We arrived in Nice to find that the apartment we had booked via Internet was absolutely awful. The Tourist office helped us out of it and got most of our money back for us. We then spent a day searching for accommodation and chanced upon the Avenida. Although it was rather shabby, with the rooms well in need of refurbishment, we found it to be a very well-run hotel and enjoyed almost two weeks there. It was also extremely cheap compared to the other hotels we had visited during our search. Breakfast was delivered to our room each morning at our stated time and the room was cleaned and beds/towels changed each day, which I think is not always the case in other budget hotels. We also had air-conditioning and a safe/fridge which also are not always present in hotels of that price. The hotel is on the main shopping street (Ave Jean-Medicin)and very close to restaurants, station and 10 mins walk from beach. I would certainly recommend this hotel to travellers on a budget.
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