The hotel location attracted me to book it, but I would warn other travellers from falling for that. The hotel rooms overlook pedestrian restuarants and bars that are open after midnight. The noise level is unbelieveable and even if you shut the windows its is still bad. The bed sheets were also dirty and had some stains on them. Avoid Harvey as much as you can.

We arrived by foot and negotiated a double room for 2 nights for 75 Euro per night. We received a very quiet and clean room. The staff was friendly and spoke great English, while the location was 1 block from the beach. Although there was WiFi offered at an outrageous price, there was a free hot spot across the street in the park and at McDonald's on the corner.

Three star centrally located hotel with nothing too much to offer or to complain about either.

Staff are pleasant if not too informative, and although the rooms are fairly basic, you do get a bath and shower, a small TV (which shows BBC World and occasionally CNN), plus noisy (and not always effective) air conditioning. I should add that all comments refer to Room 107 - I did not see the others, but all seemed identical, although the hotel boasts a few with balconies facing on to the street. One point though - fellow guests complained about the rooms on the top floor, and so avoid those if you can.

Walls are paper thin, which - if your hearing is good - can lead to some interesting conversations!

Beds are not too bad - a double bed appeared to be two single beds bolted together however - with no pillows (in 107 anyway) but the usual European bolster effort.

Breakfast is pretty basic, but at 5 euro, is on par for what 5 euro will get you on the streets anyway, so do not bother going shopping for early morning treats.

Service is relatively efficient, although on Sunday, room service was absent (in 107 anyway), which may have simply been an error.

Basically, at the Harvey, you are paying for a basic level of comfort, plus an enhanced position in Nice itself.

At the Harvey, you are minutes away from the seafront, yards away from the restaurants and shops, five minutes from the magnificent Place Messena, and 15 minutes away from both the Old Town, and the Railway Station, where the one train can put you in Cannes, Monaco, or indeed Italy, in less than 30 minutes.

Perhaps there is better value in Nice, but having looked at a few others in the same area, it is much of a muchness.

Basically a hotel to sleep and breakfast in - which given the wealth of treasures around you - is all you want anyway.

I stayed in this hotel for 4 nights. Please see my pros and cons listed below. I cannot fault this hotel in terms of its location and friendly hotel staff. However I would be inclined not to stay there again as I am a light sleeper and noise levels were an issue.

PROS
1) Excellent location. 3 minute walk to the Promenade des anglais, 10 minutes walk to the Cours salaya and old town. Plenty of restaurants and shops just around the corner.
2) Easy transport links. 20 minute walk to the train station. 3 minute walk to the No.98 bus stop which takes you direct to the airport.
3) Helpful hotel staff. Reception staff all speak extremely good English and are very willing to provide advice on Nice.
4) Functional hotel room. The double bedroom was a fair size, was adequately clean and had good storage.


CONS
1) Hotel room walls are paper thin. It was very easy to hear what the people next door were saying, their television as well as when they were running a bath. Outside noise was not a problem however as windows were pretty sound proof.
2) No house keeping service in the evenings (specifically in our case no access to towels).
3) Minimal staff in the evenings. I was under the impression that the man on reception was the only member of staff.


MISC
1) Rooms come with a bath or shower, so if you want either you will need to put in a request.