Myself and my wife stayed at this hotel for 10 days between the end of June and the beginning of July 2011. The hotel itself is a good 3 star hotel in all honesty. The staff are friendly, the place is kept very clean, the rooms are basic but very comfortable with fully functional air conditioning, satellite TV (with PPV options) and with very nice bathrooms.

We only ate in the restaurant once but the food was fantastic, the flavours were what you'd expect of French cuisine. The breakfast was a continental buffet selection of breads, pastries, eggs, cheeses, tea, coffee, cakes, etc. You could sit inside or outside, and most people chose outside naturally. The breakfast itself was absolutely fine, enjoyable, fresh, good selection, etc.

We didn't use many facilities in the hotel but we did use the laundry service and found it to be quick and reliable. Items left for laundry in the morning were ready for collection (from the reception desk) by the following afternoon (early afternoon).

As for the location, literally a two minute walk down the street and you enter into the centre of Juan les Pins via a lovely little park where people spend time well into the late hours. Restaurants are plentiful, as are shops. Several restaurants have tables either looking out on to, or actually ON, the beach and serve premium quality food. It's not a cheap area but you do get quality more often than not.

I would highly recommend this hotel as a place to base yourselves if you intend to visit the area. If you see a hotel as a place to refresh and refuel then this hotel has everything you need. If you're like me and my wife then you'll be spending most of your time out and about. If you are looking for 5 star luxury then you need to look elsewhere, but there is nothing about this hotel that I could say was poor in any way. We'd most definitely go back without hesitation.

A couple of final notes that have just occurred to me. Parking is free on all the streets surrounding the hotel. You may have to drive around the block a couple times to find a space but we never had to look for more than 5 minutes or so and always ended up within a two minute walk. The hotel provides wireless internet for free, no charges or subscriptions apply. However, only one person per room can be connected at any one time so you'll need to share the connection between the occupants who want to use it. This didn't prove a great inconvenience for us.

So let's start with the good things:

It's pretty cheap to be fair and well located, if you're a tourist knocking about Juan Les Pains. If you're heading in and out of Cannes, a weekly ticket costs just E7.60 and the trains run pretty regularly (it's a 10 minute journey). Taxis: v v v expensive - about E30.

I very much like the fact that there is free WIFI in the room. The staff were pretty friendly too. AND, there was a spare toothpaste set for the furry teeth and forgotten tube. But for me, this is sort of where the good news ends. The room itself (on the second floor) was quite dark and pokey and for some reason, I just couldn't get a good night's sleep there - whether it was the sheets or pillows I can't tell, but generally I don't struggle for shut-eye. There are another few quirks to watch out for: THE SHOWER has this annoying thing of taking time to heat up...and then getting too hot and then too cold - i.e, it's one of THOSE ones that you have to keep turning the up/down the dial. There are ironing facilities on the 2nd floor (a good thing), but turning the iron on is a genuine work of science...it's a one grey appliance jutting from the wall that you're meant to press in various parts to get power...but it doesn't seem to work....and then suddenly it does...and then it turns itself off again. The instructions are in French. Laundry was slow: I left in stuff on Sunday and it JUST made it back Tuesday morning, despite assurances of a day earlier. The morning of check-out, I was refused WIFI because apparently I'd 'exceeded my number of log-ins' -- a somewhat bizarre quirk, which sort of sums this place up: unpredictable, frustrating and ultimately more bad than good. I wouldn't trash it, but wouldn't go back either...

Have stayed here from before it was a Best Western. A classy Belle Epoque hotel with lovely public areas and outdoor seating. Good sized rooms and large bathrooms. Its free parking around here (30E at the Casino!) and an easy 5 mins walk through the quiet park to the buzz of Juan. Many good outside restaurants and pedestrian areas. Eat at Amiral but do try to reserve..In May its very pleasent for us over 50's to stroll around the many individual shops or stroll/bus to Old Antibes We always buy fresh bread and breakfast on the balcony with sea view. .Or buy patisserie and sit on the balcony. Nightlife in Juan is fun,outside and crowded and great fun if you want it. Hotel is in quiet area and never seems busy. Close to Cap Juan. Juan is a nice place to stay with easy public transport bus/train links.. Lots of good beach clubs you can pay to use nearby. Prices vary for loungers etc..

Service is adequate, no criticisms. Restaurant good.

Checked in off the street as i had moved out of Nice did not like Nice tooo noisey and crowded...The hotel reception was lovely gave me a goood rate for 3 nights lovely room Top floor Quiet.. Nice bar,, good elegant restaurant all staff outstanding was a nice Grand piano which i played in the lounge. 5 mins from center on a side street...