Hotel Normandie - Nice

We stopped first to check in and leave our bags so we could spend the day in Monaco. The receptionist was so accomodating and made sure we knew the easiest paths to walk in Nice. Great location close to the train station.

Location very good - close to train station. Safe area to walk to. Linens were clean, but room needs some paint!

Not too bad but location is not good

Basic hotel, a bit tired but good value, convenient location

Staff speaks English. Room is clean, bathroom is quite small but still ok. Noise at night but acceptable. Very close to train station and public car parking.

Little but clean and cheap rooms. Good location of the hotel, near to the shoppping area, restaurants and beaches.

This place is perfect if you are on a tight budget, and want a clean room. Close to everything. We found gentleman at the front desk to be extremely helpful and friendly. We do not speak very good French he was a great help to us, advising us on getting around and advising things like scooter hire and taxi. Also the Taxi that he arranaged to take us to the airport was fantastic!, we were running very late and he made sure we did not miss our flight, a saviour in the end. only made it to last check in by 2 minutes! The only fault we could mention is it was advertised as air conditioned, but the air conditioning was non existent, but we opened the windows instead. ;)

Everything as expected, as described by previous users. Very gentle personnel.

The facilities are a bit old especially the toilet should be renovated.

Hotel vicino ai negozi e centri commerciali, stanze con evidenti segni di usura (moquette strappata, mobilio rovinato) ma letto comodo e lenzuola e asciugamani pulitissimi. Prezzo conveniente.

I had an excellent stay and the bed was the best I have ever had in an hotel. It was my 2nd stay in Nice, (I have friends and normally stay privately).

Good place for a week long trip. 10 min walk from station, café and restaurants at stone's throw away, friendly staff be warned, break fast costs 7 euros per person and is very basic. but considering the other options in restaurants close by this price sounds reasonable.

The hotel is clear but simple. Very good choise for people who don't want to invest to hotel nights too much but need a clean room with a good location. The hotel did not serve any cheese at the breakfast. Seven mornings only jam with the croissants...would need some alternatives. Also the breakfast would be complimentary.

Not elegant but comfortable and very centrally located hotel. A five minute walk from the main railway station and a ten minute walk to the old town and the shore. The hotel is surrounded by restaurants and shops. Our room was quite small but comfortable and clean. Breakfast cost an additional seven euros extra per person and was very basic. Overall, we found the staff to be helpful and friendly, and we would not hesitate to stay here again on a return trip.

I stayed in a single room for just one night. I needed something close to the station, but obviously I was not aware that Gare de Nice Ville and Gare routiere are two very different things, so the location turned to be not so convenient for my pourposes. But otherwise, it's near Gare de Nice ville, not far from the beach, and close to the center of Nice. However, the immediate surroundings are not too much pictoresque, with a great number of Chinese and other Ethnic restaurants and respectively foreigners from those countries as well. The room was rather greasy, and not very clean, but for the price of 62 Euros I could not find anything else near the station. The night staff was very helpful and nice, while the daytime staff for unknown reasons kept silent everytime I said "Hello" on my way back to the Hotel's tiny lobby. Overall, if you have a better option than Normandie, you better go for it...But if you're looking for a cheap place, somehow not far from the sea and the center, probably Normandie wouldn't disappoint you too much.

Hotel in seedy area but near to train station.Staff insisted we pay for full stay on arrival(3 days)Safety deposit extra.Breakfast was $7 extra.Not very good, 1 bun, 1 croissant,1 spoon,cereal and juice,coffee, no plate! cheaper and better next door cafe.Only two shampoo in bathroom, when I asked for more I was told should have made it last!

Good location, close to railway station and tram. Staff were friendly and helpful. Quiet. Facilities were very basic but adequate. Our room looked a bit 'worn'. Breakfast was ok, but a bit expensive at EUR7 per person. Otherwise, reasonable value for money.

This was our 5th stay in the same hotel. The hotel is very good for some day, for sleep in there. On the streets, there are many shops and bars. You can have your breakfast in the bar on the corner ( rue d'Alsace Loraine and rue d'Angleterre), opposite of the Police Departement. The tables are like newspaper. If you come from the hotel you have to turn right and after 20 meters there is this very nice bar. You must see the 2 beautiful villages EZE-sur-Mer and Beaulieu-sur-Mer. In Cannes the Downtown is very nice, in the morning there is a big market. If you go in the downtown from the bus station after 25 meters you will see a little bar. (On 1st corner of rue Saint-Antonie). The are the sadwiches very big and very GOOD!

