Le Meridien

La vue est sublime ici… Et on paye le prix fort, surtout pour les cocktails qui dépassent les 15 euros et pas du fruit frais mais du sirop dans mon mojito fraises… Du coup je recommande plutôt de prendre une bouteille de rosé(32 euros, plutôt raisonnable) et de savourer le moment suspendu. La terrasse est grande et permet d accueillir pas mal de monde. Le service etait jeune mais sympa.

Well, ok. Yes, ok.
The good:
*A very nice corner room with sweeping sea views.
*Nice, prompt service.
*SPG hotel.
The great:
*The 9^th floor terrace café and bar — GORGEOUS views, very laid back. You do not need to be a guest of the hotel to enjoy it, either!
*Location — if you want to be in the middle of it all in Nice, this is your spot. Positioned directly on the Promenade, across from the beach, walking distance to shops, Old Town, markets, restaurants, cafes — you’ll not want for much in this location! Very easy to walk almost anywhere and its a very short journey from the airport (you can see it from the hotel — but in a cool way, not in a engines roaring over your head way!)
The not so good or great at all:
*The terrace off our room was not large enough to sit on – I mean really, what’s the point? Smoking? Meh.
*The 9^th floor doesn’t serve a proper breakfast. WHY GOD WHY?! It would be SO lovely to have a light breakfast up there (more than just a croissant). The breakfast is served in this low ceilinged/​dark lounge. Bleh. We never went!
*A very musty/​mildewy/​moldy smell in the bathroom that was just bad enough to always be present but not quite bad enough to make a formal complaint and move. It was kind of, ew.
*The parking garage — avoid at all costs! We didn’t know better (and were not advised even when we asked at the front desk) — it is a labyrinth to hell and 2x we couldn’t even find a spot, and if you could, good luck getting your car into it. Disastrous! The valet parking at the hotel is curbside AND cheaper, WHAT?! Would’ve been great to have the desk guy tell us that at check-​in instead of saying «oh yes, there’s an elevator straight up to reception from the garage.» Or I could get out at the curb, dude! Anyway, avoid this parking garage right across the street near the park, NO. Valet. You heard it here.
*The rooms were not equipped with coffee/​tea facilities or corkscrews. So every time we wanted to enjoy some wine in the room we had to call downstairs and they came up and opened it for us. Surely, this is not cost effective. Put corkscrews in the room!
Overall I’m going to round up here to 4 stars even though that nagging smell was a bit off putting and there were some room for improvement, it’s a pretty nice hotel for exploring lovely Nice, and we slept like babies (except for the nights there were concerts 2x and the early Sunday morning marathon — HA!

This review is just for the rooftop bar… We didn’t stay at this hotel. We just wanted some coffee and after dinner drinks and enjoy a nice rooftop with a view of the beach. They have colorful lit seats and lots of high top chair options too. Plenty of seating for small and big groups. Prices are fair for the hotel. Great service and great views. Would have been better during the day to see the beach activity but even at night it’s beautiful.

En grande fan des rooftop, j’ai enfin pu testé la Terasse du méridien. Situé au 9eme étage du méridien, on y trouve l’une des bat avec les plus belle vue de Nice. Évidement les prix grimpe avec les étages mais les cocktails sont très bons, du moins les mojitos (15euros) ! C’était plutôt le bonheur en after Work.
Il faut être chanceux car Il n’y a pas énormément de table dispo pour boire un verre. ²⁄₃ de la terasse sont réservée au Resto qui me tente moins. Dommage qu’il n’y avait pas une musique type lounge en fond et de carte pour les petites faim, apero ou goûté.
J’y reviendrais sans hésiter pour un verre ensoleillée entre amis dans un cadre exceptionnel.

Location and overall hotel, beautiful. But all the meals and drinks are overpriced, I’ve never been treated so poorly by staff in a hotel, and you literally have to pay for everything. 60£ to go in a hot tub for 20 minutes. Absurd

Absolute crap wifi. Every time your device locks, you have to login again. This was driving me insane.
No beach attached so you must pay.
Like another reviewer, I have left rubbish by the bin to be taken away, 2 nights in a row now and it is still sitting here.
Also nobody appreciates housekeeping letting themselves into your room at 8.30am (thanks for waking my toddler).
Breakfast is pretty good although so it should be for € 25 each.
Balcony is not really a balcony. You can stand only. No space for even a chair there.
Rooftop pool, not what we expected. No lounges, only a few beanbags. Tiny pool that is absolutely freezing!!! Website photos gave a different impression.
Best thing about this place is definitely its location.

