Villa Bougainville By Happyculture

Overall, we enjoyed our stay at Hotel Villa Bougainville. However, I don’t think it should be classified as a 4-star hotel. In my opinion, it’s closer to a 3-star hotel. The biggest positive was definitely the staff. Everyone was incredibly friendly, welcoming and helpful throughout our stay. The hotel also offers some thoughtful extras that we really appreciated. In the lobby, is a fresh water dispenser, ice and coffee, plus clean glass bottles that guests can fill and take to their room. They also provide beach towels and beach umbrellas, which was an amazing surprise. We had planned to buy an umbrella and leave it behind, so this saved us both some money. The bed was comfortable, and the location is excellent. It’s just a few minutes from Nice-Ville train station and about a 10 to 15 minute walk to the restaurants, old town and the beach. Although the hotel is located on a main road, the traffic noise didn’t bother me. Maybe I just got lucky and nobody decided to honk outside while I was sleeping. We also appreciated how the staff handled an issue with our room. The air conditioning was leaking, so they moved us to another room, which actually turned out to be a nicer one. I think we were lucky they were able to accommodate us, as the hotel seemed to be almost fully booked. That said, there were a few downsides. The building is quite old. While that gives it some character, it also means you can hear pretty much everything happening in the neighbouring rooms. Some rooms, as well as the bathrooms, are also quite small. One practical issue was drying beachwear. The balconies don’t have any hooks or drying rack, so we had to improvise to hang our swimsuits and towels. Breakfast was probably the biggest disappointment for what is supposed to be a 4-star hotel. It covered the basics: bread, eggs, cereal and so on, but very little felt fresh. The bread seemed to come straight from a bag, the scrambled eggs tasted like they were made from a pre-prepared mix, and the only fresh fruit available were a few tired-looking apples. The breakfast chairs also deserve a mention for the wrong reasons. They lean forward and genuinely feel like they’re about to collapse. The air conditioning worked, but we couldn’t adjust the temperature, only the fan. Another odd choice was the bedding. We visited during a July heatwave, yet the bed was still made with a thick duvet. There wasn’t even a top sheet underneath, so we ended up removing the duvet and sleeping with just the duvet cover. Finally, our first room didn’t have a full-length mirror. It may seem like a small detail, but I think that’s something you should expect in a 4-star hotel. I probably wouldn’t recommend this hotel to most people.

BEWARE. We are staying here for 4 nights on the 4th floor. The first day we checked in our sink was clogged. We told the front desk. They acted surprised and fixed it. There was a STRONG odor coming in from the bathroom pipes. We told the front desk. They said they would look into in. We told them again as it was so strong it was difficult to even be in the room. Their solution was: they gave us a a bottle of spray air freshener. The next day we complained again and they said a service technician would look at it. He reported that nothing was wrong. The smell is so bad we have to sleep with balcony windows wide open and the door to the hallway open which is very unsafe but it is our only option. Their solution was…”Nothing. We can’t change your room because we are booked. Maybe tomorrow you can move to room a room across the street”. They know there is a MAJOR sewage backup problem here and they continue to ask as if there is nothing wrong. The odor is strong sewage. It is unmistakable. I can’t believe there are not other comments about this. They must be deleted when posted. So, think twice before staying here.

We stayed at this lo ely hotel and the staff was so friendly and smiled all the time. The room was well equipped, cleaned and overallgood (might have needed a bit of maintenance here and there around sockets and genrally little touches). They have 24h available refreshers for guests like coffee (from a machine) and cold water. They will even land you beach towels, parasol and even beach games if you need. The breakfast was ok, could use a bit improvement with the fresh pastries (we're in France after all). Very well situated with walking distance to the beaches, old town centre, shops and the train station from wich you can visit more places if you want to. Definitely recommend!!!!

Great value for money. The hotel’s location is very close to the train station, which made things very convenient. The staff were attentive and helpful. There is complimentary tea and coffee available 24 hours a day, along with water, which was a nice touch. The rooms were clean, and overall we were satisfied with our stay. Hasan, who was working at the reception, was especially very helpful to us. We would also like to thank him very much.