Le Negresco

This hotel is an old beauty which is nor maintained properly and under no circumstances comply with its 5Star raiting. 3 star is a very max it really deserves. Pathetic toileteries fixed to the wall, no hair conditioner, no cotton pads, no shower cap, no nothing in toilet applieances. Ugly and shaddy lavatories, falling wall paintings. At breakfast wait for 30min to get coffee and dont expect much anyways, even celection of cheeses (in France!) was only 2 choices. Overall, a real disappointment. Not even talking about value for money. Make no mistake, this is in reality a 3 star hotel.

Front desk lost our bags, gave us the wrong room and refused our first request for the correct room. Found our bags after an hour myself. They were in the hallway on a different floor. Paid for ocean view and got a view of a courtyard. Was given a BS excuse that we were upgraded. Had to find original documentation of ocean view suite on booking myself. Eventually, after we had unpacked, hotel agreed to switch us. Carried my own bags. Gave us a room where WiFi did not work and room had another guest’s belongings in it. Complained 3 times in person at front desk about WiFi and was ignored. Next time, I’m staying at the Hyatt 2 blocks away for half the price.

Tourists: Worth a trip to Hotel Negresco, just because it is So Beautiful!!! Ask to be sat on the outdoor terrace for the best view! Quite pricey, but possible to have free refills on the tea!

The Bad:
The room furniture is old and scratched, no maintaining of finishes. The pictures on the wall are always crooked. I had to wait an hour after my first call for someone to come open the fitness center. There is an entire display case dedicated to the owner, very weird. The fabric inside the elevator is ripped and worn. The trim buttons around the elevator control panel are all different and some light up while others do not. There is nothing included in the price of the room. It says beach access, but unless you’re going to lay on rocks it will cost you € 40 a day. The booking should have included breakfast, which magically disappeared from our reservation. The air conditioning barely works and smells foul. Other than the head concierge, the rest of the concierge staff is rude and downright undermining of your stay. The bathroom has no shower. The prices in the bar are outrageous, € 22 for a mixed drink. The internet disconnects every 30 seconds.
The Good:
1. Room attendants are excellent.
2. The location is excellent.
3. The view is excellent.
Suggestion:
Stay somewhere else… Not worth € 600 a night.

Le Negresco is an odd eclectic, but beautiful hotel. I was here in September of 2004 for a 24-​hour business trip. In fact, my colleagues and I flew to Nice and back to NYC with the same Delta Airlines crew.
Negresco is uniquely decorated, seemingly in the style of Nice’s heyday. Eclectic antiques line the hallways and furnish the rooms. My small suite faced the internal shaftway but was very large for a hotel room in France, where hotel rooms are known for being miniscule.
The location is breathtaking, the Promenade des Anglais is perhaps the center of Nice and walking anywhere is a breeze. One of these days, I will have to visit off-​season to get a break on an upgrade.

My husband and I stayed here in Feb. 2013 and were upgraded to a mini-​suite with ocean views and 2 small balconies for $ 200/​night. The service was wonderful, there were no foul odors, and had we been offended by gold sinks, we wouldn’t have stayed at this hotel. It was and I hope still is a wonderfully unique hotel that I will someday take my daughters to. It successfully managed to mesh classic antiques with whimsical modern design while maintaining it’s architectural dignity. And the staff was uniquely dressed to match. Highly recommend!