Lieu idéal pour apprécier vos vacances sur Nice ! Les Cocktails sont très bons et la vue sur la mer est sublime !
Juste un peu déçue par les biscuits apéros, très minimalistes par rapport au cadre et au prix des boissons.

Here’s a review that I wrote on another site, but before I get to that, here’s a snippet of the response I got from management before you read my review: «Unfortunately, you didn’t mention the fact that you were on your honeymoon, neither when you made your reservation nor during your stay. Had our onsite reservations team been aware of the fact before your visit, they would have made sure that you were offered our special „honeymoon“ package.» Apparently, you need to let them know that you’re on a honeymoon if you want normal services like a clean room … And also, I did let them know it was our honeymoon.
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We booked a garden and sea view room for our honeymoon (note: the balcony they show on the website is NOT what you will get. It’s a tiny terrace and there’s no place to sit — just a thin strip to stand on). When we got there, we were greeted with a bowl of rotting fruit, an a/​c unit that didn’t work, a bathroom door that didn’t shut, an uncomfortable bed, and a clogged sink.
As the stay went on, the garbage that we placed beside the tiny garbage can was never removed from our room — including the rotting fruit — so we had to remove it ourselves. There were bands that played on the the promenade that plug into amplifiers around 9pm at night and go until around 1:30, so if you want to turn in early, bring ear plugs.
But by far, the most BIZARRE thing that happened was when we returned to our room on our last night, and there was a dirty glass covered in red lipstick, that had not been there when we left our room. I don’t wear lipstick, so someone had definitely been back in our room after they had previously made our bed in the morning.
The people that work there are quite nice, however, it was NOT worth the almost $ 600 a night we were paying. When we voiced our concerns, they apologized, but did nothing to make up for it. Not even taking the 25 euro (horrible) breakfast off of our final tab. The only thing the place really has going for it, is it’s location. But they have nothing to do with how beautiful the sea is :)
We saved our pennies for a year for a romantic honeymoon location in Nice, and unfortunately, were not given that. Maybe other rooms in this location are better (we were the corner on the 5^th floor), but I would steer clear of this hotel chain.

This is along the Promenade de Anglais, with great access to the beach, but without it’s own private beach. The restaurant at the rooftop La Terrace, was tops, and created one of the best meals I’ve ever had. This is also more importantly, walking distance from the old part of Nice where all the nightlife is, the open markets, and the park where concerts are held — which we realized as awesome as we happened to visit Nice in the midst of a Jazz festival.
The free Internet was slow to medium in speed, but if you want faster internet, you’d have to pay. I think fast internet should be standard, but that’s just me.

The rooftop is neautiful. Great service, wonderful drinks and beautiful views. You can see the ocean and spend a day hanging out or going to the rooftop pool. Had tons of fun !

Un avis sur la terrasse de l’hôtel ;)
L’enseigne de renommée internationale propose également une piscine avec restaurant en terrasse au dernier étage.
Le Méridien bénéficie en effet d’une situation exceptionnelle et offre une merveilleuse vue sur la promenade des anglais, à couper le soufflé ! !
C’est l’adresse que je conseille pour se relaxer et prendre un verre en fin d’après-midi. Le prix est un peu excessif, 13 € pour un cocktail sans alcool… On paie clairement le cadre mais je l’avoue, le lieu est remarquable.
Ah aussi, choisissez le bon jour ! Je n’ai pas été chanceuse la semaine dernière, j’ai eu droit à un vent plutôt violent #poisse. Toutefois, la mer était d’un bleu exceptionnel et j’ai pu pleinement apprécier le coucher de soleil.
A noter également pour un dej pro.
Petit bémol: le service du bar n’était pas digne d’un 4 étoiles le jour de ma visite.

This hotel has the perfect location, right by the beach and walking distance to the main parts of Nice.
The only weird thing is the entrance, there is a McDonald’s on the ground floor and you go up one floor to the lobby. the fast food just seems out of place.
I got an upgraded room with a ocean view, the staff was friendly, the included breakfast was great! They cleaned the rooms well, although I had to call one day because it was almost 4pm and they hadn’t come.
Overall a great choice if you are an SPG fan, there were a few other hotels near this one, so plenty of options in this area.

Good rooms, decent service and location is fantastic. If one has to stay in Nice then this is well recommended. Most of the tourist destinations and eateries are within walking distance. The staff helped us arrange to go nearby places as well.

