AC Hotel by Marriott Nice

Gorgeous pool!

Location. Variety

Slippery shower

The location and the roof top bar

The air conditioning could not be adjusted below a certain temperature

The biggest advantage of this hotel is wonderful staff

This was my first ever stay in France. I have travelled quite a lot around the world and Europe, but this was my first time in France. To be completely honest, when it comes to the hotel, I expected a little more. AC Hotel by Marriott Nice advertises itself as a four-star hotel by the beach. My first disappointment was that, although the hotel is indeed very close to the beach, it does not actually have its own beach. I have stayed in hotels in the past where you simply had to cross a main road to get to the beach, but the hotel still had its own beach area. In this case, there was no hotel beach at all, and we had to book sun loungers separately on the beach, at an additional cost. So I am not really sure why it is advertised as a “beach hotel”, at least that is how it appeared to me on Booking.com. As for the four-star standard, I personally feel that this rating is quite overrated compared with four-star hotels in other countries. In my opinion, the four-star rating is somewhat exaggerated. The biggest positive of this hotel was definitely the staff. They were absolutely lovely, friendly and helpful, and I have nothing negative to say about them. However, when it comes to the hotel itself, our room was supposed to have a city view. Unfortunately, I would not describe it as a city view at all. Our view was basically of a rooftop, with dirt and a rather unattractive surrounding area. It certainly was not what I would consider a city view. The room itself was not terrible, but again, in my opinion, it did not meet the standard I would expect from a four-star hotel. Firstly, the wardrobe doors were broken. Secondly, the room was supposed to have a minibar, but there was only an empty refrigerator. The cleanliness was reasonably okay, but certainly not at the highest standard. Overall, I felt that there were quite a lot of small things missing or not up to the standard I expected from a four-star hotel.