Expert reviews
“The plush Hotel Massena, which occupies an ornate 1906 Beaux Arts building, has also benefited from an ambitious recent renovation. The lobby exudes bachelor-pad chic — red velvet chairs, black leather couches, abundant mirrors — while the sleek rooms mix Mediterranean colors with black-and-white photos of classic cinema and music legends.”
Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Nice, France.
What guests liked
- Top location
- Terrace
- Excellent breakfast
- Bar
- Free Wifi
All you need to know
Hotel Massena is a chic boutique hotel, located near the beautiful Old Town of Nice. Its charming character welcomes guests with its contemporary yet artistic design and luxurious Belle Epoque façade. Located moments from the Promenade des Anglais seafront, the hotel is a sophisticated stay in the most scenic area of Nice, with the Massena Plaza located right outside.
The hotel is modern yet elegant which can be expected from the Best Western Hotel group of which it is part. However, the city’s glamorous reputation has helped to define the hotel which itself has over a century’s worth of history.
The hotel is extensive with 110 guest rooms, and offers excellent amenities which include private valet parking, and access to the Ruhl private beach club. A buffet breakfast is served daily to guests with continental or American-style options, and the bar is open to guests until 11 p.m. daily.
Guest rooms are modern with a contemporary design and offer a comfortable retreat to relax in. Single, and double rooms are available for solo travelers and couples, whereas families can enjoy the extra space of the Privilege rooms or adjoining double rooms.
Each room has Juliette balconies overlooking the city and private ensuite bathrooms with modern facilities. Rooms are also fitted with high-tech TVs, mini-fridges, and complimentary Wi-Fi and children are more than welcome to stay at the hotel. Well-behaved dogs are also catered for.
With a wonderful location right next to the Promenade du Paillon Park located opposite the hotel, it is an ideal stay for families or anyone wishing to be close to the scenic Old Town area of Nice.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
2 December 2024
Very good
location is perfect
room is very small and wifi is so bad
1 December 2024
Fabulous
Great location, kind staff, clean
1 December 2024
Great location and price
Great location, staff very friendly. When I first arrived, the woman I think Francousca was here name was very helpful and friendly, showed me how to get the tram, train and places to visit, and a very welcoming person and nothing was a hassle to her
The only thing I didn't like and it's not a moan as you adapt to it,is the toilet is in a different room to the shower and sink, means you do the toilet then touch door handles etc to wash your hands. But that wasn't a problem just something myself personally didn't like
29 November 2024
Recommended.
Great location. Hotel in line with the standard of its category.
28 November 2024
First time in Nice. Fabulous hotel with very attentive staff. Best hotel breakfast ever!
The breakfast was superb. So many choices!
The room was small and cramped with our luggage.
24 November 2024
Great location, spacious and comfortable room, staff exceptional!
Every staff member we met was friendly, knowledgeable and helpful.
21 November 2024
A very good choice to stay in Nice
Amazing location, walking distance to everywhere. Very helpful and sincere staff. Good breakfast. I definetely would recommend the hotel.
17 November 2024
Nice central hotel in Nice
Nice central hotel in Nice. Nice and spacious room. Very polite staff. Ok breakfast, nothing fancy but it had all we needed.
14 November 2024
Clean, comfortable and staff were lovely
The location
A lot of plug sockets in the room didn’t work
10 November 2024
Fabulous
Everything was so close and at the reach of 100 ft. Superb location.
Very narrow elevators, they need to mount bigger.
5 November 2024
perfect location for both city and beach area
location, staffs, breakfast
not specifically
4 November 2024
Very fine
Excellent
My credit card was charged after i have already paid cash at the counter. To date i have not received my money back.
30 October 2024
Very good
Lovely staff, Nice Room
Loud at night. But given the neighbourhood and the proximity of restaurants that's to be expected.
30 October 2024
Very good
The reception manager was very helpful when I had a problem with my first fool
28 October 2024
Pleasant
The location of the hotel was good, the staff were friendly and polite. The room generally was good and quiet. A safe was included in the room for valuables,
The bathroom was a little dated, the shower door had come off its runners so would not close properly. It would have been nice to have an additional tea and milk in the room daily.
27 October 2024
Pleasant
Stuff, breakfast
bed not so comfortable, aircondition didn't work
22 October 2024
perfect for my one night
location
16 October 2024
Very good
Location
No bar
13 October 2024
Pleasant
Location
The bathroom was separated from the washroom! Also the pillows were very high !
11 October 2024
Definitely will stay here again
Every thing is close and walking distance.breakfast was very good,
8 October 2024
Very good
At breakfast tea selection was nice. The reception staff was amazingly helpful.