This hotel is known for its grandeur, but that was 100 something years ago. Now it’s just something out of American Horror Story hotel edition.
The hotel is very old, run down, and smells like the the 1920s has risen from its grave and has thrown up all over the place.
Tacky and chaotic to the point of being tasteless are my choice of words to describe this hotel. The whole decoration is a mess of classical paintings, vintage art nouveau, and something out of pedophiles’ creepy fetishes nightmare. Each room has different themes. And let me tell you, it smells. Everything smells. The sea view will not help you if your room smells like a creepy hoarder grandma. Or a badly run museum.
It’s just sad to see some wonderful piece of art being butchered by being hung on a pink wall in a rainbow carpeted hallway on a Chinese themed floor. Think of a really bad acid trip with a splash of clockwork orange.
The bathroom smells. There are cracks on the wall. There are mould and stains. The bathtub angle makes it difficult to get in and out because it doesn’t have a proper railing that you can hold onto. Also there’s no AC controller so you kind of have to sleep in a freezing cold room.
The service is poor at best. The staff were not accommodating whatsoever since the moment I walked in. The valet guy dismissed me when I asked him politely if I could valet my car. He didn’t even help calling another person over. We just had to get the attention of another guy by ourselves. When we check in, our rooms weren’t ready. We said it’s fine but if they don’t mind call us to let us know if the room is ready that’d be great. They said yes of course. But did we get any phonecalls? Nope. Nada. None.
Also, they almost cheated us by charging breakfast for five people for two days even though two of us went down to breakfast. They insisted that the manager ‘confirmed’ that all of us were there. We had to argue with them. Because I didn’t even sleep at the hotel for one of the nights. Yes, it was bad enough I went to sleep at my friend’s.
THEY GIVE YOU ONE ROOMKEY HERE. When we requested another one, they said no because it’s ‘the hotel policy.’ However, you need this punch out, old school room key to be able to operate the light in your room. So if one person decides to go out, the other person has to either stay up to open the door or stay in the dark. Unless that’s the vibe you’re going for.
Also, you pay € 600 a night to have a nightmare. For the same price, you could secure yourself in a beautiful new hotel secluded away in Cap Ferrat or Cannes rather than a this.
JUST DON’T. CONSIDER YOURSELF WARNED.

Excellent hotel. They cater to your every needs. The walls are stitched padded fabric, amazing. Eclectic art throughout the hotel. Very fun. Amazing history here vs a cold modern sterile hotel ie. the czar of Russia’s! chandelier is in the main sitting room! Michelin rated restaurant. Others may may complain of some vintage furniture pieces but we loved it. Will be back for sure.

Inutile de vanter l’emplacement, sur la promenade des Anglais, ni l’architecture de cet hôtel emblématique de la ville de Nice.
L’accueil y est très prévenant et courtois. Le dédale de salons et de boutiques sont le cadre de décors très variés, parfois surprenants. Mention spéciale pour le restaurant/​bar, avec ses peintures et ses boiseries assez impressionnantes. Les consommations y sont bien sûr tarifées sans trop de pitié, mais le lieu a son charme. Et les cocktails y sont excellemment préparés.
Quant à la chambre est aussi clinquante que confortable, à un prix plutôt convenable quant on vient hors saison.

This review is for the bar at the hotel.
The two of us were there on a Tuesday at around 6 PM. We each ordered a vodka tonic, splash of cranberry. We were astonished when our bill arrived — € 56 total! We were charged € 9 each just for the tonic portion of our drink. While the ambience is unique unique, and we are well-​traveled, we’ve never paid that much for two drinks.

Souvenirs d’une soirée de découverte de ce lieu mythique. Des cocktails très bons servis avec des amuse bouche. Un serveur et un barman très professionnels. Une soirée mémorable pour nous tous. Une envie d’y revenir avec mon chéri. J’ai pu visiter une chambre et l’hôtel m’a énormément plu.

We got the room at a huge discount which was wonderful for a 5-​star hotel, however, other than the service and the beautiful artwork, not much else was 5 stars.
Our trip started off great when we arrived. The bellman and concierge were very helpful and informed us that we had been upgraded to a larger room… The room was old and quite tacky (e.g. sparkly gold sinks and tub). While it was very large, our ‘queen’ size bed was actually just two singles that they had put next to each other and ‘connected’ with one queen size fitted sheet. This, and the horrible pillows, made it very difficult to sleep.
In addition, there was no continuity among the artwork/​décor. The hotel looks like it has received too much artwork and they are running out of places to put things, so they have just mixed it all together into a billion dollar eyesore. There is no cohesiveness.
I must say, however, that the location was PERFECT. We were in near immediate proximity to the Mediterranean, shops and loads of restaurants.
If I could be promised a better bed, I would stay there again.

