The French Riviera
Days 1-7 · 6 nightsA boutique hotel on Rue de Rivoli, in Nice's Carré d'Or, a short walk from the Promenade. Old Nice is still on foot, and the train covers the rest of the coast.
€140 a nightSee on Booking →Comfortable hotel on Rue Grimaldi, in Nice, between the station and the Promenade des Anglais. A quiet base for exploring the coast by train, without paying for a front-row sea view.
€165 a nightSee on Booking →A 3-star hotel with a garden on Passage Martin, in the Buffa area of Nice. A quiet address for taking the train out to Villefranche-sur-Mer and Menton.
€150 a nightSee on Booking →A hotel with a sea view on Avenue de la Malmaison, in Villefranche-sur-Mer. For those who prefer a small town on the bay to Nice, keeping the train for Old Nice and Menton.
€170 a nightSee on Booking →A 3-star hotel on Rue Anton Tchekhov, in the Musiciens quarter of Nice. The station is close by, which makes days on the train along the coast easier.
€140 a nightSee on Booking →A hostel in Nice, around forty kilometres from the town centre. The price and the communal areas suit those focusing on Old Nice and taking the train for the rest.
€38 a nightSee on Booking →A small hotel on Rue Championnet, in the centre of Antibes, around twenty kilometres from the town centre. Old Antibes and its Provençal market are on foot.
€85 a nightSee on Booking →A small hotel on Rue de France, in Nice's Carré d'Or, a few streets from the Promenade des Anglais. Old Nice is within walking distance, the rest of the coast by train.
€110 a nightSee on Booking →A hostel on Rue Alsace-Lorraine, in the Jean-Médecin area of Nice, near the station. For budget travellers doing Villefranche-sur-Mer and Menton by train.
€45 a nightSee on Booking →A seafront hotel on Boulevard James Wyllie, in Juan-les-Pins. A beach base a few kilometres from Old Antibes and its Provençal market.
€110 a nightSee on Booking →The palace hotel of the Promenade des Anglais, on the corner of Nice's Carré d'Or. Cross the road and you are on the Baie des Anges, with Old Nice twenty minutes away.
The palace opened in 1913 and its pink dome is a listed historic monument.
€450 a nightSee on Booking →A palace hotel on the Croisette, in Cannes, around fifteen kilometres from the town centre. You are on the beach and in the Festival city, without ever taking the car.
The building dates from 1929 and keeps its original Art Deco lines on the Croisette.
€600 a nightSee on Booking →A luxury hotel on Rue de la Pise, in the hilltop village of Èze. You have the lanes almost to yourself in the evening, once the day visitors have left.
€550 a nightSee on Booking →A luxury hotel on Rue du Barri, in the hilltop village of Èze, between Nice and Menton. For sleeping in the village itself and exploring it early in the morning, before the crowds.
€650 a nightSee on Booking →A 5-star hotel on Boulevard Édouard Baudoin, on the seafront in Juan-les-Pins. Old Antibes is very close, and Cannes is a quick ride along the coast.
€550 a nightSee on Booking →