Hôtel Gounod

Hôtel Gounod is a two-star budget hotel at 3 Rue Gounod in Nice, on a street beside the Nice-Ville railway station, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. The location is practical for early trains and for the tram that runs to the airport, and regional services from the station reach Monaco, Antibes and Cannes in under an hour. Place Masséna and the Old Town are reachable by tram or on foot in about twenty minutes, and the Promenade des Anglais lies roughly twenty-five minutes away on foot. The hotel is modest in scale and style, concentrating on a clean base for sightseeing rather than on extensive facilities. Accommodation includes Double Rooms, Twin Rooms and Triple Rooms, which allows couples, friends and small families to share. A breakfast room and wifi are listed among the amenities, but there is no restaurant, bar, pool or spa, so dinner is taken at the cafés and restaurants around the station and along Avenue Jean Médecin, which offer a wide choice at modest prices. Service is straightforward and informal, geared to independent travellers, rail users and visitors on a limited budget who plan to spend most of the day out. Rates typically run from about EUR 60 to EUR 140 per night, depending on room type and season, which places it among the better-value options in central Nice. Rooms facing the street may have some traffic noise, so light sleepers may prefer to ask for a quieter room.