Annually, for almost a decade, we have stayed at the Negresco. as a matter of fact, We look forward to our visit after leaving the Ritz in Madrid each year. Up to this year there has not been any fall off, but this year was truly a heartbreaking disappointment.
We have always looked forward to the omnipresent original art, the unique, beautiful rooms — the Blue Room, the Red Room, the Napoleon Suite, the Dali floor — and the friendly, personal service, but this year was sadly different.
This year, we were given a sea-​view mini-​suite with a great bathroom so, at the on-​set, we were pleased, but as we settled in, we began to hear VERY loud hammering and drilling. We called the front desk and were informed that 40 or so rooms were under construction, and although the construction would not go on over the weekend, it would resume Monday morning. (We were checking in on Friday for five days.) My wife went downstairs to discuss the matter because we had a non-​refundable arrangement. The desk clerk was stubbornly unhelpful, but the general manager offered other rooms even at a lower rate, but these were rooms we had lived in on previous visits. One of the beauties of this place is to experience the uniqueness of each visit, and we could not be assured that we would not still hear the construction, so, after considerable haggling, we finally negotiated to stay two nights and move Sunday before the constructions resumed. That seemed fair, but as soon as my wife got back to our room, the now somewhat mean-​spirited desk clerk called and said that although Sunday and Monday would be forgiven Tuesday would still have to be paid. My wife immediately asked for the manager again. Adding more insult, while we sitting in the room waiting for the manager to call us back, my wife noticed a roach crawling up my leg. Feh! The manager finally called back and forgave the Tuesday charge, but the issue of the roach was also on the table.
To their credit, Management did send up a bottle of gratis champagne, but we were at that point too disappointed for it to make a real difference.
Importantly, it seems that Madame Augier, the live-​in owner and long-​time friend of Dali himself, (See
) is very old (90+) and, and according to staff, very weak. The hotel is rapidly being transformed from her personal museum/​hotel into a profit-​centered commodity. For example, the historical Versailles Room is just a remnant of its original self. Its Louis XIV furniture has been replaced with conical plastic chairs. Horrible! Residents have to satisfied with a photo of how splendid and awe-​inspiring the space used to be. It seems like it will not be long before the gigantic original oil of Louis XIV will be replaced with a velvet Elvis or something else as gauche. The weird unique sculptures in the gigantic, beautiful rotunda have been moved and replaced with lines of chairs and a temporary stage for events. The old long-​time staff — doormen, bellmen, desk clerks, waiters — has been replaced to a person by very young, beautiful/​handsome 20-​somethings. Their attitudes are courteous but minimally sincere, thin and tenuous.
The management and staff seem to be on edge waiting for Madam Augier to pass away so that they can begin full throttle to change this wonderful art and living phenomenon on the Cote D’Azur into a tourist drawing, money-​making enterprise.
Our two nights there this time were very bitter sweet.
We moved to the Meridien up the street to a mini-​suite with the panoramic view of a lifetime, and as we looked back at the brightly lit cupola of the Negresco, we were drawn to it by our years of fond memories wishing to feel again how we felt living there in the past. But my wife says that it like our years in Havana: When you go back, your heart sinks with disappointment of something irreparably changed and gone forever. Capitalism is a mickey-​fickey and change can be so painful sometimes.
In the case of the Negresco, a true institution is disappearing before our eyes. Madam Augier will be spinning in her grave when she does pass, but bless her soul for the many years she ruled over a true masterpiece of art and experience in the south of France.

