Mercure Cannes Croisette Beach (MGallery)

Mercure Cannes Croisette Beach, part of the MGallery collection, is at 13 Rue du Canada in Cannes, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. The four-star hotel has 94 rooms and stands about 150 metres from the Croisette beaches, one street back from the seafront, which keeps it close to the promenade while avoiding the highest Croisette prices. The Palais des Festivals and the Rue d'Antibes shopping street are both within a reasonable walk, and the Cannes railway station is a short distance inland. Nice Côte d'Azur Airport lies roughly 25 to 30 kilometres along the coast. The hotel falls in the upscale category and offers Standard Rooms, Superior Rooms and Suites, all with air conditioning and wifi. A boutique-style interior suits travellers who prefer a smaller property to a grand palace hotel. An outdoor pool provides a place to cool off at the hotel itself, and a private beach arrangement gives guests sun loungers on the sand in the warmer months. A restaurant on site serves breakfast and other meals, which is convenient for guests with early festival or conference schedules. The price guide of roughly EUR 180 to 520 per night places the hotel well below the Croisette palaces, although rates still rise during the film festival in May and in peak summer weeks. Service is geared to couples, leisure travellers and business visitors who want the beach and the Palais within easy reach. The staff can advise on boat trips to the Lérins Islands, day excursions to Grasse and Antibes, and local restaurants in the Suquet old quarter, which is a walk to the west.