Population différente mais peu de communication.

Good location, close from train station. there were restaurants near. Is located at 10 blocks from the beach.

ROUGH area but ok close to station and handy to everything nice staff good for short stopover

It was our 4th stay in the same hotel, and in the same room! :)

The last night we did not have hot water in the shower, it was barely warm. It was a much nicer hotel than places we have stayed before.

At the same price (110 euro) I found a wonderful quadruple room in a graet residence in Aix-en-Provence. I think that 110 euro for a quadruple room in a Hotel like Normandie Hotel is too much. But the problem is that Nice IS NOT CHEAP (and not so beautiful as other places in Provence and Cote Azur). Normandie Hotel is maybe THE CHEAPEST HOTEL IN NICE!

The room was reminiscent of a prison cell. The only plus for us was the helpful staff.

I enjoyed my stay there. Quiet hotel and friendly personnel with reasonnable price. The sourroundings (near the train station, Jean Medecin avenue and not far from the beach and the "vieux Nice") was very interresting. However I regret that my room smells cold tobacco every morning.

It's quite close to the train station. Some staff are not very friendly. The room is quite small. It's very difficult to find a parking place since the streets are already filled up with cars. Finally we end up parking in the train station but it's expensive (12 Euro a day).

The hotel receptionist are very friendly,accomodating. Only the capacity of the airco is not sufficient to cool the entire room. And the showerroom is very small.The rest is good and we did enjoy our stay. I'm sure i will be back.

If i think about the very low price I only can say it was great. Clean and the people were polite. The 3 bedroom was big enough. But the 4 bedroom was to small. Because the 4th bed was some kind of an chair you could make into a bed. And the room was only a litle bit biger than the 3bed-room.

This was our third stay in the hotel. It is very clean, and the staff is very nice. The price is low and quality is high. This is not a 5-star-hotel, but for this money the quality is perfect.

Without parking near the hostel (no more places), I had to park my car at the railway station (3min far away) and it's quite expensive. But the parking of the hostel was expensive too... The really bad point of the hostel is a little and expensive parking. The other things are OK.

This hotel was within a very easy walk from the train station, the tourist information, area attractions and local buses. We were happy with the property. When we commented that the shower was almost falling off the wall, it was repaired when we came back later that day. Excellent service. The hotel staff suggested restaurants in the vicinity -- the one we really enjoyed was La Petit Biche.

Very convenient for the railway station.

Gutes Preis-Leistungsverhältnis. Sehr gute Klima-Anlage. Frühstück besteht ( wie üblich ) nur aus Kaffee, Tee, Brötchen, Marmelade

Decent hotel. Rooms are clean. Staff are firendly and helpful. Parking is non existent -- space only for three small cars. We had to park in the train station garage. Access by car is also tricky - many one way streets. Wish there was an elevator at the hotel. The nighborhood has many restaurants and close to most places. The walk from garage to the hotel is short but not a nice one. Overall, a decent hotel and good value for the price.

I very much enjoyed my stay and I can highly recommend it. The room was clean and comfortable the service very friendly and helpful. I would not hesitate to stay there again.

Good location. Very close to rail station and reasonably close to everything you want to see in the city. But the hotel/room conditions are pretty much what you would expect from a 2-star hotel. Don't go for the breakfast: there are cheaper and better options nearby.

This is a good place to stay if you need access to the train station, as its only a short walk away. I found the area to be quiet and the staff friendly and helpful. There was a small tax which was added to the room charge disclosed on this web site, and there was also an annoying €2 per bag charge to store luggage on the day of departure, but overall this was a decent place to stay.

We liked the Normandie because of its accessability to the train station. The room was clean and spacious. Thanks Venere.

I guess we got what we paid for. very small room reasonably clean, close to train station but whole place was bit dark and musty for my liking, but it served its purpose - a base for a day trip to Monaco

The hotel was way below our expectations. The surrounding area is not very good. The hotel is very old which is visible in the room furnishing, walls and toilets. It is not child friendly...the elevator stops in between two floors and one has to carry buggy through the staircase.

Great place - off the main touristy Nice, lots of great restaurants in the neighbourhood. As always in France - the doble bed was very small......

