Deluxe Sea View Room
322 sq.ft • Quiet Room
From $724
Nice, France
Hotel Le Negresco
From $398/Night
From $398/Night
Standard Amenities
Private pool
Minibar
Restaurant(s)
Spa
Private beach
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Hotel Le Negresco
There is a version of the French Riviera that existed before it became a brand, and Le Negresco is one of the last places where you can still feel it. The hotel has been on the Promenade des Anglais since 1913, its pink Belle Époque dome visible from almost everywhere in Nice, and it has been a French Historic Monument since 1974, which means it cannot really change even if it wanted to. It does not want to. While much of the Riviera has drifted towards the kind of minimalist luxury that could be anywhere, Le Negresco has remained aggressively, cheerfully itself: doormen in flamboyant uniforms, public rooms filled with an art collection that runs from the 17th century to Dalí and Niki de Saint Phalle, and 102 rooms and 26 suites each decorated to a different period of French art history, so that moving between floors feels faintly like moving between centuries. The rooms vary considerably in this regard, from Louis XV to Empire to French Riviera, and the experience of staying in them depends almost entirely on how much you enjoy that kind of committed theatricality. If you do, you will love it here. The Michelin-starred restaurant Le Chantecler is worth booking for dinner, led by chef Virginie Basselot, and La Rotonde downstairs is the right call for a more relaxed lunch with a view over the bay. The beach club is directly on the Promenade, the old town is a short walk east, and the hotel's position means that Nice is genuinely on your doorstep in a way that feels effortless rather than convenient. This is a hotel with a strong personality, and the people who adore it tend to adore it completely, returning year after year to the same suite. If you prefer your hotels quiet and undecorated, it will be too much. If you have any fondness for grand European hotels that take their own history seriously, it will be exactly right. The short version: A Belle Époque landmark on the Promenade des Anglais, with 128 rooms decorated across the full arc of French art history, a Michelin-starred restaurant, and a personality so singular that most guests either fall completely in love with it or know immediately it is not for them.
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One Bedroom Sea View Suite
268 sq.ft • Quiet Room
From $1,196
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Junior Suite (Sea View)
376 sq.ft • Ocean View
From $1,087
Family Deluxe Room
430 sq.ft • Quiet Room
From $677
Superior Room
322 sq.ft
From $398
Signature Junior Suite
430 sq.ft • Ocean View
From $1,797
Two Bedroom Sea View Suite
376 sq.ft • Ocean View, Balcony Access
From $2,902
One Bedroom Signature Suite
484 sq.ft • Ocean View, Private Terrace
From $4,222
The Ravioli Room
322 sq.ft • City View
From $463
Exclusive Room
268 sq.ft • Quiet Room
From $464
Insider Info
What to Know Before You Go
The Salon Royal, before dinner
Go up before the dining rooms fill. Stand under the Eiffel dome and look at the Kremlin chandelier in quiet.
The Relais bar, late
The English-style piano bar off the lobby is quieter than La Rotonde after ten. The Augier photographs are on the wall.
What to pack
Bring one dress for Le Chantecler, where the 18th-century panelling sets an expectation jeans won't meet. Linen for everything else.
Where you'll be
37 Promenade Des Anglais, Nice, France
Need to know
A few notes on your visit.
Located in a historic area of Nice, the hotel is just a short 3-mile journey from Nizza (NCE) Airport.
Step back in time to 1913 when the hotel was built, offering 25 suites, 10 single rooms, and 100 double rooms, all beautifully maintained.
A multilingual staff is ready to assist with check-in and check-out at the reception desk in the lobby.
Stay connected with complimentary wireless internet access, and plan your excursions with the help of our tour desk.
The hotel is wheelchair-accessible and caters to guests with disabilities.
Take home a piece of your French adventure from our on-site gift shop.
Guests arriving by car can utilize the parking lot.
For business travelers, a business center equipped with a fax machine and a projector is available.
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