Hôtel Villa La Tour

Hôtel Villa La Tour is a small three-star hotel at 4 Place Franklin, at the edge of the old town in Nice, in France's Alpes-Maritimes. The address places guests within a short walk of the Cours Saleya flower and produce market, the Promenade du Paillon and the lanes of Vieux Nice, with the seafront and the Quai des États-Unis only a few minutes farther. The Colline du Château, Place Masséna and the tram are also close, and Nice-Ville railway station is reachable by a short tram ride. Nice Côte d'Azur Airport is roughly 7 kilometres west. The hotel occupies a modest townhouse in the historic quarter, so it offers an intimate scale and a local atmosphere rather than the larger facilities of the chain hotels nearby. Room categories include Double, Superior and Triple rooms, all with air conditioning and wifi, and the triple rooms suit small families or groups. A breakfast room is the main public space, and the hotel has no pool, spa or restaurant, so guests usually eat in the old town's many restaurants, socca stalls, pizzerias and cafés, which are among the best-known in Nice. Service is personal and informal, suited to couples, independent travellers and visitors who want to be among the markets, churches and squares of the old city without the premium prices of a seafront hotel. Rates are moderate, roughly EUR 95-220 per night, with higher prices in summer and during Carnival. Because the old town is lively in the evenings, particularly on weekends, rooms facing the street or square can be noisy, and guests who need quiet may ask for an upper-floor or rear-facing room. The location makes it easy to visit the Cathédrale Sainte-Réparate, the Palais Lascaris and the Opera, to climb the castle hill for sunset views, and to use the train for day trips to Monaco, Menton, Antibes and Cannes.