Villa Victoria

“Charming Oasis in Central Nice”

Wonderful stay at Hotel Villa Victoria enjoying three nights at this oasis within central Nice. Hotel is delightful, keeping all the charm of the villa but with modern, spotlessly clean interiors. Rooms are spacious and well appointed, beds super comfy and the garden is a real bonus where you can e… more

Wonderful stay at Hotel Villa Victoria enjoying three nights at this oasis within central Nice. Hotel is delightful, keeping all the charm of the villa but with modern, spotlessly clean interiors. Rooms are spacious and well appointed, beds super comfy and the garden is a real bonus where you can enjoy breakfast or just sit and have a drink after a busy day exploring. We liked the hotel location as everything is walking distance and easy to get to by tram from the airport. Would definitely stay again on another visit to Nice.

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“Tranquil oasis in the centre of Nice with beautiful garden”

This is a delightful hotel and so well located, being only 5-10 minutes walk from Promenade des Anglais, 10 minutes walk from the main railway station and 5 minutes from the main shopping street. Our bedroom was extremely comfortable, and despite facing the street at the front, it was not noisy. T… more

This is a delightful hotel and so well located, being only 5-10 minutes walk from Promenade des Anglais, 10 minutes walk from the main railway station and 5 minutes from the main shopping street. Our bedroom was extremely comfortable, and despite facing the street at the front, it was not noisy. The main attraction of the hotel has to be the secluded beautiful and tranquil garden at the rear. You are able to sit either indoors in the dining area or outside in this peaceful garden for breakfast, which is of a good standard and a fine selection of food and drinks. We also enjoyed relaxing in the garden in the daytime over a drink where you can find comfortable seating in either the shade or a more sunnier spot. The hotel does not serve lunches or dinners, but we recommend that you try many of the wonderful little local restaurants in the neighbouring streets (see some of my other reviews). The staff are friendly and helpful.

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“Great experience and lovely memories”

Just want to write a couple words about a wonderful stay we had in this well located and managed hotel. From the moment we arrived for our 4 nights stay, the front desk crew were happy to answer our questions, gave suggestions on the places to visit and were always there greeting us with the smile.… more

Just want to write a couple words about a wonderful stay we had in this well located and managed hotel. From the moment we arrived for our 4 nights stay, the front desk crew were happy to answer our questions, gave suggestions on the places to visit and were always there greeting us with the smile. Just want to mention Marlena, Alexandra and Chiara. Whether it was the help with the parking, restaurant reservation, etc, everything was handled effortlessly with the smile. We enjoy our Nice getaway and looking forward to come back!

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“OK”

We are extremely well travelled English folk in our seventies. One couple ( us) part own a 35 bed hotel in Cumbria so we know what we're looking for. (We booked this "hotel" on the recommendation of friends who stayed about 20 years ago!!) Anyway, Be aware that this is more of a B and B than a h… more

We are extremely well travelled English folk in our seventies. One couple ( us) part own a 35 bed hotel in Cumbria so we know what we're looking for. (We booked this "hotel" on the recommendation of friends who stayed about 20 years ago!!) Anyway, Be aware that this is more of a B and B than a hotel, as there is nothing available in the way of tea/ coffee or food service after breakfast. A quick resume: Location : good. 10 mins walk to Prom Anglais, longer to the Old Town. Staff : very nice, helpful when asked Reception and Sitting area: smelt strongly of cloying artificial air freshener. Why? What are they hiding? Most unpleasant and incredibly bad for you. Cancer inducing when inhaled on a regular basis. No comfortable seating ie no lounge. Garden: lovely Room : quite small, balcony overlooking the garden with two chairs. One chair in room like a dining chair. Beds very comfortable. Pillows dreadful if you like a soft feather or goose down - these are very very firm foam. We always travel with our own pillows. Minibar : great, useful for milk, cheese and the greek yogurt we bought. T and C facilities : fine if you're a Nespresso fan, but if you like a morning or afternoon cup of tea bring your own tea bags and two large mugs as no tea pot and the mugs are like egg cups. Cleanliness : good Bathroom : fine Breakfast : usual selection of carbs - croissants, bread rolls etc, cheese tomatoes cucumber. Cornflakes. One other. Small selection cheapish yoghurt, fruit salad. Odd stuff called white cheese. Eggs - boil your own in a hot bath. Hilarious if a number cooking at once as noone can remember whose is whose. Scrambled egg bacon, available in bain Marie but rather dried up and unattractive. Make your own coffee from various machines, my husband declared his coffee to be be ok, my tea was a bag floating in hot water. Why can't the French make proper tea? All rather expensive for 17 euros. Would recommend not prepaying for breakfast but amble out to one of the excellent cafes. Edmond is excellent and the best hot chocolate ever. Eating out : avoid the horrid touristy restaurants near the old town. Ask the staff for recommendations. It's a shame there isn't a file listing decent eateries in the hotel. Good fish restaurant round the corner in the next street. We ate lunch out and snacked in the hotel in the evening on cheese and bread we brought in. Parking: available at 20 euros a day which is well worth it. Places to go: St Paul de Vence lovely. Eze is ghastly - don't bother. Villa Ephrussi super. Great couple of hours seeing Nice on segways which was fun. Antibes we like. Venturing to Mougins tomorrow so no feedback yet. All in all: Nice and the whole area has become very built up and busy since we were last here, so we probably won't return, and sadly most definitely not to the Villa Victoria, but that's our personal opinion of course. Our friends thought it was ok. We paid 1580 euros for 7 nights in. March which included parking ( 20 euros a day) and breakfast ( 34 euros a day for two) Our friends who hadn't been before say they would return, but would self cater as good fresh food available in the market.

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