The street during the day is lovely. Has lots of great shops such as H&M, Zara a shopping mall etc. Well worth strolling down if you like food and fashion however deffo be careful at night. As soon as the sunset, the street became full of homeless and beggers as well as felt less safe so we tried to avoid. I know this is normal in big cities but should be made aware and considered. I wouldn't want to be carrying around lots of expensive shopping bags at night...

Great street for shopping but also has a great atmosphere and feels safe. Lots of cool shops. The Monoprix supermarket has some really nice food and lots of French craft beers in the fridge if you need them for the hotel

Named after a former Mayor of Nice, this Avenue is the principle north to south access route through the city of Nice. Almost entirely pedestrianised these days, there is still Line 1 of the tram that runs up and down this avenue, and this is invaluable if you are at one end of this extensive avenue and wish to get to the other. One one end of the avenue you will find Place Massena and the beach, with easy access ro the Old Town and beyond. At the other you will find Gare de Nice Ville and a smattering of small businesses and hotels. In-between those two points you will find the principle shopping and banking district of Nice, with one large shopping centre (Centre Commercial Nicetoile) and an eclectic mixture of exclusive shops and everyday run-of-the-mill outlets. Whenever I am in Nice, I always use Avenue Jean Medecin as my ultimate reference point. "Distance from Jean Medecin" is an unofficial unit of measurement that I use to determine if a place is going to be straightforward to get to. Residents of Nice refer to this road simply as "The Avenue" which, given the fact that there are seemingly a million avenues in Nice, speaks of its importance.