Hotel Albert 1er - Nice - Nice

Average rating:  4.8

Guest type: 

stayed in Apr 2008

I requested a room with a view of the sea. The view was lovely. The room was very small and very old but clean. My mother and I sometimes share a bed but this double bed was quite small and quite low to the ground. I was traveling with my 87 year old mother. It was a bit hard for her to get out of the bed due to the low height of the mattress. The entrance to the hotel - I wish there was a lobby. I don't remember if this was mentioned in the website. It also wasn't accessible. I don't think the website mentioned that either. It was somewhat difficult for my mother to climb the stairs once in the hotel. At least one railing would have been helpful. I travel often with my 20 something daughter who uses a wheelchair. Be sure the lack of accessibility is mentioned in the website. Overall, it was a cute hotel and nice not to stay in a chain. Had I been alone, it would have been okay, but for older people, the stairs could be a problem.

Guest name: CG, USA

Average rating:  8.4

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Oct 2007

the money reserved when reservation was made were promised to be returned in a week time. they are not returned still

Guest name: Valentyna Tkachenko, United Kingdom

Average rating:  7.4

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Sep 2007

Not the best furniture quality, but the hotel is very well located. Ocean view room are a must of course. For the price it's probably the best you can get. I recommend it, if your not too keen on room decoration.

Guest name: PM, Canada

Average rating:  4.7

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Aug 2007

we have stayed at this hotel 3times, last time we lost two nights sleep by noisey guests, above our room,Reception recommends next time request room on top floor.Would stay there again because of location Regards Tony and Muriel Wall

Guest name: Anthony Wall, Ireland

Average rating:  6.1

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Jun 2007

Great location, Promenade just metres away and airport bus (no98) stops at the door. However, hotel could do with an upgrade and sounds from adjoining rooms could be a problem. We were greatly entertained by the couple next door when they returned from the clubs at about 1am. We learned a lot of new east european words on this trip!

Guest name: DO, Ireland

Average rating:  7.4

Guest type: Family with young children

stayed in Apr 2007

great location near the flower market & park, lobby was a little shabby but room was great, large, light & comfortable with 3 full beds as requested

Guest name: SL, USA

Average rating:  9.0

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Sep 2006

Great mid-priced hotel right in the Promenade des Anglais. Staff was pleasant and accomodating. Rooms are decorated simply, but clean and cozy. Location, location, location.

Guest name: Daniel Perez, USA

Average rating:  9.1

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Oct 2006

Nice old hotel. Good location. Charged way too much for the breakfast.

Guest name: Michael Reed, USA

Average rating:  5.3

Guest type: Group

stayed in Nov 2006

Location is excelent no sound isolation between the rooms

Guest name: SEVKET ERKAN SAR, Turkey

Average rating:  3.7

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Oct 2006

albergo molto rumoroso per tutta la notte. Colazione quotata a parte scarsa e cara.

Guest name: ANTONELLA FERRARI, Italy

Average rating:  7.2

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Sep 2006

location of hotel excellent, beside the sea and next to old town. Bedroom was nice but somewhat old fashioned. Reception area very cramped and there was a bad smell in this area and also in the bedroom corridors, but none in bedroom. Didn't have time for breakfast so cannot comment on it.

Guest name: EF, Ireland

Average rating:  9.0

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Sep 2006

I am engoyed

Guest name: Natalia Konoshenkko, Norway

Average rating:  7.1

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Sep 2006

Exelent location!

Guest name: HA, Norway

Average rating:  6.9

Guest type: Group

stayed in Jul 2006

+ Nice old hotel near beach and city center. + Friendly staff. - Roadworks concerning the tramways will take long and give some troubles.

Guest name: Ullrich SCHRÖDER, Belgium

Average rating:  3.0

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Aug 2006

complete rip-off. Really poor hotel and possibly the most uncomfortable bed I've ever slept on. Avoid like the plauge!

Guest name: Scott Spirit, United Kingdom

Average rating:  7.7

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Aug 2006

i travelled with my family. i thought the location near the beach and old town was excellent. tony samoczko

Guest name: Anthony Samoczko, United Kingdom

Average rating:  6.0

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Nov 2005

Bien ubicado, calidad media-baja comparado con otros hoteles de su categoría. Desayuno (unos 15€) no incluido.

Guest name: Félix López González, Spain

Average rating:  7.5

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Oct 2005

Excellent location, but initially very hard to find. Staff were very helpful with exploring the area. Parking was hard to find. Views from balcony.