At breakfast not much choice.
6 October 2024
Stay again with better room
Location breakfast
Room small bathroom smaller
5 October 2024
Pleasant
Location
Hotel is fairly small, no bar or evening restaurant…although obviously lots very nearby outside.. Room was decent although not sure i am a fan of the bathroom open in the bedroom??
3 October 2024
Super stay. Will be back again
Excellent staff. Specially Axel the lady at the reception was like an encyclopaedia
Great location
30 September 2024
Comfortable hotel in great central location. Decent value for expensive Nice.
The location
Bathroom was a bit small!
30 September 2024
Very good
We were only there for a short night but the room was fine and Reception were very helpful in getting us a taxi early in the morning.
29 September 2024
Great Location in Nice
We were upgraded to a nicer room, which was very nice. They provided fresh fruit as part of the upgrade. The location was excellent.
The bathroom was a little tired but acceptable.
20 September 2024
Pleasant
Location , staff good. Breakfast good
Not a hotel, just a good b&b. No facilities like bar or lounge. Unable to have late check out so had to camp in foyer
18 September 2024
Fabulous
Location excellent, staff extremely helpful. Excellent breakfast.
Room was very small, too small for two people.
14 September 2024
Excellent hotel in nice
Location is great, easy walk to the shops, the beach and to old town. The check in experience was excellent, very helpful staff. Bed was very comfortable and room had cute little fench balcony looking onto street.
The walls are quite thin, on night one our sleep was disturbed by drunk people out in the street, and on night two it was disturbed by some girls partying in next door room. No issues on night 3 though. I would stay again but probably not in room facing street
12 September 2024
Wonderful trip to Nice
Conveniently located in the center of Nice within walking distance from major attractions, promenade and shopping streets.
Rooms are small and if you don’t have a terrace that’s a disadvantage but actually who wants to sit in a hotel room in Nice?
12 September 2024
Enjoyable stay in a great location.
Fantastic location with well informed and helpful staff.
Size of room was an issue. Bathroom facilities could be improved on.
11 September 2024
Very good
Great location for exploring the city.
10 September 2024
For me max 3stars hotel
Location, staff
Breakfast, parking
9 September 2024
Very good
Clean room, nice location, friendly personnel.
Breakfast is not good - croissants seemed not to be fresh, coffee is more like cacao , fruits are not fresh etc.
7 September 2024
Very good
Location, friendliness od staff, warm welcome (Nice card, fresh fruit etc.), Fragonard cosmetics. Lots of restaurants nearby.
As it is very central location, you need to be prepared for a very busy and quite noisy neighbourhood.
4 September 2024
Excellent séjour
Situation Garage
27 August 2024
Excellent hotel with reserved parking. Right in the heart of the main square and shopping area and a 5 minute walk to th
Location was excellent. Hotel lovely
Only that the pillows were too hard
27 August 2024
good
the location. and the room was nice
there was a bit of a smell coming out of the toilet
24 August 2024
A really enjoyable stay at this hotel in a perfect location. Staff were very helpful and friendly.
Excellent location and wonderful staff.
Our air con unit was old and very noisy.
13 August 2024
Great location
Very central
Room was a bit small Wardrobe small
13 August 2024
It was a good experience overall, but I may consider other place to stay when I come to NICE next ti
the staff was super helpful, and the breakfast was SUPER delicious.
it is a normal 3 star standard hotel as far as I'm concerned regarding the room, it was like a re-decorated room with very little facility but very big space.
11 August 2024
Nice hotel in the city center
Location, reception on arrival, staff
9 August 2024
Very good
Staff and location was great
5 August 2024
Pleasant
Great location,breakfast was good.
4 August 2024
Fabulous
Exceptional nice and helpful staff.
2 August 2024
Pleasant
Location and Hajar on the reception she is the best
Room to small
30 July 2024
Very good
Rooms were very clean and the location was perfect. Right in the heart of everything and very walkable.
The rooms although very small they were very clean. It was perfect because i traveled with my daughter but I would not want to be in a room that size with anyone else.
29 July 2024
Nice staff, ok rooms.
Staff was very friendly
The Rooms are a bit old
Hotel facilities
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Food & Drink
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
- - Invoice provided
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Vending machine (drinks)
- - Pet bowls
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Electric vehicle charging station
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Toilet with grab rails
- - Lower bathroom sink
- - Emergency cord in bathroom
Activities
- - Beach
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
3 December 2024
It was great
The room was comfy and the location was great and breakfast is really good
Wifi didn’t always work well and the room was somewhat dark