Muy buen hotel, totalmente recomendable y debe enfatizarse que queda muy proximo a la estacion.

Nice clean rooms and really nice helpful people

The room is fine and in fact, is bigger than what I had expected, and the a/c actually works, which comes as a surprise as many of the a/c in the hotels I have been in Europe don't. The only problems are the bathroom and the lift. The curtains are too short and the bathroom is a mess after showers. Also, the lift was out of order when we were there for the entire 3 days and I have a feeling that it's been like that for a long time.

Good value for a budget travelor. We had everything we needed and no problems. Location is a bit far from the beach, but close to the train station. We would absolutely stay there again.

Excellenct value for money.

This is my third stay at Normandie and for the first time I'm disappointed. They provided me a three beds room but the bathroom was too small also for only one person and towels were for one person only. The room stinked of fresh paint.

Wir waren sehr zufrieden :-)

In short, I would recommend to anyone to try alternative accomodation, closer to the beach area. This hotel has tiny rooms, which are poorly decorated and in an area which is not too eye-pleasing. It is convenient to the train station - which is probably the only positive. One staff member was very pleasant, where the other (male) had absolutely no clue! And avoid the breakfast, unless you enjoy stale bread rolls. I recommend to anyone who travels to Nice to stay within short distance of the beach (and by that I mean 1 or 2 blocks). Everything past that is dirty and poorly maintained - almost like a ghetto. I would take my chances elsewhere than stay at the Normandie again.

A convenient hotel, with adequate faciltities handy to the train station as well as the city. Just fine for us.

The reason for giving poor on cleanliness is that the extra bed was not made up and the towels seemed not clean enough.

Hotel Normandie had great staff, and Tinger to greet us when we checked in. We were a little disappointed with our room as it was quite small for the two of us to move around in. We had noticed as we walked out one morning that other rooms on our floor were a lot bigger, but we were never given the option of which type of room we would like. The area is close to shopping and very close to the train station, which made it easy for us to get to and from with our packs. The hotel has air conditioning though which was a great escape from the heat. The breakfast, for 6 euros, was not a great deal, I would reccommend going to a cafe for less. However, the friendly staff, Tinger, and the air conditioning did win points with us.

The room is dirty and small but near SNCF Station.

I spent five nights at the Normandie and on the whole it was a good experience. I was a little disappointed with the overall standard of the room when I actually saw it, in comparison to what it looked like in the photographs. Not quite as modern as I anticipated! Towels were a little frayed and old! But the bathroom was cleaned daily and change of towels, which was good. The staff were very helpful. Breakfast good value for 6 euros. Did not realise there was a few euros added in tax for each nights stay. Would have been good to have been told about this in the overall prices - always hidden extras!

The hotel was very basic, although the room was cleaned daily which was nice. The room was very small so I wouldn't recommend this hotel to families.

A good value for money accomadation, surroundings could be better but felt safe, a few good eating places close buy, pleasent and helpful staff.

Very good welcome from the staff on arrival. We enjoyed our stay very much and would have no hesitation to return there for another short break. Location is convenient for teh train station, buses, and other facilities. Critisisms - room was rather small, as was the ensuite facility. Perhaps a bit a facelift of the ensuie is due. Some noise from room next door; however, none of these marred the enjoyment of our stay Good value for money

A very welcoming hotel which was excellently situated for the station and airport buses. Has everything you could need (unless you want a sea view!)and I will definately stay there again when next in or passing through Nice.

It is a really nice hotel. The hotel is easy to achieve, has many little restaurants in the neighbourhood, a secure opportunity to park your car and you have only to walk 10-15 minutes to walk to the beach.

Nice reception staff and terrific shoe-shining machine!!!

The Hotel Normandie is located about 2 minutes walk from the central train station. Rooms are nothing special, but very clean and a good value. The staff was very friendly and helpful. It takes 15 minutes to walk to the beach from the hotel, and about 10 minutes walk to the main nightlife/restaurant area of Nice. Overall, I was very satisfied with our stay here. I like the fact that we didn't have to cart our luggage very far, since it's only a few steps away from the airport bus dropoff point (and train station). If you don't need anything fancy and just want a clean room in a convenient location, I recommend this hotel.

Very bad hotel for the price of 50 Euros.