Guest name: Peter Roser, Australia

Average rating:  8.4

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Aug 2005

Well, things are good. Breakfast quality should be improved. Bathroom accessories also need to be adequate. Thanks

Guest name: MC, Switzerland

Average rating:  3.2

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Aug 2005

A very run down and cheap looking hotel. The price is obviously for location only. Staff was not very friendly. We will not stay here again.

Guest name: MH, Norway

Average rating:  6.3

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in May 2005

There was som misundestanding the e-mail way between the hotel and me, so we did not stay with you. But, however, the lady in the reseption manage to get us another hotel, so thank you. And we like to get back some other time.

Guest name: Arve Blankvandsbråten, Norway

Average rating:  7.8

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in May 2005

The hotel has a very attractive location 100m from the Promenade de Anglais and the beach, and also a short walk to the Old Town and restaurant areas. The standard of building, rooms, service etc. is quite normal for this price level in Nice. The breakfast (not included) was a positive surprise with different kinds of tasty food. Our most negative experience was the noise from the traffic at the street outside. The air conditioning system was turned off (turned on only mid-summer?) so with the window open it was actually hard to sleep without earplugs.

Guest name: Espen Thorvaldsen, Norway

Average rating:  5.3

Guest type: Single leisure traveller

stayed in May 2005

I missed a fridge in the room and better aircondition. Locoation was great. Close to ther old town, beach etc.

Guest name: SR, Norway

Average rating:  8.8

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in May 2005

My boyfriend and I stayed here and really enjoyed it. The room was clean and cute. We got a little annoyed by the old squeaky bed, but that wasn't a big deal. The location can't be beat. It's close to everything you could want on the coast. The airport in conveniently nearby too. We found it really nice that the staff all spoke english and there were plenty of them to help if you needed anything, like directions or your key. We really liked it here and would go back.

Guest name: AJ, USA

Average rating:  6.0

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in May 2005

Hotel in great location. Staff helpfull and friendly.Rooms old fashioned, safe placed on two bricks on the floor. Hotel could do with makeover. Better value in more modern hotels locally, for same price.

Guest name: Philip Brodie, United Kingdom

Average rating:  5.4

Guest type: Group of friends

stayed in May 2005

Would have expected a better relationsship between price/quality. The hotel is a three star hotel and given the price you have certain expectations which were unfortunately not matched!

Guest name: JS, Switzerland

Average rating:  6.9

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in May 2005

The service and accomodations were very basic. That's what we expected (given the price we paid), and that's what we got. The location is excellent as far as access to the sea, as well as access to the surrounding "old city". For those who want high attentiveness and customer service, look somewhere else. We would likely book the same place again, knowing what we do about it's excellent location within Nice and the access to the sea and surrounding "old city".

Guest name: Norm Caron, Canada

Average rating:  9.0

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in May 2005

Breakfast room very frugal

Guest name: Wolfgang Woloszczuk, Austria

Average rating:  8.3

Guest type: Group of friends

stayed in Apr 2005

very welcoming and polite staff. the location of the hotel is on the main street so alittle bit noisy during the night and early morning.

Guest name: MARIANGELA NASSANO, Italy

Average rating:  2.7

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Mar 2005

The Quality of the Hotel was very Poor in relation to the price of the Hotel. Will not definitely use this hotel anymore. Room service quality extremely poor and staff very impolite with guests.

Guest name: LA, Italy

Average rating:  6.8

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Feb 2005

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Guest name: Melanie Robinson, United Kingdom

Average rating:  8.6

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Dec 2004

We really enjoyed our stay at Albert 1er. The day staff was wonderful, very welcoming. But when we arrived at night, we were wishing that the night staff would give us more information about where we could park our car. We asked, but the information given was less than adequate and, tired, we did not push the issue, but found a place and moved the car the next morning. Otherwise, rooms were nice, view was excellent, and location was great! We enjoyed this hotel very much.

Guest name: Emily Erickson-Betz, USA

Average rating:  4.8

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in Dec 2004

Hanno provato a chiede più soldi rispetto alla prenotazione effettuata

Guest name: MP, Italy

Average rating:  8.5

Guest type: Single corporate traveller

stayed in Nov 2004

Excellent location near the Cours Selaya for nightlife, the Gallerie Lafayette for shopping, and the Promenade.

Guest name: Brian Donohue, Netherlands

Average rating:  8.9

Guest type: Group of friends

stayed in Oct 2004

well located centralised hotel. would return there if visiting Nice again

Guest name: DB, United Kingdom

Average rating:  2.8

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Sep 2004

I felt the accomadation was very poor. The room had a terrible smell which was reported to reception. Their solution was to spray the room with air freshener which only masked the smell. I felt the hotel was overpriced and was glad i had'nt booked it for more than the two nights i had. I will not be visiting this hotel again and will not be recomending it to friends and family.