Oh heiliger Strohsack, über dieses Hotel wurde schon so viel berichtet und evtl. von Menschen, die da schon einmal übernachtet haben. Da halte ich mich lieber zurück.
Das Hotel kenne ich nur von außen. Wow — das ist eine wirkliche «Luxusherberge»,
wie im Märchen.
Für den interessierten Leser ein paar Eckdaten.
Das Hotel wurde 1912 eröffnet. Ein denkwürdiges Datum — Untergang der Titanic. Erbaut wurde es im Stil der Belle Epoque von dem Rumänen Henri Negresco, Edouard Niemans war der Architekt. Die auffällige, pinkfarbene Kuppel des Gebäudes wurde von Gustave Eiffel konstruiert. Der Busen einer Geliebten soll als Modell gedient haben, so die Legende. Möge man das glauben oder nicht.
Das Le Negresco liegt direkt an der Uferpromenade des Anglais in Nizza und verfügt über 121 Zimmer und 24 Suiten.
Im ersten Weltkrieg wurde es zu einem Militärhospital umfunktioniert.
Die heutigen Eigentümer sind seit 1957 die Mitglieder der Familie Augier. Madame Jeanne hat das Hotel im heutigen palastartigen Stil ausgestattet.
Vom französischen Staat wurde das Hotel 2003 als Baudenkmal eingestuft.
Die Beatles und Grace Kelly haben hier auch schon übernachtet.
Die Meinungen über dieses Haus sind konträr. Mich könnte eine einzige Übernachtung schon reizen.

For what they charge — the rooms are disgusting. WHat should be a beautiful historic hotel has nasty stained carpeting, old cracked tiles, and marks & stains on walls. Very disappointed. When we asked for another room, the alternatives were just as bad (but $ 100 more). The clerk on duty could not do anything because the manager wasn’t there. I left the manager a note and never heard back. So, for $ 700 USD for 1 night — I would expect something along the lines of a Four Seasons or Ritz Carlton. What I got was more like a Motel 6 in Fresno.

Habe hier nicht übernachtet, aber das war ein Fehler.
Ich kannte das Negresco von vor zwanzig Jahren — alt, verstaubt und irgendwie überlebt. Als ich nun das Negresco betrat, da muss ich schon sagen, das ist ein Kunsttempel in dem unterschiedliche Stile aufeinander treffen und das ist herrlich gelungen. Meine Entscheidung bei Preisgleichheit fiel auf das Radisson Blu wegen des Roof Top Pools und es war — falsch. Die stylische Eleganz und zentrale Lage des Negresco sind unbeschreiblich. Hoffentlich bekomme ich noch eine Gelegenheit meinen Fehler zu begradigen.

Don’t have any intentions of getting drunk or even a buzz at this gin joint. You’ll need the smoothest of moves to get any action in this place. Takes about 45 minutes to get the WRONG drink after Don Juan de Marco finally returns to your table. Drinks are 20 Euro and it will take 20 to get you drunk as their drinks are as strong as a Shirley Temple. On the plus side, the hotel lobby is very opulent and your girlfriend will be delighted at all the photo ops.

C’est un magnifique palace, un petit bijou, de grandes salles bien restaurées et bien entretenues. Face à la mer avec sa plage privée. Evidemment ce palace n’est pas destiné aux petits budgets, mais en hiver il y a parfois des offres intéressantes qui valent la peine.

The only place to stay if you’re in Nice and if you’re as unlucky as me not to have a house here with a view of the Côte d’Azur. Nice has the best water in all of the south of France — truly d’Azur — so when you’re here, your view of the Mediterranean is unlike any view you’ll have in either Cannes, St. Tropez, or Monte Carlo. Every time I’m here, I feel like I stepped into Fitzgerald’s novel Tender is the Night, which isn’t necessarily a good thing considering that novel took place in the early 20^th century (thus you can picture the decoration of hotel rooms in the early 1900s) But alas, in true Fitzgerald fashion, sometimes it is harder to deprive oneself of a pain than of a pleasure.

Looks great from the outside and lobby area very nice. Rooms on other hand in need of major refresh. Poorly equipped bathrooms, limited seating in room, many layers of paint, very slow WiFi. Room size was good and they were clean.
The 3 star reviews listed here are very accurate. Ignore the 5 star reviews — probably written by guests who frequent Motel 6 or Comfort Suites.
Bottom line: Probably could do better elsewhere for same or less.

I am not sure what to rate this place because honestly I didn’t like it so much but my husband loved how it was old and gaudy and historic.
I love comfort and clean and service and food.
This place is old and wants to take you back in time and the rooms are whatever and it was really expensive, comes with no breakfast and I was just not that into it I would rate it 3.5 stars actually.