The website held out the prospect of a really good recently refurbished hotel with a family atmosphere and congenial environment, in spite of the very reasonable rates. Well, the welcome was very nice and warm, as was the service throughout (desk, breakfast, rooms), but the hotel was rather smelly and our room was cramped and shabby with a tiny DIY-style shower room and a similar style of storage for our clothes.. Everything was reasonably clean, however and as we were staying for only three nights the Normandie was adequate.

Very welcoming and competent staff...they are there when you need them, they leave you alone when you don't...

A good reasonable size room for 4. Fairly quiet, but still near the centre of things. Service and quality of breakfast, showers etc. were of a minimal standard, but were at least acceptable. A reasonably fair budget hotel. There is the need to also add at least a third of the price extra if you wish to park the car. Street parking is very difficult and the hotel has a park, but at a cost.

A very clean, basic hotel with pleasant staff. Be careful dropping things on bathroom floors as manoeuvreability is difficult. One downside is that the walls are paper thin and you can hear sounds from all over the hotel, although surprisingly nothing from outside. That aside if you want a modestly-priced, well-located hotel in Nice then you can't go too far wrong with this hotel. There is also limited car parking, at a price, which involves a very complex system but worthwhile given the nightmare of parking in Nice.

A nice hotel in walking distance of the old city. English-speaking, competent employees. Recommended!

Is a correct hotel.

It is good if you stay one night

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The hotel staff were courteous, parking was available right next to the hotel. the room was very cramped (quadruple) especially as the fourth bed which was a built in bunk bed was cracked and unusable and the hotel provided a fold up bed which went on the floor and took up the little space there was. The toilet shower area was extremely cramped. The hotel is quite centrally located. I would not recommend a stay for more than two nights. The hotel only charged us for three persons because of the broken bed. For the price, in Nice at high season, it was reasonable.

Good!

In the rooms there was a bad smell for all time (5 days). The parking for the cars is only a dreem. Good position for the moving.

Good price, good value. The area is a bit scruffy but I didn't feel unsafe. People at the desk were very nice. The bathroom was huge; the bedroom was fairly tired but typical of two-star hotels. It's easy to get to the Normandie from the airport on the bus, and it's very close to the train station. Since I flew into Nice and left the next day on the train, the location was perfect for me. I would stay here again.

Rooms have good air-conditioning but noise from rooms was annoying. Very good value restuarant next door to Hotel (Petit Biche)

Muy pequeña la habitacion en relacion al precio. La presentación en la pagina de internet de la fachada del hotel no es la misma. Al ver la foto da la impresion de que el hotel estuviera muy cerca de la playa y la realidad es otra.

The room is clean and spacious. We stay in a triple room still there is room to move about. Is walking distance to the station and laundry, surrounding area has variety of Asian cuisine to choose from and is reasonably priced. What impress us the most was the air conditioning in the hotel. If you’re traveling in spring or summer don’t book anything without an air conditioning.

Good, clean hotel 8 blocks (20 minutes) from the beach at Nice. Room was good size and perfectly reasonable. Staff very helpful. Breakfast overpriced (5.5 euros on top of room costs) but it is optional and there are plenty of local patisserie. Hotel is soundproofed from outside noise but internally can be noisy especially if school groups are running around till 3am (as occurred during our stay). Would stay again.

Great value-for-money hotel! i won't mind booking this place in one of my future visits.

Our room was clean and warm and regularly serviced. The breakfast was excellent value. The staff were friendly and very helpful. The location was excellent and very handy for the SNCF and the airport link bus. We both agreed that we would be quite happy to stay here again if we return to Nice. The booking system was simple and I would be pleased to use it to book hotels in other cities

Very close to sncf station easy to find bit of a walk to main part of town.staff helpfull and friendly room small and needs updating.area looks a bit rough at night but we had no problems police station very close.not bad value for money.

Very near to the station. Surroundings are nice and safe. Very good price/quality ratio.

Everything ok

Located nice and close to the station - so ideal for ovrnights between trains. Not the nicest area in Nice - but the street felt safe and the hotel was welcoming and secure. Rooms basic and small, but clean and quiet.

Helpful staff. Pleasant room, good value breakfast. Noisy in morning when coach party woke at 6am. Some distance from elegant centre of Nice, but good value for money.

My room was situated in one floor without level.

This hotel was very clean,Employees ware very kind,and location was good.I had to move to Italy early morning,so it was very convenient for me.