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High end hotels in Cimiez, Nice

Marc Delacroix

Marc Delacroix France

Updated 1 August 2026 · 10 Nice hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Nice, out of the 10 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9 down to 4.4.

Hotel Aparthotel AMMI Vieux Nice is the one I would book myself.

Hotel Aparthotel AMMI Vieux Nice

Highest rated of the five

Hotel Aparthotel AMMI Vieux Nice

★★★★★4.9 from 548 reviews

Hotel Aparthotel AMMI Vieux Nice comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9 from 548 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 3 star property, found under Cimiez and around $231 a night on the dates we checked.

10 hotels in Nice qualified for this list and five made it. L'Abeille - Boutique Apartments is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
  • Kitchenettebreakfast on your own schedule
  • Airport shuttlethe first hour after landing solved
  • Dogs allowedno kennel to arrange before you fly

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All five, ranked

  1. Hotel Aparthotel AMMI Vieux Nice1

    Hotel Aparthotel AMMI Vieux Nice

    ★★★★★4.9 from 548 reviews

    • Kitchen
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Airport shuttle

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  2. L'Abeille - Boutique Apartments2

    L'Abeille - Boutique Apartments

    ★★★★★5 from 201 reviews

    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Air conditioning

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  3. Le Riviera Collection, BW Signature Collection by Best Western3

    Le Riviera Collection, BW Signature Collection by Best Western

    ★★★★★4.5 from 394 reviews

    • Spa
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  4. Hôtel Apollinaire Nice4

    Hôtel Apollinaire Nice

    ★★★★★4.4 from 820 reviews

    • Bar
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible
    • Airport shuttle

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  5. DoubleTree by Hilton Nice Centre Iconic5

    DoubleTree by Hilton Nice Centre Iconic

    ★★★★★4.4 from 419 reviews

    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly

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How this list was put together

10 Nice hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

Marc Delacroix

Marc Delacroix France

Closes the shop two weeks each winter and goes wherever people make something fermented. Dairies in the Basque country, the Caucasus and rural Sardinia.

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