We stayed here on our honeymoon! So just be prepared that everything about this place was perfect! We stayed here for a week and the staff could not have been nicer — the entire staff was just wonderful! The room was beautifully decorated and the view was just killer. I couldn’t believe that this place was a hotel as it is truly a museum. The place is amazing. My husband and I spent several hours our first night just getting lost on every floor to see everything that they showed there. The location of the hotel is perfect on the promenade and near all the great restaurants. Since most people are from out of town staying here definitely ask for restaurant suggestions. They know what they are talking about. Its a once in a life time kind of place to stay and you should definitely do it at least once in a life time.

Une vraie découverte, cadre d’un raffinement qui vous transporte dans un autre monde, accueil et service exceptionnels. What else

Okay… I get it. This place is incredibly old with a lot of history… but you know what gets old? The fact that it’s old.
I feel a bit cheated by the fact that this received 5-​stars in Nice. Granted we only stayed in a Deluxe room — nothing was really 5-​star quality. Maybe I’d take my kids back here one day; then I’ll try and convince them that this is where they filmed «Night at the Museum 2.»
BUT, the beds are incredibly comfy (with a 100% mohair throw) and they use Fragonard shower products. AND the staff is incredibly accommodating — that definitely counts for something.

plus qu’un hôtel, le Negresco est un des emblèmes de Nice; à ce titre, il mérite d’être visité !
le salon est sublime, de même que le bar et ses boiseries; je vous invite à voir les toilettes si originaux qu’ils font penser à tout sauf à des toilettes

Le bar de l’hôtel Negresco est
fantastique !
Le cadre est sublime, très chic avec des boiseries, des tapisseries et des tableaux aux murs.
L’accueil et le service sont très chaleureux, efficaces et très agréables.
Un pianiste joue et chante du jazz à
la perfection jusqu’à 1 heure du matin.
Les fauteuils et banquettes sont très confortables et on peut même tenir à deux sur la banquette si l’on souhaite né faire qu’un avec sa moitié (enfin il faut rester correct tout de même).
Et la carte des cocktails fait 3 pages et ils sont au top !
Que demander de plus ???
Forcément les tarifs sont élevés avec des cocktails allant de 17 à 25 euros mais c’est finalement raisonnable pour goûter un peu au luxe du Negresco et passer une magnifique soirée hors du temps.
(Voir photo ci-​dessous)

Let me apologize in advance, because this review is about to be one conceited brag fest from yours truly. The fact that I was able to call this hotel «home» for five days is beyond remarkable since the hotel really is considered a museum. In fact, it’s such a source of pride for Nice that the hotel’s image is the cover of several travel books for not only the city, but the region.
Located right on Promenade des Anglais on the Baie of Angels, Hôtel Négresco stand like a bucolic beacon on the shore. A statue of Jazz Great Louie Armstrong sit tall in the front of the hotel near the doormen, who stand just as tall and handsome in their regal suits, hats, and dapper smiles! The lobby is just inside — spacious, with tons of light and once again, friendly staffers.
We were able to get an upgrade on our room which had us in one of the best rooms in the hotel — not that any of them are bad. Literally everything in the hotel is a piece of art and in your room, it’s just usable art. A 17^th century armoire? Sure! An 18^th century coffee table? Why not?! It’s all there for you to appreciate and utilize without getting in trouble. lol! Our room was pristine and large enough that we could run laps in it if we really wanted to (I am not exaggerating). Even the bathroom felt like we could go roller skating in it! It was crazy!
When we weren’t appreciating all the art and space in our very own room, we were doing so in the hotel itself. An old wind-​up elevator (now, modernized for electric conveniences) took us from floor to floor of the hotel/​museum, each floor dedicated to a different genre of art — one with Asian influences, another with African and African American influences, another of nothing but Modern art, and yet another with nothing but European. On our last day in Nice, my husband and I literally spent the day just going from floor to floor taking pictures and admiring all the finds. My husband took more than 300 pictures of it all, it was that inspiring.
Hôtel Négresco spares absolutely no expense and is truly the best of the best of the best. There is no other place to stay in Nice. Every time someone would ask us where we were staying, whether it was a friend who knew the area, a cab or tour driver, or a fellow tourist, when we told them, their eyebrows raised and a «wow» or «fabulous» followed. We didn’t understand why until we were actually there and even know, I don’t feel like my review is enough to give this amazing hotel justice. Still, all you need to know is this: Bill Gates once tried to buy it and the hotel said ‘no.’ True story! If that doesn’t peek your interest, then I don’t know what will. It’s a place everyone should experience at least once in their lives — if not to stay, then at least just to visit.

