Probably one of the smallest hotel rooms I have been in although with a huge bed. We had a great view over the old town and sideways to the sea from the balcony. Initial impressions were not helped by copious quantities of bird mess on the lounger cushions and water stains on the flip side. Rather industrial aluminium balcony. We were overlooked by people on the bar balcony above. Bathroom was clean and modern. Great location for walking in an evening.Staff were excellent. Rather formal ounge area with deep brown furniture better perhaps for business travellers.

We had booked a 3 resort stay over 2 weeks and had enjoyed our first 2 hotels which were true 4 star rating, then we arrived in Nice. Le Meridien is a dump. How it has a 4 star rating must be on its city location alone. On checking in to room 455 we were horrified at the less then basic condition of the room. It was dirty with mildew and mould on the walls, it was small dark and smelly. When I went to seek an explanation I was told that my travel agent had booked the “Classic” room and should have known that these all faced inwards and had not been refurbished. I demanded to be moved and was given 3 choices: 1/ Another Classic room higher up that may be brighter. 2/ A Superior room for an extra €100. 3/ A deluxe room for an extra €200. I asked would this extra money cover my 5 days stay and was told “Yes”. I asked to see the rooms before committing and viewed all 3 types. The entire hotel corridors smell of mould. The Classic was brighter but still a dump. The superior was better than the classic and had a balcony. The Deluxe room was what I would have expected on arrival but had an adjoining door to the next room and was the only one available. We accepted the Superior room. The room had some old stains on the furniture, carpet and walls and when opening the bathroom door in the mornings it smelled of mould. The final insult was that they extracted €500 on my departure claiming that the upgrade was €100 per night. Even a basic room in a 1 star hotel should be clean and reasonable comfortable. The Meridien had no explanation as to why it expected its guests to stay in squalor.
The staff were very good and the breakfast facilities were also good.
Joe Carr

I stayed at the Meridien Nice for two nights on business. The reception area, bar and restaurant area are nicely presented and the staff were excellent - even helping with my woefully inadequate French - they were really tolerant and I must just highlight Odile who was lovely and spoke slowly and didnt get annoyed when I didnt understand the first time.

The rooms were something else though. They seriously need some updating. The bathroom was particularly poor with peeling paint, badly replaced tiles and worn taps. The bedroom itself was dated with at least one electrical point not working (this seems to be a particularly French problem I have to say)

I was amazed when I saw the list price of this room was €610/night!!!!!

The position was excellent; just across the road from the beach and within walking distanc e of the old town so just about perfect.

We stayed here for four nights to escape the miserable British weather. Fortunately we were not disappointed -- either by the weather, the hotel or Nice itself.

When we arrived we were ushered towards the VIP check-in desk, and then shown to a superior room with its own terrace and sun-loungers. Whether we got some kind of fre upgrade is not clear. But the room rate posted on the back of the door was over 900 euros per night; suffice it to say that we were actually paying less than half this.

The best thing about this hotel is its location. It is right in the centre of Nice, next to the beach, a couple of minutes from the Old Town and near the New Town district. This means you can walk everywhere.

Also great is the roof terrace and swimming pool. OK so you have to pay 10 euros for a sun lounger, but as far as I'm concerned it's no big deal.

The hotel is expensive but we used it as a base, eating elsewhere at all times including breakfast. But I would definitely stay there again.