Novotel Antibes Sophia Antipolis

“Good dayuse experience”

We needed a hotel as a base camp during daytime waiting for a late night flight out of Nice Côte D'Azur airport. Found the site "Dayuse.com" which provides hotels that offer rooms for daytime use. Listed among them was Novotel in Sophia Antipolis which seemed to be right for us, having a pool and … more

We needed a hotel as a base camp during daytime waiting for a late night flight out of Nice Côte D'Azur airport. Found the site "Dayuse.com" which provides hotels that offer rooms for daytime use. Listed among them was Novotel in Sophia Antipolis which seemed to be right for us, having a pool and a tranquil location. Located "in the middle of nowhere" so to speak. But just around 30-40 min by car to the airport. We didn't plan to do anything but relax before the flight, so this "off" location was rather perfect! Completely calm. With few other guests present we enjoyed both the possibilities to relax by the pool and take a shower and a nap in the room. We also had lunch from a very limited bar menu. But it was quite sufficient. Some pizzas and other small dishes offered. The hotel has four official stars. And they live up to them in the public areas. Almost elegant lobby, fine bar, nice and helpful staff and, as mentioned, the pool. The rooms however are not four stars. Worn and in need of renovation. The beds were comfortable, so we could rest properly before the evening flight. The shower was fitted with the most incomprehensible shower head - a pure intelligence test (see picture). The drain was not working properly, so we had a pool both outdoors and in the shower. Besides that the hotel accommodated all our needs at the time. Price for this was under 80 EUR/room during a stay between just before 12 and 6 pm. We found that fair and definitely a good option to some sort of airport lounge or a complete hotel overstay. I would perhaps not stay at this hotel in normal circumstances, but at this occasion it was a great relief.

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“Lovely for a few days”

The hotel is as described, the staff are great and helpful, very child friendly. The restaurant food is tasty but the menu is limited. A 15 min taxi ride to antibes station for easy access to great family friendly beaches. We only stayed for a few nights as part of a bigger holiday and it was perfe… more

The hotel is as described, the staff are great and helpful, very child friendly. The restaurant food is tasty but the menu is limited. A 15 min taxi ride to antibes station for easy access to great family friendly beaches. We only stayed for a few nights as part of a bigger holiday and it was perfect for a few days.

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“Not what I was expecting”

My room had a really bad smell (like rotten cheese) and the bedsheets had rips and small holes. There was a whole on the ceiling near the door and one on the door of the toilet. Hallway felt dump and moldy. Mold was also over the cushions and umbrellas outside in the pool area (nothing like the pho… more

My room had a really bad smell (like rotten cheese) and the bedsheets had rips and small holes. There was a whole on the ceiling near the door and one on the door of the toilet. Hallway felt dump and moldy. Mold was also over the cushions and umbrellas outside in the pool area (nothing like the photos on the website). The quality of the food at the restaurant was ok, but ours of operation were not clear. Same with “room service”, as it needed to be ordered and collected from reception as there is no phone in the room to call to order. There was good wifi, breakfast, bar and service. The reception area was comfortable. The bathroom had really good shampoo, conditioner and soap products. The room I booked didn’t match much of the photos or the descriptions on the website (like missing a sofa). It felt really dated and poorly maintained (except for the reception/lobby area that was newer)

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