us. Its was tiny and ad very little in it. The bathroom was so small it was difficult to move in and have a shower etc. The door also didn't shut properly. The walls were paper thin so we heard every movement and could hear the room next to us on both sides every time they got up and put on the TV etc which meant we were woken up early every day. The windows didn't have adequate curtains to the daylight got in easily and also meant we didn't get a full nights sleep. The noise from the breakout area at breakfast (despite being at the end of our corridor) was also really loud. Overall, despite the location being really good the room was so poor and our stay wasn't that comfortable as a result i wouldn't recommend it here. I thought the rate the hotel charged was far too high for the quality of the room. We've stayed in a few places in Nice before and you can get far better for your money and much better value just being a block or so off the main shopping street or off the sea front. My advice would be to try elsewhere.

Really great location close to beach and right in Old Nice! Easy check in and comfortable rooms. Friendly staff!

Perfect location and very friendly staff. The bathroom was tinier that than an airplane toilet, literally, but all else was great.