We selected this hotel because of its excellent location - very close to Canebiere, and a short walk to the Vieux Port. In most respects it is a perfectly adequate 2-star hotel - once you enter it. But to enter it, you must drag your luggage up 21 steps, a fact not mentioned in any reviews I checked or in the hotel description. The hotel, and the elevator, begin on what Europeans call the first floor, i.e., one flight up. When we checked in in the afternoon, only the desk clerk was on duty, and no one was available to help with luggage. The same was true when we checked out in the morning. Therefore I would recommend this hotel only to the young and able-bodied, or those traveling light.