VILLA VICTORIA HOTEL ^{* * * *}

We planned a 10 day first-time excursion to the Cote d' Azur spending three days in Nice. Our previous visit to France was in Paris with tiny rooms and we were expecting the same experience here in Nice. But, we were very glad we chose Hotel Villa Victoria as our hotel for those three days as the room was spacious, the staff accommodating, the surrounding area beautiful and the hotel gardens peaceful and serene. We were on the garden side of the hotel with a beautiful view of the gardens, a small balcony for a late evening glass of wine and a quiet ambience for a restful night of sleep. The staff are particularly helpful and friendly. Akeem (I hope I am spelling it correctly) manned the evening desk and made wonderful dinner restaurant recommendations that were close enough to walk, delicious, and worth the price. He was a key part of making our experience enjoyable. Oceanoe (again I hope I am spelling it correctly) worked the day desk and was gracious with our requests. One afternoon we wanted to see about heating up our leftover steak, lamb, pork and fries for an afternoon snack with a bottle of wine in the garden. The meats were leftovers from a "steakhouse" Akeem recommended the night before! She took the meats and fries to the kitchen and returned with our warm snack, napkins, utensils and our bottle of wine. Her special attention to our desires and requests made the visit very special.|The room had comfortable beds, easy to control AC, lighting controllable from the bed making bed time safer, and beautifully equipped roomy bathroom with modern facilities (shower, toilet, sinks, heated mirrors, heated towel racks). |The garden and grounds are a big asset to our trip. The photo on the Trip Adviser website does not do justice to the size and diversity of the garden. It was a pleasant respite after a day of walking and exploring. |If, or hopefully when, we return to the area, this will be our first choice of hotel.

This is a lovely hotel in a great location. Our room was small but comfortable and had everything we could need. Breakfast was nice however lots of children running around the breakfast area made it unsafe when carrying hot drinks to the table. The hotel is quiet and we had no problems sleeping! The garden area is beautiful and the staff were so helpful. I would definitely recommend this hotel

Gut geführtes, sauberes und gepflegtes Hotel in zentraler Lage. Unser Zimmer war top (Zweibettzimmer), das Frühstück war auch gut und der Garten ist wirklich sehr schön. Zu Fuß sind es wenige Minuten zur Promenade, Restaurants gibt es im Umfeld des Hotels reichlich und auch in die Altstadt sind es nur zwanzig Minuten. Und das Personal ist auch sehr freundlich, egal mit wem wir gesprochen haben, alle waren sehr nett und hilfsbereit. Mehr kann man von einem 4-Sterne Haus kaum erwarten. Also volle Punktzahl und eine klare Empfehlung.

A central(for me) location to spend a lovely 3 days in Nice.

Location is nice. it's about a 10 min walk from the train station in Nice Ville to get to the other cities in the Cote d'Azur. It's also about a 15 min walk to Old nice. The rooms are comfortable but the shower is small. If you get a room with 2 beds, you're really getting 1 bed with 2 small mattresses. Our AC did not work well so the room became hot at night (this is when the temp outside is in the 50s F). We had to open our window but then the street noise and traffic became an issue. The staff were friendly but apparently you're not supposed to use the outdoor garden unless you order breakfast from them. We don't like to eat a big breakfast and prefer to get coffee and a pastry in the morning. We were told we were not supposed to use the tables outside unless we purchased their breakfast although she made an exception for us this time. I thought that was weird. The garden is lovely and should be available for guests to enjoy. Mind you there is a spacious indoor dining area too and it wasn't too busy so we weren't taking up tables. 3.5 stars