stayed for 2 nights as i was attending a conference. The room furniture was very basic, the bed was uncomfortable. the bathroom was okay, the room was clean but shabby with horrible brown carpet.
the breakfast was okay.
the loacation is central.
i have stayed at the meridien and the raddisson previously, it seems that hotels in the french riviera are all basic. I await the opening of four seasons there.
as for cafes and restaurants there are many. be careful though, if ur dish is not satisfactory and not to ur liking, u can not but pay for it. I had a bad experience at La Lorraine, 16 rue halevy: the burger i ordered was frozen in the middle. i had no trust to return it and have it cooked again and brought on the same plate! the manager was abrupt and rude. i paid and left feeling bad and grateful that i live in London.

We were expecting a lot for this 4star hotel. However our standard double room was very disappointing. It did not look anything like their website photos. The furniture and finishings were old. The room was in desperate need of a reno/update. I would not pay the same rate to stay in a room like that. However, the location was ideal (close to beach and old town).

I needed a hotel for 6 of my colleagues and myself in Nice last february. Luckily or not so luckily we were on business during the time of the famous carnival so it was not easy to find rooms but finally i managed it with a very helpful lady from the reservation team of Boscolo.
At the end she even offered some rooms with complimentary upgrades to sea-view rooms and I was lucky enough to get one of the rooms on the top floor, with huge balcony, overlooking a beautiful park and the sea!
Some of the rooms are a bit worn, but there are also some fully refurbished in nice cream colors. Only negativism maybe that the walls are extremly thin, so people talking loud on the corridors or watching tv right next to you might be disturbing...
Breakfast was ok, nothing special, but staff was very helpful, friendly throughout my whole stay.
Hotel has excellent location, not on the Promenade, so not so noisy, shops, cafés, restaurants, everything in walking distance, and even with rental car its not a big deal to find your way from/to the airport.
I think its a good choice and good value for your money!

My husband and I have just returned from a few days away in Nice, staying at the Hotel Boscolo Plaza. This hotel is in an excellent position, just behind the Albert Gardens, and a few minutes walk from the Promenade des Anglais, the Vieille Ville, the Cours Saleya and the pedestrian shopping streets. We had a large superior room on the second floor, with a small balcony from which we could glimpse the sea through the trees. The bathroom was a good size with a separate room off housing the bidet and toilet. The buffet breakfast included in the price was very satisfying with a varied selection. I particularly liked the fact that there was a choice of full, semi-skimmed or skimmed milk, all clearly marked.
There were so many restaurants within walking distance, that it would have been possible to stay a month and still eat at a different one every night. All budgets were catered for. There were bus and tram stops practically outside the door. The staff were friendly and helpful, and we would certainly return to this hotel.