Hôtel & Appartements Monsigny

“Great Home Base for the Côte d’Azur”

This hotel served as a wonderful home base for a week in the Côte d’Azur. It is minutes from a tram stop as well as less than 10 minutes from the train station. We had a very comfortable, nice-sized room (especially for European standards) with a balcony to enjoy coffee or wine. The staff was very … more

This hotel served as a wonderful home base for a week in the Côte d’Azur. It is minutes from a tram stop as well as less than 10 minutes from the train station. We had a very comfortable, nice-sized room (especially for European standards) with a balcony to enjoy coffee or wine. The staff was very courteous and our room was made up each morning. There is a small grocery and Boulanger/patisserie close by as well as a wine shop and fromagerie.

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“One night stopover”

Stayed one night whilst interrailing to northern Italy. Room was small and we used the stairs rather than the small single lift. Was fine for one night but would be a bit of a pain for a longer stay. Everything in the room worked okay and air con was cool and quiet enough to leave on overnight wi… more

Stayed one night whilst interrailing to northern Italy. Room was small and we used the stairs rather than the small single lift. Was fine for one night but would be a bit of a pain for a longer stay. Everything in the room worked okay and air con was cool and quiet enough to leave on overnight without noticing it. With the windows shut room was very quiet despite overlooking main street with trams. Slept very well which was our main consideration as we’d had a very long day. About 20 to 30 mins walk from the front but could always get tram Nothing special but okay for us.

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“Lovely couple of days in a basic but nice hotel”

We have just returned from 2 lovely nights in Nice staying at Monsigny with EasyJet holidays. We had researched the hotel before we booked and it was as expected, good location, small and clean rooms with a comfy bed, good air con and a great shower. The hotel is a bit dated and run down but it i… more

We have just returned from 2 lovely nights in Nice staying at Monsigny with EasyJet holidays. We had researched the hotel before we booked and it was as expected, good location, small and clean rooms with a comfy bed, good air con and a great shower. The hotel is a bit dated and run down but it is clean, the restaurant for breakfast is a bit dingy as no windows so it feels like you’re in the basement, but the breakfast was lovely and I’m glad we paid a bit extra for it. Scrambled eggs, omelette cooked to order, pastries, cheese and meats and fruit, yoghurt and toast. And great coffee! What more could you want? The restaurant looked lovely for lunch and dinner too but we ate out so didn’t try it. We had some lovely cocktails and nibbles on the roof terrace, but best to book a table if you are hoping to do this as it gets fully booked. Nice itself is a wonderful city with everything you could want. So many great restaurants and bars, we loved the old town and the beach bars. We also took a 20 minute train from the station nearby to Monte Carlo for the afternoon, which was a fab experience. And we loved the waterfall at the top of the hill, well worth the uphill climb even in the heat! We have had a wonderful few days and felt it was great value for what we paid. Would recommend.

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“Good location but small rooms”

We have just returned from a week's holiday in Nice staying at the Monsigny Hotel having booked through Jet2. First of all the NEGATIVES - We requested either a double or twin room. The first room we were allocated was a double room which was the size of a shoe box and was at the front of the hotel… more

We have just returned from a week's holiday in Nice staying at the Monsigny Hotel having booked through Jet2. First of all the NEGATIVES - We requested either a double or twin room. The first room we were allocated was a double room which was the size of a shoe box and was at the front of the hotel which overlooked the tram lines so it was quite noisy. We asked if we could be moved to a twin in the hope that this was going to be more spacious and it wasn’t. The beds were pushed together as they couldn’t be split because the room was that small. Not a problem for us but it would be if you wanted the beds separating. Literally there was barely enough room to manoeuvre around the beds. The only positive was this room was at the back of the hotel so was much quieter. We were at a point of looking for alternative accommodation. Before we pursued that we asked if there were any other more spacious rooms and were told the hotel was fully booked. The best they could offer was a suite which wouldn’t be available for a couple of days at an upgrade cost of 30 euros a night. We accepted this and put up with the twin room for a couple of nights. Once we had moved rooms to the suite it was much better. We didn’t necessarily need a suite, just a room with some space would have been nice but at 30 euros a night it was well worth doing. However throughout the week as maids left room doors open we saw there were other twin and double rooms that were much more spacious and would have been acceptable to us. The other negative as I have already mentioned is the noise from the trams so try and avoid rooms at the front of the hotel. The hotel has a rooftop bar with some great views but the prices are extortionate. There is a hot tub on the roof but you have to pay to use it. The POSITIVES - The location of the hotel is good. It is on the main road down through Nice and only 5 minutes walk from the train station. Shops and restaurants are all on your doorstep. We stayed on a bed and breakfast basis. Breakfast was fine with a good choice of both hot and cold food which set us up for the day. The staff at the hotel were great and very helpful. One guy in particular (I’m sorry I didn’t get his name) was exceptional and couldn’t do enough to help us. OVERALL Would I stay here again? I think I would look at other alternatives first.

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