Driving down the French Riviera-​which is a spectacular coastline, on our way to our hotel, I was captivated by this stunning charming hotel and I knew I would be making some reservations for dinner since sadly I was not a guest.
I love love love to learn about historic places when I travel and Hotel Negresco, which I found out has earned its place as a National Historic Monument had plenty of it.
We came here for Easter and had a fabulous dinner at the restaurant. Gorgeous French furnishings and a Baccaret chandelier with over 16,000 crystals-​only two like it in the world!
Dinner was five-​star! They must have brought out like 12 – 16 courses, it was amazing. Service impeccable. We topped off our night at Le Relais where we had some Port and more champagne. As I was making my way down the stairs to the gorgeous English style lounge, I saw pictures of Sophia Loren and when I learned how many other legends visited this hotel I was star-​struck.
The list is really a Who’s Who, starting with Queen Elizabeth, Princess Grace of Monaco, President Truman, Sir Winston Churchill, Nicholas Sarkozy, and the list of celebrities is another one that will leave you speechless.
The Beatles, Alfred Hitchcock, Louis Armstrong, Elizabeth Taylor, Rudolph Valentino, Charlie Chaplin, Frank Sinatra, Gary Cooper, James Dean, Michael Jackson, Henri Matisse, Orson Welles, Clint Eastwood and Bill Gates… just to name a few!
My vacation was fabulous but I will forever treasure the night we had dinner at Hotel Negresco. I also learned that the hotel was once a hospital for wounded soldiers! The dome inside was designed by none other than Gustave Eiffel and the hotel was named after its founder Henry Negresco. I learn so much when I travel! Add this place to your bucket list! Au Revoir!

hotel mythique ! et qui le restera (pour ma part) ! ms on né peux pas passer devant et l ignorer il fait partie de la ville

Von außen schaut sehr gut aus und ich habe gehört ist einer der berühmteste Hotel in Europa.

J’y suis allée il n’y pas longtemps. Le décor nous transporte dans un autre univers, le personnel est à la hauteur de cet endroit, et l’ambiance y est agréable. Si c’était à refaire, j’y retournerai sans hésiter !

Schönstes Haus am Platz! Und wenn es nur zum Essen oder high tea wäre, dieses Haus sollte man gesehen haben!

La classe absolue! Le lieu, l’ambiance, le personnel, tout est au top.

Laissez-​vous tenter par la vie de palace en prenant un cocktail dans ce lieu somptueux. C’est l’occasion de déambuler dans les couloirs de l’hôtel Negresco et on né boude pas son plaisir.
Le cocktail est délicieux et le personnel aux petits soins.

Cadre somptueux, d’une autre époque, le personnel est a la hauteur de ce palace. piano-​bar très sympa, ou il est agréable de venir après un repas pour prendre un café (5EUR) ou un whisky (entre 15 et 20EUR).

Construit en 1912 sur la célèbre Baie des Anges et classé Monument Historique, l’Hôtel Negresco demeure l’un des rares palaces privés au monde.
On peut tout demander et tout obtenir. Tout est question d’un certain nombre d’euros.
Y dormir c’est inoubliable. On est dans un autre monde protégé.

Ayant habité la Côte d’Azur de longues années, je connais cet Hôtel pour être passée devant et suis rentrée à l’intérieur aussi sans y dormir !!! Je pense plus que c’est le mythe qui attire
La directrice adore les félins ça c’est aussi un plus ;) (pour moi!)