Overall, a lovely hotel in a fantastic location in Nice. There are many services and sites nearby, such as three rental car offices on the same block, the Promenade Des Anglais, ten minutes walking to the Flower Market/Farmer’s Market and a few minutes from Old Town, as well as only a few minutes to the main shopping district.
The rooms were decent size, and very clean. The rooftop restaurant and bar was fabulous, with gorgeous views of the ocean. The pool is also on the roof (!), though the pool was somewhat small and not a lot of lounge seeing around the pool itself. Still, quite the amazing experience.
The lobby bar/​restaurant also overlooks the Mediterranean Sea, and is a nice place to have a cup of coffee or a light breakfast.
The concierge/​front desk were helpful and always courteous, even with my oddball questions about shopping for weird things or where to get a hot air balloon ride. Lovely people overall.
Bathrooms: The bathrooms in the hotel rooms were very clean and quite lovely. Modern fixtures and nice, fluffy towels. Bathrobes were also provided.

Das zimmer sauber pracktisch das man doppelzimmer in 4 er zimmer die preise zwar teuer aber der blick auf das meer fantastisch ich ass im hotel nur frühstück

There are many hotel choices in Nice that are far better values than this one. This by far is the worse Le Meridian we have ever experienced in the chain. In the U.S., Le Meridian is a luxury hotel, in Nice it is no better than a Holiday Inn.
The hallways and some rooms, reek of sewage type smells. It needs a city inspection. The hotel is just dirty.
We brought up McDonalds coffee and croissants from our walk and sat in the reception area with friends and drank our coffee. Some manager and then a waitress rushed over to informed us that McDonald’s was not allowed in the hotel. Just stupid.
This hotel just needs new management. It is so inhospitable so unFrench.

We spent the first toe days of our Honeymoon here and had a wonderful time.
Since I am a gold SPG member, we got into our room as soon as we arrived in the morning and could take a nice long nap. We also were given a beautiful room on the top floor, another benefit of being a SPG member. Our room overlooked the beach and we had a lovely terrace to enjoy.
The service was excellent, the room was modern, well maintained, and very clean. We had a gorgeous bathroom, very posh with a rainfall shower and a large dressing area.
The raised lobby and the main restaurant seem like an afterthought. It’s very long and narrow with the elevator right in the middle.
However, we didn’t spend much time in the lobby.

A little far from the train station, but right across from the beach and on Promenade des Anglais is nice.
Pros:
— Free breakfast.
— Across from beach.
— Walking distance to restaurants and shopping.
Cons:
— Loud music playing in the elevator ²⁴⁄₇ can get annoying
— Little run-​down from the outside.
— Bathrooms needed remodeling as the wall paint was peeling.
— Hated the lavender 8^th floor wall colors. Felt like I was at a circus.
— Free internet only at the lobby. What hotel doesn’t offer free WiFi these days.
— Not enough lighting in the rooms.
— Although they’re across from the beach, they don’t have beach towels. WTH?!

I don’t understand the low ratings but my two-​night stay at this standard business-​class hotel was pretty enjoyable. Maybe it’s because I’m an exhibitionist and the floor-​to-​ceiling windows adjacent to my bed provided a great view for lurking voyeurs outside?
Carnal preferences aside, this location is unbeatable. Situated right off the promenade, I admired the beach view right from my balcony. The room itself was on the smaller side, but clean and comfortable. Although there wasn’t anything about it that particularly stood out, nothing was amiss either. I loved the daily complimentary espresso drink vouchers that were laid out on the bed, which I was able to redeem downstairs and sip leisurely in the lobby.
My only complaints are for the hair dryer and internet. The hair dryer cord in the bathroom was way too short and obviously designed for little people — I suffered from body and headaches from bending my knees and twisting my neck to the side just to dry my hair. The internet policy was also extremely stingy for a business hotel. Free Wifi was only offered in the lobby area for 30 minutes per day.

business hotel with good staff. It works and the rooms are not euro small either.

