Goodness, where do I start? Food is good, and it is a clean place but that's the best I'll give it…read more First complaint is HORRIBLE wifi, and when I'm not in my native country so I don't have a data plan, I depend on wifi to get around, and the wifi is horrible. It's slow and not even online sometimes. Second complaint is the service could be better and be a bit more polite. 2 stars.

From the owner: Au coeur de la pinède Le Grand Hôtel Mercure Sophia Country Club est situé entre Nice et Antibes,…read moreau coeur du parc de Sophia-Antipolis et à 15 min de Cannes, niché dans un parc paysager de 12 hectares, au coeur de la fôret et offrant 2 piscines, 20 courts de tennis, golf, sauna, hammam, espace forme, bar et brasserie de luxe.

The Sophia-Antipolis branch of the Ibis chain - named their Antibes branch, but a good 20 minutes…read morefrom Antibes - is good value and centrally located if you need to visit this part of southern France (where hi-tech and IT companies cluster). It might be a good choice for a base for holiday excursions if you're not planning to spend much time at the hotel, or bothered about a drive through rush hour traffic to and from your sightseeing adventures each day: it's not an obvious choice for holiday-makers. It's cheap and cheerful, with very small and simple rooms. Meals are decent - it is France, after all. Breakfast is a fairly spartan affair, with boiled eggs, cold cuts and cereal. The bar isn't much more than a few chairs in the lobby. Very close to the slightly more upscale Mercure (http://www.qype.co.uk/place/347805-HOTEL-MERCURE-Valbonne) and much nicer Grand Hotel Mercure.

Lousy bed & pillows. Gross carpet. Tiny room, bathroom, and shower. Staff speaks minimal…read moreEnglish. Vending machines and microwave in lobby. Nasty reconstituted eggs for breakfast. Subpar coffee. It was quiet though. It's probably not near anything you'd really be interested in, but if you have to stay near Biot, pick one of the other nearby hotels.

If you would have asked me the first day, I would have given a 4-5. After this morning, not so…read moremuch... The design is fresh and hip. The workers are friendly and present well. The rooms are adequate and clean. The breakfast was awesome. I mean, the best hotel breakfast in France. The first day. Today? Different story. One lady running the entire hotel. Cooking and all. She's trying and doing a good job. But, there's only one of her and she is LITERALLY running the ENTIRE hotel. I feel so bad for her. Maybe if the hotel wasn't so "about that party life" the last two nights in a row (enough to keep the restaurant closed to the guests, just to serve their party) they could have made it to work today. I mean, I made it to the table this morning. After springing forward and hour, being kept up til 2 by the party, it being my vacation and my 42nd birthday.. Yeah, I'm salty

From the owner: Au coeur du parc technologique de Sophia-Antipolis Sur les hauteurs d'Antibes, niché dans la…read morepinède, l'Hôtel Mercure est un oasis aux couleurs provençales. Une superbe piscine, un jardin magnifique, des activités sportives et de détente à profusion, c'est l'hôtel idéal pour conjuguer travail et détente ; la clientèle est en effet surtout composées d'hommes d'affaires. Un plus, une salle de réunion de 300m² modulable. A 15 minutes de Cannes et de Nice.

There are two Mercure hotels in Sophia-Antipolis, serving the hi-tech business park: this one and…read morethe nicer Grand Hotel Country Club around the corner. This one was my regular for a few years, as it was the right balance between cost and comfort. Not fancy, but with a large enough bar area in the lobby, excellent food in the restaurant (local workers sometimes went here for lunch). Rooms are functional and comfortable. There's a medium-sized pool.

This review is written more with an angle of the business travel, so keep it in mind if you will…read moreact upon it. I would give the hotel 3.5 stars if there would be such option. I had a standard size room with the pool view. By the way, if you travel over the warm time of year, keep in mind that hotel offers very nice pool area, so don't forget to pack the swimsuit. The room was simple and clean, with a tiny fridge. Bed was firm and comfortable. The was an electric tea kettle in the room, and supply of instant coffee and teas - very nice and helpful. The room also has good size safe, easy to operate. Desk has good enough size for work. Complementary WiFi was working very well. Few issues with the room: -A/C was working very poorly and never stopped. - Room had a wonderful big window - however, it had no screens whatsoever, so considering that mosquito were abundant int he woody surroundings, your choice is between fresh air fight with biting visitors. - lighting in the room is poorly designed - one switch turns on 4 different lights, and there is no way to individually control them, including the light on the desk - there is only one power outlet by the desk - storage drawers are practically non-existent. Toilet and Bathroom are in the separate rooms. Everything was in a good working order in the bathroom, nice strong shower, spacious counter by the mirror. Toilet was tiny (you have to move around to close the door, plus extremely uncomfortable - the seat was way too high for a normal person (I'm an average height adult, not tall and not short). Front desk staff was very friendly and helpful. Hotel features very good restaurant. Overall, recommended for the business stay.