Hotel Villa Les Cygnes

Villa

Charming niche hotel in quiet quarter of Nice by the Musee des Beaux Artes.
Host Nicholas could not be more helpful and accommodating. Nicholas lent us beach towels and umbrellas and told us about heritage weekend so we found entry into places free. Continental breakfast with eggs was served in the small pleasant garden. Very comfortable beds. Well appointed shower room. Cleaning to an extremely high standard. At first we missed a kettle in the room, but there is a small honesty corner in the basement with a coffee machine. We used that only once because the weather was so hot we did not need hot drinks. Good air con in rooms. If we go to Nice again, we will stay here. Thank you Nicholas, we had a great stay and I miss Hotel Villa les Cignes.

This property provided clean, comfortable, large rooms with the balcony a plus.
There was a small fridge in the room, but it was not very deep, so more for yogurt, cheese and medicines than for bottles of wine or anything large/opened. I could keep some bottles of water in it, on their sides unopened.
It was close to the Tramway, bus, shops, cafes. Musee Beaux des Arts and the beach/Promenade des Anglais.
It had a lovely garden and the toiletries supplied I thought very pleasant.
There was also much-needed air conditioning.
Nicholas greeted all guests with a free bottle of cold water (very much appreciated) and showed you on a map where you were and how to get to places (short cuts for walking, tram and bus stops etc).
I really missed a kettle (there was a coffee pod machine downstairs on a honesty payment system) and hot water in a mini urn in the morning and 6.00pm at night, but it was not the same!
The TV (there was a DVD player also) had just French options, and there were no notes, in English or French, for how to switch to the DVD…
It was a quiet area (which suited me, but possibly not those wanting to roll in very late at night).
It was up a hill/steps, so coming from the tramway to the hotel, with luggage, was a tough ask, so I paid for a taxi when moving luggage.
Rooms 5 and 6 are upstairs and the kitchen is downstairs, so you may want to consider this if stairs are an issue. Photos attached are of room 6

Lovely french villa in a really quiet residential area but still only 5 min walk to the promenade des anglais (via short cut thru the museum) & University tram stop. Short walk to supermarket and other bars/restaurants/takeaways. Fantastic cafe by the tram stop serving croissant & coffee for only €2. Nicholas the manager was super helpful & friendly. I must just mention the hotel cat is adorable. The room (#3) was large and clean with mini fridge & AC. If you want English TV I recommend taking your Amazon Firestick to plug in. Sadly no kettle in room So bring your own. Lovely fruit trees in the garden where breakfast is served as an extra. Will definitely return next year. This guesthouse is SO much better than a large dull noisy 5 star hotel in the center of noisy Nice.