Mercure Nice

... Met Chabe Riviera reps - efficient but not over-friendly. Guess they were not so happy about our delay either! Transfered to Mercure Nice Promenade Hotel for 1 nt - room basic but adequate. Great to have a shower & walk around the nearby streets & ...

... and as I stepped off the bus, knew I was in the right place. Although located in the southeast corner of France, Nice didn't feel especially "French" to me. Beyond the language, it seemed the city was a conglomeration of French, Italian, ...

... 's early light - gorgeous! Once again unable to check in until 1pm so left our bags at the Hotel - the Mercure Grimaldi which is very nice (Kitsa's travel agent friend recommended it) and killed the time by writing some postcards and dropping a film ...

... those interested in lady luck, the casinos beckon. Three weeks ago, I stayed in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, a quiet town north of Nice. The Mercure hotel in which I stayed was inches away from the station, and made my life easy any time I wanted transportation. ...

Whenever someone says something was "nice" it typically means it was merely OK.  Where Nice, France is concerned, "nice" is not an appropriate description.  I had a really good time here.  Part of it was no doubt due to the fact ...

... was already booked so ended up catching the train via the regional line thru stops of Cebere, Montpellier, Perignon, Marseille and then Nice .and the trains were not expressed .. good thing was getting to see the countryside and water and many stations ...

... it got a little cooler on our drive up in altitude, which was a welcome change. Arriving at just past 4pm, we arrived at the Mercure Hotel.  We had about 2 hours until we were to leave for the optional tour of Monaco.  I used that time to wash ...

... . We rented a car and drove to our destination of Sophia Antipolis.  We are staying in the Sophia Country Club – nice place and great restaurant.  The French make such good food with such lovely presentation.  We are planning to work ...

... crawling on my hands and knees rather than walk on my feet.  I should also tell you that the French Riviera here in Nice is a topless beach.  However, if you are traveling here to see all the gorgeous bodies browning themselves in the sun, this ...

... first thing this am – can’t let such matters get in the way of my adventures.  Now I am sitting in the Nice airport, with way too much time to spare.  The taxi driver expected SO much traffic as preparations are underway for Mr. ...

... around Cannes, Antibes to Marseille. Very modern TGV station at Avignon - met by Self Voyages rep & transfered to Mercure Pont d'Avignon Hotel for 2 nts. Inspection of other Mercure located on Place de L'Horloge, then afternoon of sightseeing. ...

... because we went from the Italian riviera to the French riviera which meant the entire train ride was on the coast and it was a nice clear sunny day. We made a transfer in genoa and stopped for several hours in Monaco. I expected to find the streets paved ...

... an Australian chain worth visiting (Hudson’s, Gloria Jeans, Oporto, Baker’s Delight, Brumby’s?) but I digress. The Hotel Mercure was definitely a class act for a 3 star hotel and had everything I needed including a very comfortable bed, ...

... (Mercure Blue beach in L’Hermitage located at Avenue de la Mer-les-Filaos, ph: (+262) 0262 24 50 25, site www.mercure.com ). The tour is magnificent, and whilst costly (at euro 260 per person), the memories are incomparable. The company we used is ...

... agreed. After working our way around the heavy roadworks we made it to the hotel which turned out to be a different Mercure hotel. Fortunately the hotel receptionist phoned for a taxi and were taken to the correct hotel which typically turned out to be ...

... for us and working for Mr. Yamaguchi. On the walk back, we discovered another Mister Donut, just around the corner from the Mercure Hotel - perfect for tomorrow's quest (or should I say, request). After we made our thank-you's and goodbyes to Mr. ...

... next! We saw a Formula 1 (remember Ann?) when we drove into town and a Mercure. We decide to go there. We hit the Mercure first where a very nice man talks to us. 1100 Rand: ouch. But: wireless in the rooms. Hmmmm. We are seduced. Dr T has his doubts ...

... into Dreden's Altstadt. We were getting a feel for the town and looking for breakfast and dinner places because the Mercure's breakfast costs an unacceptable €16 each. Our explorations were limited by the worst wind-chill effect we've ...

... the van back in one piece. We have now checked into The Mercure hotel at Potts Point for the time we're in Sydney. The Mercure is nice, but not a new hotel as promoted on their website. In fact, I think it is an old hotel which they have refurbished. That ...