Hôtel mythique c’est certain ! Avant même d’avoir posé un pied sur le sol niçois je connaissais déjà cet hôtel au travers des reportages qui peuvent être diffusés à la télévision ou encore à travers les dire des gens qui y sont descendus. Quelle né fût pas ma déception en approchant de sa façade Petite, mal entretenue, de styles tellement hétéroclytes à l’extérieur comme à l’intérieur. Je n’y ai jamais dormi je né parlerai donc pas de la qualité de service ni des chambres mais la non amabilité d’un réceptionniste qui a prétendu qu’un écriteau interdisait l’entrée dans le hall à toute personne né résidant pas à l’hôtel (nous avons bien cherché ce petit panneau sans le trouver en resortant) né m’ont surement pas donné envie d’y revenir Dommage l’hôtel était désert (mois de janvier oblige) et je pense qu’un potentiel client est toujours bon à prendre

Absolutes Mus an der Küste. Altehrwürdiges Haus, aber nicht verstaubt! Schöné Zimmer, tolle Lage, tolle Bar und Eingangshalle. Besser geht ess nicht im Grandhotelstil.

Hotel mythique à nice, de nombreux tournages ont eu lieu, à l’intérieur statue de Nikki de St phale, les grosses dames en mosaiques, le bar de l’hotel est abordable, la carte est classique sans surprise, l’intérieur du bar avec des fresques est vieux jeu, manqué de chaleur humaine, piano.
Boutique à l’intérieur le long des couloirs hors de prix, sacs de créateurs, personnages en céramiques.
Seul plus de l’hotel, le bon coeur de la directrice et son amour pour les félins

Il fait partie des plus ancien hotel de nice et le portier est en tenue. A voir absolument
Concernant les tarifs je né sais pas pas.
En passant devant on voit la beauté exterieure de l’hotel

Wenn man in Nizza ist sollte man –egal wie das Wetter ist– dem Negresco auf jeden Fall einen Besuch abstatten. Die alte Halle ist fantastisch, alles ist super edel, eine ganz andere Welt.

Entrez au Negresco par le grande porte, puis sur la droite de l’agora, derrière le comptoir d’accueil et à côté de la salle des coffres, poussez les portes vitrées du Relais, le bar du palace niçois.
Il n’est plus la peine de réfléchir, mais plutôt de se laisser transporter. La pièce, haute et entièrement boisée, est décorée de tableaux en pied époque Louis XIV qui vous transporteront immédiatement quelques siècles en arrière pour une pause parfaite.
La carte, bien entendue, est variée, et les cocktails proposés laissent libre court au voyage gustatif. Pour ma part, j’ai choisi le Dragon Rouge, car il est sans alcool mais à base de gingembre, et atteint ainsi les mêmes objectifs de plaisir sans devoir être consommer avec modération.
L’ambiance, biensûr, est cosy, mais sans être élitiste ni frimeuse, le moment est donc parfaitement agréable à passer, et je né peux que vous le conseiller

Das Hotel Negresco ist noch ein richtiges, aber altes Grandhotel. Und da fängt für mich schon das Problem an.
Heutzutage trifft man dort hauptsächlich Russen und Araber an, die sich für so ein Hotel begeistern können. Und das meine ich nicht abwertend. Die Vertreter dieser Kulturkreise sind so eine Architektur und den englischen Stil nicht gewohnt. Sind damit nicht aufgewachsen. Staunend trifft man sie also in der Lobby, in der grossen Halle und in der angegliederten englischen Bar.
Die Preise in der Bar sind ok. Das Glas Champagner kostet 16 Euro, der Kaffee/​Kakao/​Latte Macchiato rund 6 Euro. Und die dezenten, livrierten Kellner sind natürlich die Krönung.
Irgendwie wirkt alles sehr altmodisch, pompös und verstaubt. So, als hätte man im Negresco einfach die Uhren angehalten.
Anscheinend spricht die Betten-​Auslastung des Hotels aber gegen meine Meinung, damit kann ich durchaus leben.
Mein Fazit: Must see wegen der wunderbaren Architektur und um die Luft & das Flair eines alten Grandhotels zu schnuppern. Zum Übernachten ziehe ich dann etwas moderneres vor.