Guest name: William Eccles, United Kingdom

Average rating:  7.7

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Sep 2004

Excellent value hotel, mainly due to it's ideal central location. Would definitely return despite quite basic rooms.

Guest name: James Telford, United Kingdom

Average rating:  6.9

Guest type: Group of friends

stayed in Sep 2004

There is a great deal of variation between the rooms. Ours, on the top floor, had a great view (unlike those below us), but also had the noise of the elevator (what a relic!) to contend with.

Guest name: RP, USA

Average rating:  7.8

Guest type: Group of friends

stayed in Sep 2004

Rooms were clean and quiet, though my matress springs were well past their prime. Overall, the hotel is a fair value for the money, though nothing special. However, it has a great location right near the beach and old town. It's within easy walking distance of prime areas.

Guest name: DA, USA

Average rating:  4.9

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in Sep 2004

The location of the hotel is superb, one footstep to the beach and Promenade des Anglais, close proximity to old Nice and to pedestrian shopping streets. The hotel is old and little recent renovation has been done. There room where we stayed would have been part of a suite since there was a door (locked) to get to the next one.. This meant that we could hear all noises from next door and also get smoke from our neighbours (the latest caused me bad allergies, watery itchy eyes and cough). The bathroom was clean but the drain was blocked causing very bad smells of used water. I also developed a rash that I suspect was due to parasites ("punaise de lits").Considering the cost of the room and the standard of the hotel I was very disappointed.

Guest name: GC, Australia

Average rating:  5.1

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Sep 2004

The adjoining room guests are heard in your room as if they are in there with you in your room. A "sea-view" is very questionable especially from the 2nd floor. The a/c was very poor. Had to take a cold shower to cool off. Bathrooms very spacious and clean. Hallways cluttered. Wouldn't even enter the elevator and walked the steps. Lobby was in poor condition. Great location to beach, shopping,restaurants and tour bus. Front desk staff accomodating with requests, except ice. For the price and amount of time spent in the room it was a good bargain overall.

Guest name: DA, USA

Average rating:  8.8

Guest type: Couple with children

stayed in Aug 2004

very good location for sea and markets

Guest name: JOHN DAVID FARR, United Kingdom

Average rating:  8.2

Guest type: Couple with children

stayed in Aug 2004

Hotel is in great position. It is a little run down but for the price/position was good value. The rooms are a nice size.

Guest name: Paul Fletcher, United Kingdom

Average rating:  7.5

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Aug 2004

This hotel was clean and comfortable, the staff was friendly, and the location is excellent; however, breakfast is 11 euros per person, and upon check-in the deskperson will not let you know that breakfast is not included with the price of the room. Great hotel except for the surprised of a huge increase in our bill from breakfast.

Guest name: EM, Canada

Average rating:  6.6

Guest type: Group of friends

stayed in Jul 2004

first the room with seaview is not really a seaview. The sea was 45degre left of the room by sea view i would expect the sea in front of the window. Second you could hear everything from next room even whispers at nights. Third the bed was small i am 1.88 tall and i could not fit. the bed both in the head and leg area was closed with a seperation. asked the reception nothing to do all the rooms the same. Other than that the only good thing was its location but i wouldnot stay one more time.

Guest name: Edip Ugur Zehebi, Turkey

Average rating:  8.1

Guest type: Group of friends

stayed in Jul 2004

Really nice and friendly hotel with superb location close to the beach in the heart of Nice. Some noise from traffic though. Warmly recomended to those who want to stay at a central location.

Guest name: Jörund Andreas Kjärem, Norway

Average rating:  8.4

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jul 2004

We stayd in Albert 1er for one week. We used it as a basecamp for travelling around the riviera. The room we got was excellent, with seaview and a nice balcony. We got more than we expected. We will recomend Albert 1er. We had an excellent stay.

Guest name: Lars Andre Kalve, Norway

Average rating:  7.2

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in Jul 2004

Location is good for general site seeing. Rooms neat and clean, public areas neat and clean. Staff very helpful.

Guest name: MR, United Kingdom

Average rating:  8.3

Guest type: Single leisure traveller

stayed in Jul 2004

This hotel was a little expensive for the quality of the room, the hotel is just a little run down looking. but the location made up for that, the location is superb. the hotel is clean and the breakfast area overlooks the park, lovely. also, the staff was helpful.

Guest name: EVe Bendezu, USA

Average rating:  6.6

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jun 2004

An excellent location.

Guest name: BW, United Kingdom