The staff at this hotel were extremely friendly and the hotel was exceptionally clean. I also applaud the Eco-friendly/organic vision the hotel has but this is where it ends.

Our room had a toilet 3 feet up the wall in a small purple plastic galleried area with 6 'crazy' steps up to it and no door , so the toilet was open into your bedroom. The shower was the same - 3 feet up the wall on 4 legs again with steps up to it. This time the plastic shower screen was lime green. Contemporary to me is minimalist, clean lines and funky furniture. This was just pointless. Does the designer have her toilet at home designed this way? I bet not.

There is also a DJ on Friday and Saturday nights which we could hear from our room on the 3rd floor. This went on until 2 am.

Also all cutlery is wooden and all plates biodegradable so if you like all things 'weird' this is for you else stay away.

I paid £140 per night and stayed 2 nights if our stay was any longer I would have moved hotels.

I had a reservation for two nights but I have left after the first night. The staff is really horrible, unpolite, the manager is the worst person I have ever met in my life. If you are a gay traveler don't go to that place cause they will just laugh at you all the time.....Even if you are straight, two friends of mine stayed there one night the same month, they confirmed my opinion, they would never stay there again, poeple there seem to be really frustrated, but you don't really know the reason why. Nice is a really great city, if you want to have a good time in this gorgeous city of France, avoid staying at Hi-Hotel.

Mark

My wife, son (14 months) & I were looking for a short break in Nice. A review of accommodation highlighted a lack of modern/boutique style accommodation (except for Hi Hotel). We booked via an online agency for 4 nights (Wed-Sun) paying a E30/night premium for a superior room.

On arrival we checked in as per usual and were shown to our 'superior' room (Monospace) - a single room with shower and toilet IN the room on the third floor. The hotel had also erected the travel cot for our son as requested.

Initially we were very taken with the service, futuristic design, roof top pool etc however the thrill quickly wore off...

Some other reviewers had highlighted that they had nowhere to hang clothes - true; that toilets flushing/showers running above seem to run (v.loudly) past the of head of the bed - true

...the hotel is also situated on a busy road (all night long) next to traffic lights - true; the room fit out on each floor is so economical that conversations carry loudly all night long in the corridors - true; rooms do not come with a kettle/coffee making facitities, an iron, a dvd player or iPod doc etc - true; rooms are generally multi-level and hence unsuitable for infants/young children - true; and that if you book a 'superior' room (with an infant) - you actually get a basic room which is smaller "but which is a better layout for the travel cot" - hence the hotel can charge for '2' superior rooms while only having 1 superior and 1 basic room (netting an extra E30/night for the hotel from initially unsuspecting guests (with no refunds!!!) - true.

From a design perspective the hotel is certainly worth a look; if you're a 20 something or young couple visting the clubs etc then it is a very smart address - lounging by the roof top pool, listening to chilled beats etc however if you have a child/children then definitely pass!

I stayed with my husband at the Hi between 12th and 15th August 2007 and I'm really pleased we made the booking. The hotel is designer in every sense of the word although some might say it's a bit pretentious. We got a good rate on the internet (Expedia) and paid 155 euro per night which included breakfast and managed to get one of the 'Hi Studio' rooms which are normally advertised at 290 euros per night room only- so shop around before booking!!

The room was great- the shower was in the middle of the room but was screened by a row of tall leafy plants. The toilet was in a separate garden shed style room (we had the 'Indoor Terrace' room). The bed was really comfy and the bedding was of high quality and everything was pristine. There were bathrobes and slippers provided in the rooms as well as organic toiletries.

The breakfasts were great but I'm not sure we would have paid 120 euros in total for this for the three days we were there, had it not been included in our rate. Breakfast was self service and included a range of mini- brioches, pains au chocolate and croissants as well as muesli, fresh fruit, milk, natural yoghurts served with honey or summer fruits, organic bread, cheeses, ham, tea, coffee, mineral water, hot choc etc and was really delicious.

The great thing is that breakfast is served until 11 am so it was lovely to have a lie in and then a leisurely breakfast, which could be eaten in the restaurant or in the outdoor dining area, which was very relaxing.

There is a small pool on the roof which was lovely for a dip in between sunbathing on the hotel loungers or on the waterbed style sunbathing areas which are set into the decking and are great if you want to lie on your towel in the sun.

The staff who dealt with us were very helpful. There is no room service or mini bar in bedrooms but that's simply how they do things at this hotel and it didn't make our stay any less pleasant. We had a few drinks in the hotel bar but one night wanted a drink in our room and we asked the hotel bar staff for some ice which they provided quite happily. There are also vending machines in the hotel corridors which serve mini bottles of champagne (10 euro each), mineral water, coca cola, beer (I think!), organic crisps and hi energy drinks.

The only slight downside for me was the location; the hotel is quite close to the beach but I didn't enjoy the walk back to the hotel at night and the surrounding streets and immediate area weren't as nice as those near other hotels I've stayed in on visits to Nice. However, it certainly wouldn't put me off staying at this hotel again.

This hotel is definitely worth a visit if you can get the right deal; it's great fun for a short break and well worth it even if only for the experience of staying in one of the 'concept' rooms. There are lots of plusses to this hotel if you want something just that little bit different as a treat for you and the special person in your life.