Can’t complain because I had a wonderful stay here. To be honest I was hesistant at first due to all the negative Unilocal reviews but I figured I’d give it a try anyways.
I’m a SPG gold member and got upgraded automatically at check-​in to an ocean view room for both the rooms I booked. Complementary wifi and Evian is another plus. Both my rooms were clean, spacious and modern. Didn’t seem to have the same issues as other Unilocal reviewers, maybe they fixed everything the other guests complained about on Unilocal?The pool is small, but if you’re in Nice and by the ocean why would you even want to swim in a pool?
Service during check-​in, bell boy service and conceirge were professional and helpful.
The rooftop has an amazing view. Definitely recommend to have drinks/​snacks up there in the lounge portion during the day time and even to see the sunset.
The hotel has a great location, right next to the beach & Old Town. The only problem is if you prefer soft sand beaches you should look to book a room in Cannes as all the beaches in Nice are pebble beaches.

Une vue exceptionnelle à l’abri du tumulte de la ville; service rapide et courtois, restauration de qualité correcte.
Un vrai coin de paradis.

La qualité des mets est au rendez-​vous.
Attention au budget qui est à la hauteur de la vue imprenable sur la baie de Nice !

Peut mieux faire !
4 étoiles pour les prix, mais des revêtements de mur lézardés dans les salles de bains. Un personnel poli, mais des horaires très scrupuleusement respectés, même au bar. Un restaurant de bonne qualité sur le toit. Bref un séjour mitigé.

Rendez-​vous pour discuter boulot avec un prestataire.
Je mourrai de soif, rien bu depuis 10 heures et rien mangé, je rêvais à l’avance d’un double café glacé pour me couper la soif.
On rentre dans le débat, j’oublie complétement que j’ai soif, une heure passé et nous nous en allons.
C’est une anecdote, ils n’ont pas voulu nous déranger car nous avions commencé à discuter je pense, mais je m’y rend quelques fois avec des clients et tout se passé bien.

The other reviews are correct. I would stay away from this hotel. I am a SPG gold member and a very disappointed. There are many other hotels to choose from.
We experienced bugs in our room and rude staff.
The only positive is the decent location which isn’t even the best.

This is a terrible hotel. DO NOT STAY HERE. My wife and I are members of Starwood Preferred Guest program, so where ever we travel we look first for SPG member hotels. Le Meridien is supposed be a very nice hotel according to SPG and Le Meridien.
We found out otherwise;
At check in the staff seemed pleasant, but would not let us use the hotel Internet «if you go to the bar you can use McDonald’s Internet» (McDonald’s happens to be located directly down stairs) We were invited to go to the bar while we waited for our room, (in the past we have been offered free drinks as SPG members while we wait for our room) this time we were not. Our arrival was late in the day too.
Our room was down right horrible and dirty. There were scuff marks on every wall in the room, the bathroom door had a hole in it right at eye level. Damaged, chipped and peeling paint. Small holes in the curtains that looked across the hotel to a beautiful view of all the other rooms. Damaged wall outlets, the main entry light fixture had cracks all around it in the ceiling. The room smelled, all the firniure had damaged finishes, the bed was less than nice.
After dinner (not at the hotel!) I left and decided to go tell the front desk. As I walked through the hotel I saw damage throughout the rest of the hotel. The damage went from floor to ceiling, furniture and fixtures. In general Le Meridien is a Dirty, Dingy, and Run Down hotel.
The roof top patio is very nice, great view of the private beach (which costs 25 euro per person each day) the bar seems nice, but don’t go a minute after 10pm because they close promptly at 10. I was really looking forward to enjoying a drink with my wife after we had walked around a bit that evening. I thought it would be a nice romantic way to enjoy the warm evening winding down away from the hustle and bustle below with my wife. And it would be… Just not at the Le Meridien!
Parking is not free or validated but that is to be expected in a city.
My wife and I travel quite extensively all around the US and the World. From backpacking in remote places to staying and the newest, swanky luxury hotels around the world. We can have a good time and enjoy our-​selfs anywhere. I am able to brush off a horrible stay like this with out a problem. I just want to make sure any one expecting any thing more than motel 6 service and accommodations should look else where.
I would never recommend anyone stay at this hotel, use a internet booking site a choose a place near by if you must stay in Nice. But I would stay in Monaco or Monte Carlo if I were travel near here again.

Vraiment top

bien que situé sur la prom avec une tres belle vue seul point positif, je n’ai pas du tout aimé y manger.
le personnel est attentif mais vite débordé .
j’ai eu l’occasion de voir le chef, et je l’ai trouvé prétentieux et ayant la grosse tete. donc sa nourriture reflete sa personnalité: cher pour ce que c’est !!!
bref je n’y retournerai pas.

J’adore !
Chambre vue mer et vue square, magnifique. Par contre les chambres classiques sont vraiment trop banales et trop vieillotes à mon gout…

Beau cadre bien entendu, prix peu excessifs mais personnel nonchalant et attaques de pigeons à répétition.

