Hotel Felix Beach

Avoid at all costs. The convenient location is not a good reason to stay here. The welcome we got from the grumpy Danny de Vito character on what might be termed the front desk, was perfunctory at best and more likely downright rude. We were offered no assistance to our rooms on the 3rd floor and as we climbed the dirty damaged and fluff ridden steps, we were not surprised that the management didn’t want to be with us when we found our room. I was in room 7 and my friend was in room 10 to start with, though he moved to room 4 to get a bed that was functional. The room. It was dingy and dirty. The walls were stained though it should be said that one wall did appear to have paint on it. The room smelt of urine (we found out why later). The floor was dirty (I kept my socks on for the whole stay). The window to the balcony was broken. The balcony was very dirty and the furniture on it was badly soiled. There was a table which housed a dirty kettle and cups (not used) and a cable minefield for the TV (not used). The table was dirty. There was a small heat exchanger under the table with a thick layer of dust on it. There was a wardrobe but the doors were faulty. To be fair, the lights all worked but when I turned them on it made the room look worse. There was a metal chair, but the cushion was stained and it was holding back the single curtain which was dirty and stained and had been adjusted for length by the use of safety pins. To be fair these pins looked fairly new. The air-con did work thankfully. The bed. The cover was badly soiled and smelly (possibly the urine - but not tested). The sheets looked clean but the single blanket looked a bit suspicious. The bed base was badly soiled and I couldn’t bring myself to look under the bed. The bed pillows were biscuit thin so I found the spare pillows in the wardrobe. Both of these looked like they had been used before, judging by their creasing. I put a t-shirt over them before using them. The best bit about the bed was that, on the side that I used, it was fairly level and I did actually manage to sleep. The bathroom. This was disgusting. The floor was dirty, the walls were dirty and there were wires sticking out of the wall over the sink. The mirror was dirty and the glass shelf was stained and dusty. The sink was dirty and broken and - it transpires - the plumbing under it was broken and leaked badly when I shaved. To be fair the water pressure was good and the water was hot. The toilet was rank! It was not fixed to the floor and there was a tell tale leak at the back (I think the source of the urine smell - again not tested). The seat was not fixed on properly. The shower over bath was dirty and cracked but the shower curtain was ok. The shower fitting was broken and dangling free. The grouting between the tiles was stained. We reported the state of this room to “our Danny”on reception but he didn’t care. My mate’s room was worse and he got moved. He had received bed bug bites which only started to heal after some treatment. We were having long days at the racing which also meant that the hotels in Nice were pretty full. By miles the best thing about this hotel was the outside where we enjoyed our return visit to this wonderful city. We are saddened that the owners of this dreadful establishment blight the decent reputation of the city. We cannot advise strongly enough that, based on extensive experience of staying in hotels, this is probably the worst hotel that I have encountered and - really - staying anywhere else is the best choice for staying in this great city.

This is not the best equipped hotel I have ever been, BUT its very close to everything. If you in Nice and wanna stay in the hotel all day find something else. The room is very small but clean. It is true no elevator.