The Luxury Collection Hotels in Nice

When you first enter the Hotel du Couvent you feel like you have been transported to another world. There is a very large courtyard that contains the reception area, multiple sitting areas and the hotel's main restaurant. The feeling is one of peace and serenity which is especially impressive since the hotel is located in the heart of the old city which can be crowded and noisy. The location is an asset though since the streets of the old city are right outside the hotel's entrance and you definitely want to walk around the old city when you visit Nice. We were upgraded to a room the hotel calls ”the long suite” which, in my opinion, is a very weird room. It is approximately 9 feet wide by 70 feet long. There is a dressing area at one end of the room and the sleeping area is at the opposite end of the room so not really a very practical design. In between there is a bath ”room”, dining area and sitting area but there are no doors in between any of the spaces so you can't really call them rooms. The bed was the hardest we slept on among any of the four hotels we stayed at on this trip. In terms of the ”luxury” designation, there are some very nice touches here, such as high end toiletries that are provided in the rooms, and the quality of the breakfast that is served each morning. On the other hand, the hard beds and somewhat spartan furnishings of the rooms detracts from this. I'm sure some people will like the hotel, and I agree it is very good, just not quite on the level I would call luxury.