The hotel lobby was ok looking, the staff behind the counter seemed very unorganized, and the room was a throwback from about 20 years ago. There were three of us girls staying in this room and it really wasn't big enough to accomodate us. The blankets on the bed were very worn and the bed wasn't very inviting at all. The room just wasn't good. It was the sort of room where you really don't want to touch anything. The hotel was close to the train station but the surrounding neighborhood wasn't the best. I would not ever stay here again even if it was free.

We stayed here for 4 nights in room 409. This was my second stay and I last visited in 2004.

The positives:

- good location

- great bed

- parking next door at 10 euros per night

- room overlooked the garden

The not so good:

- the service, I think the people in this hotel thought they were the guests. When we checked in I had to ask for someone to help with our luggage, the front desk clerk looked like he couldn't be bothered. When my husband asked about using the Internet they pointed to a terminal in the corner which you had to pay for but then we were told that there were two free Internet terminals upstairs. When we checked out, the porter watched us drag our luggage through the lobby and load it into our car

- the breakfast was un-appetising, the hot component was unedible, the eggs were runny and the bacon and sausages were grey (no wonder they never needed replenishing).

- the bathroom was a little tired and the L'Occitane toiletries from my visit in 2004 were long gone

- we had problems with our parking ticket everyday and had to go to reception just so we could get our car out. Each day we'd say, "So this will definitely work for the rest of the stay?" We were always assured it would, there were no apologies, it was like we were inconveniencing them

- they overcharged us for breakfast, but quickly rectified it

This does not feel like a four star hotel.

We stayed 3 nights at the Mercure Notre Dame. It is a typical Mercure style hotel that is centrally located. The room was modern clean and had good amenities and it was a reasonable size with a decent ensuite bathroom. We got a special rate booking though another Mercure Hotel In Uzes at 129E per night. The hotel charges 10E per night to park your car in the underground carpark next door to the hotel which we thought was very reasonable. The hotel has a nice rooftop pool and some nice amenities however we like to get out and explore so we spent little time in the hotel.
The hotel was quite full so we moved to the Mercure Grimaldi which is closer to the Promenade for our last 2 days stay in Nice and France. Both Mercure hotels in Nice were good, Notre Dame has more features and it newer, the Grimaldi is older but the rooms are bigger. We preferred the larger rooms and the Rue Grimaldi location next to a restaurant/cafe/shopping area however both hotels were well located within walking distance to tourist sites.

Only had to stay one night and got a good deal at EUR 110 at hotels . com for a double room. The location is good - only takes 5 minutes to walk to the beach and shopping streets. The hotel itself was nice and the room had all the requirements we needed - bathroom seemed a bit worn, however, this is quite typical for French hotels. On the top of the hotel is a swimming pool and a fantastic view over Nice. The hotel is rated four stars, however, I'm not sure everyone would agree, though we found it nice with exception of the breakfast. PLEASE do not pay EUR 15 per person for their breakfast....it totally sucks! There was no eggs when we dined there and no good selection of bread at all. Moreover no wine or champagne which is rather common when paying that much. When paying EUR 15 you would expect a good buffet, however, it was really poor. We felt ripped off and would suggest finding a cozy café eating breakfact there instead. Otherwise the hotel was great and a good alternative to the more expensive hotels located at the beach.