Hotel Excelsior Nice

First trip to France. When we first checked in there was no hot water and could not turn on the air conditioner or fan. When i confronted the front desk about both i was told that he would look into the hot water problem but that they do not have the A/C turned on nor fans to the A/C because it is not the season for it. This was May 6-8. Excuse me but during the daytime it does get warm in room. We got hot water after 2 hours of waiting. To the room itself was very small. We had a street side room. Very noisy at night. We had to wear ear plugs to sleep. Did not know we could book a garden side room on line because there was no choice for either when we booked. If you can make sure you get courtyard/garden side room. Don't bother with the airport shuttle as they would charge you over 25 euros. The reason we booked at this location was because of location one block from the train and bus station. 4 euro per/person to airport and it runs on the half hour. We were within walking distance of good restaurants and 12 min from beach. Don't bother with the breakfast buffet as they charge you and there are so many other options within a few minutes walk. Also for those on a tight budget there is a small grocery store about 1-2 blocks away where you can get plenty of goodies for cheap and the bottled water is only 0.24 euros as opposed to the vending machine charging you 2.50 euros. Overall our experience of Nice was very good and by far out weighed any of the negatives that we incurred. If you book here just realize these adjustments needed.

It was my first time in Nice and I could not have been happier. The hotel is your average 3 stars European hotel, just as expected. Rooms are small, but clean, hot shower, cable TV, daily room service.. etc. Few things that annoyed me: there is no free wi-fi (you have to sign up with 'Orange' at the rate of 10 Euros for 24h.), I did not realized that breakfast is not free ( I had to pay about 12 Euros before I checked out). Don't bother with breakfast, few good coffee shops just a block away. That's about all the negative things that I can remember. On the other hand, the main reason to stay in this place is location. It is 2 minutes walk from the Nice-Ville central train station. From there you can take 15 minutes and 3.60 Euro trip to Monte Carlo, 6 Euros trip to Cannes. When you arrive no need to pay for a cab, you can take Bus 99 almost straight to the front door for only 4 Euros. Few minutes walk will take you to Tram Stop. For 1 Euro you can ride from one end of the Nice to another. Ocean front and the beeches are only short 10 minutes walk away, shopping center even less. Most of the stuff in the hotel speaks good English and are very helpful. Bottom line, I'm very pleased with my trip regardless of how little money it cost me.

The room was exactly what I would expect from France. So Charming!!! It was an easy walk to everything including the train station. The staff was helpful and friendly. They had an elevator which not all of the traditional building have. That was a real plus since we were on the third floor. Good size individual bathroom. If we go back to Nice I will stay there. The only suggestion would to get new, nicer bed spreads.

A nice little room, the bathroom was recently re-furbished and was nicely tiled. The beds were firm and the room was quite small but most are if you don't want to pay a lot. The noise from the street wasn't too bad with the windows closed but it is still a city where people live and work so you should expect cars and street noise. The hotel played a part in history and was occupied by the Germans during WWII. The is a small monument in the street describing it's role.

Very nice hotel, despite the renovation going on outside. Two minute walk from the railway station where the airport bus drops off, ten minute walk down to the promenade and the sea, little grocers shop a couple of blocks down and the main shopping area only a stroll away. Nice bathroom and decor better than most.

The hotel was very quaint with a garden which we did not have time to enjoy. Right near the train station (walking distance) which saved us taxi fare. We only stayed two nights prior to a cruise. Rooms were clean and met our needs. Staff was helpful. Free internet & computer in a quaint parlor area was very useful. We would stay there again on our next visit to Nice.

Very close to Nice railway station, that was the main reason I chose to stay at this hotel as I had an early morning train to catch to Paris. Rooms were reasonably large, continental breakfast was nice. A bit pricey

Location is very good, close to railway station, 15 min walk to Promenade des Anglais. Hotel looks nice outside, but a bit outdated inside. The worst thing was a double bed with two matresses that kept separating. There were also some issues with A/C. But the staff is very nice and helpful, so we had a good time.

Great location extremely close to the train station.

A beautiful old hotel located close to the station. Smartly decorated with friendly service and a lovely courtyard