Helpful staff, good location, clean rooms
This is a clean and convenient budget hotel. The staff is great; they are flexible, helpful, and engaging. We had a reservation for three people for three days, then two people for three more days. Toward the end of it, we realized that we'd need to make another reservation for two on a weekend; they set things up with very little notice.
It's a good location: the hotel is a short walk from the beach. The hotel is a few minutes west of the city center and the tourist shops and restaurants--it's a quick walk, but you are away from all the people. Within a couple of blocks you can also find cafes, restaurants, bars, and groceries. There is a farmers market, too, and the train station is directly across the street: from there, you can jump on a train to Italy, Nice, Monaco, etc.
The cons: if you are on the Rue Albert 1er side, it's loud. We were on the third floor, and I'm glad we weren't lower. You can hear everything: televisions in the apartments across the street, cars and scooters driving by (especially at 3 a.m.), the insane seabirds that like waking up at 4:00 a..m. and making as much noise as possible. You are also across the street from the train station, so you hear the trains. read more