Hotel Athenee

"I stayed in Apartment No 2 in Gambetta Square in Cannes for a business conference, very central, overlooking a lovely local market. The apartment is owned by Valerie and Pascal who run the Hotel Athenee nearby. They are fantastic hosts, very kind and generous. The breakfasts at the Hotel Athenee are excellent, very French as you would expect, with lovely coffee. The apartment has 2 bedrooms, one ensuite with a great shower, the other with its own separate bathroom. The beds are comfortable and the apartment is very clean and well equipped. There is a Carrefour supermarket about 60 metres down the road and next to that is a wonderful boulangerie and patisserie with baguettes for 1 Euro and lovely filled baguettes (NB, closed on a Monday). The beach is about 7 minutes away on foot, very easy to get to. I loved this place and if you love Italian food you are spoiled for choice (great French bistros of course as well)."

"The location of the hotel is central and safe. The lobby is nice decorated as well. The rooms however need an upgrade as its really 70-80s style and it was a bit wierd the shower/toilet are seperate and they need some renovation. The staff in the evening was nice. during the day rude. Not only did they charge me for the luggage, when i called up after my room was cleaned i could not secure the same nightly rate as i did before despite this was clearly marked on a website. As i looked expensive as i was visiting the cannes filmfestival, they perhaps tried to use this status for individual gain. Loud as well, not quite sure if i would stay here."

"Second stay at Athenee, always as great! The hotel is cosy, super-clean, rooms are lovely (calm, AC works perfectly), breakfast exceptionnel and the owners are absolutely remarquable. It is certainly the best value you can find in this super-central location, only a few steps from Rue d'Antibes, Croisette, the beaches and the Palais des Festivals."