On as ce qu’on paye
Hôtel certes a un etain prix mais qui est digne de ses étoiles une vue splendide un personnel répondant aux exigences. Voila de les critères qui m on satisfait.

Definitely better to eat on the roof top than stay. Having worked here for 12 years on and off and now living here for 3, there are plenty of Boutique hotels you can find that are more worth the cost, and they treat you better.
Try Hotel Massena

Le colonial café est un bar restaurant beneficiant d’une magnifique vue sur la baie des anges.
Pour ma part je né parlerai ici que du coté bar avec sa carte proposant des cocktails allant de 10 a 18 euros environ. Rien a dire, ceux ci sont tres bons. Je deplore juste le manqué de gout parfois, je pense par exemple au mojito servi avec une paille blanche a rayure digne d’un snack, pour un cocktail a 13 euros et surtout un hotel 4 etoiles, je dirai que c’est un manqué de gout.
+++: confort et qualité de service /​vue cocktail.
+++: mojito avec liqueur au choix (framboise, fraise des bois, banane, pomme verte ou sirop de canne).

Terrasse Colonial Café !
Hyper déçu ! Petit diner à 4, difficile de raconter comment est il possible de servir des filets de carrelets à la plancha et au curcuma et de vous apporter un carrelet vraiment vapeur et un petit bol avec le «quignon» d’une pomme de terre plus une autre tranche dans une eau au curcuma. Mauvaise plaisanterie? Nous avons abregé le repas et pris le dessert dans un autre restaurant, sans oublier de regler une note fort salée… j’oubliais et je le regrette, j’avais pris une entrée vraiment délicieuse, quel contraste avec le reste !

We picked the Meridien for the first night of our trip… just wanted a quick and easy hotel in the center of town.
1. There is NO valet parking, despite the verbage on the website
2. The in room carpet is dirty and stained
3. The a/​c, admittedly, I am not the best with the metric system, but continue to doubt that 10 Celsius translates into 78 Fahrenheit.
4. Pool, we didn’t use it but did take a look. The images on the website COMPLETELY misrepresents the experience I expect you will encounter.
As Nice was one night an out, I do not have an alternate, good luck.

Je mets 2 etoiles pour le vue, apres pour le meme prix je prefere aller au Palais de la Med a quelques dizaines de metres a coté, a part une belle vue sur la Promenade des Anglais, la carte est tres prauvre, et la qualité des plats servis est vraiment a revoir, je resume ca a un «snack de riche», on a essayé, merci au revoir ou meme adieu
Ps: y a un mc do en bas c’est peut etre mieux de s’arreter devant ;))

The view is amazing, and the food is delicious. If you ever go to Nice you need to have lunch or at least a drink on the roof.
To me the Méridien is the best restaurant in Nice.

Comment né pas profiter de la vue qui nous est offerte sur la baie des anges ?
Service et personnel de haute gamme.
A s’offrir au moins une fois dans sa vie.

Pendant les quelques années de mon séjour à Nice, j’allais régulièrement au restaurant du Méridien…
Quel plaisir de déguster le soir un magnifique bar grillé (entier, en plus!) accompagné d’un Menetou-​Salon… On redescendait après le diner pour marcher sur la promenade des anglais… Rien que pour çela, la vie vaut la peine d’être vécue !
Plus prosaïquement, personnel sérieux et efficace.
Pensez à réserver, il y a souvent du monde !
La vue sur la baie des anges est magnifique, à midi réservez une table en terrasse en précisant d’être au bord de celle-​ci.
Petite piscine juxtaposée au restaurant, avec des matelas pour bronzer !
Seul point négatif, le parking de l’hotel, lugubre.

Quand on est un restaurant d’hôtel comme c’est le cas, quand on a la chance d’un tel emplacement et d’une telle vue, quand on prétend faire dans le business l’international, on organise ses affaires un peu mieux :
Arrivés à 4, à 22 heures, en plein mois d’août 2008, impossible d’y manger
Excuse des 35 heures.
En parallèle, je reçois des mails m’invitant à venir découvrir les merveilles de ce restaurant.
Un conseil: évitez de communiquer AVANT de vous être assurés de pouvoir recevoir correctement.
Et indiquez vos horaires: ¹²⁄₁₄ h
19/​21h
Les responsables devraient s’interroger sur la propension de cet hôtel à changer de propriétaires.