Ich habe nicht darin genächtigt, aber wer einmal in Nizza ist, sollte zumindest mal von außen schauen und staunen. Ich persönlich liebe es, wenn abends die Lichter auf der Promenade des Anglais angehen und alles noch viel eleganter aussieht als am Tag. Must see!

Zunächst ist das Negresco natürlich ein Grandhotel der richtig alten Klasse mit einer beeindruckenden Fassade und gewaltigen Hallen.
Dann folgt das große aber: Die Zimmer sind von zumindest teilweise fragwürdigem Geschmack, goldgesprenkelte Waschtische, Bidets, ja gar Toiletten. Tigerfellteppiche und andere Accessoires kennzeichnen eine Reihe Zimmer. Die Promenade des Anglais ist leider eine laute Strasse und die Schallisolation der Fenster ist völlig unbefriedigend.
Das Schönste am Negresco ist die Bar. Es lohnt sich dort ein Glas Champagner zu trinken, einmal durch die Halle zu streifen und dann wieder zu gehen.
Das Restaurant Chantecler ist zwar sehr schön, aber leider in der Küchenleistung zu unstet. La Rotonde, das andere Restaurant mit seinem Karussell trifft meinen Geschmack auch nicht.
Über den Service gibt es nur Gutes zu berichten.
Fazit: Anschauen, Champagner trinken und im La Perouse wohnen ;-)

Das Negresco ist ein Lieblingshotel. Ich steh auf den angestaubten Glamour! Der Service ist, wie er sein sollte: aufmerksam-​unaufdringlich, das Frühstück kommt pünktlich und warm aufs Zimmer, man hat eine traumhafte Aussicht aufs Meer, und daß die Badausstattung nicht ganz auf dem heutigen Stand der Technik ist, kann man verschmerzen.

Hôtel musée
Un vrai musée où l’on s’est attaché à conserver ce charme désuet du luxe d’antan; une agréable façon de faire un voyage dans le passé, un moment très agréable en tout cas.

Label époque 1913
Hôtel ou monument historique? On né sait plus trop, tellement le Négresco, financé par un industriel Roumain, amoureux de la Côte d’Azur, a une place singulière parmi les palaces Niçois. Inauguré en 1913, il fut transformé en hôpital de campagne quelques mois plus tard, pendant la première guerre mondiale. On né pouvait pas prévoir un départ plus fracassant ! Ensuite, le bâtiment résista contre vents et marées, à d’autres naufrages: la seconde guerre mondiale, la démolition du casino de la jetée, de l’hôtel Ruhl, du Palais de la Méditerranée. Aujourd’hui, bien que n’ayant pas le confort des Palaces modernes et fonctionnels, le Négresco garde le charme suranné d’une époque révolue. Les prix des chambres sont à la hauteur du prestige de l’établissement donc inaccessibles aux revenus modestes. En revanche, le bar, tout en boiseries sculptées, est magnifique et ouvert à tous publics. Vous y rencontrerez peut être Madame Augier, femme de caractère et de convictions, femme de coeur et d’abnégation.

Unique en son genre
Je né m’attendais pas à voir autant de mélanges artistiques: tableaux du XVIIIe, candélabres du XVIe, sculptures du XXIe… ce palace est entre le concept génial et le fourre-​tout incohérent. Malheureusement, ma perception est plutôt la seconde. En effet, les chambres sont kitchissimes, la version du luxe de papie et mamie. Des couleurs pastel, lit baldaquin, dorures jusqu’à la cuvette des toilettes (sic !), double-​rideaux en dentelle… on nage dans le luxe de l’époque Clark Gable. En y séjournant, vous serez par ailleurs vite plongé dans le culte de la personnalité de sa propriétaire et son univers artistique. Un mythe à dépoussiérer.