Villa Saint Exupery Beach Hostel

Many young adults, great atmosphere and hostel looks really cool and aesthetically pleasing. It’s in the centre so everything is near, great connection with transport. I would really recommend staying there

It was truly the worst experience I’ve ever had. Even though I had accidentally booked a bed in a female-only room (while I’m a man), the receptionist still let me take the key card without informing me on the spot that I probably wouldn’t be able to stay the night. On top of that, she charged me the city tax, fully aware that I might not be able to stay. Even though I understand that I wasn’t eligible for the female-only room, which is fine, she didn’t even give me the ticket for the next day’s breakfast. In other words, she clearly knew there was a high chance I wouldn’t stay the night, and she didn’t tell me anything at check-in. Honestly, it was really bad experience !

WOULD GIVE NO STARS IF I COULD. The curtains are transparent - even my sunscreen is better at blocking out sunlight. Soundproofing is poor, we could hear our neighbors getting ready next door, taking the stairs, slamming their doors etc., not to mention the partygoers chatting downstairs (we lived on the third floor). The elevator wasn’t working when we checked in so we had to get our 20 kg suitcases up the stairs ourselves - apparently, the elevator frequently breaks down because people always overload it. The bedding is nearly threadbare, and the quilt is rough like flaking de@d skin. If you turn up the AC above 15°C, it automatically switches off after a few minutes. Most unpleasant is the bathroom, which is always moist due to the lack of ventilation; you could only open the window if you don’t mind getting a face full of cigarette fumes from outside. When I talked to the hostel manager/owner J0nathan about this, he dismissed my concerns and insisted there was nothing wrong with the rooms. He is easily the most disr3spectful person I’ve encountered in Nice. His three arguments were: no one has complained about this (he did not read the google reviews), everyone gets the same set of curtains, beddings etc and therefore there is nothing wrong with it (logical fallacy because that could mean everyone gets the same substandard equipment) and no refund is possible because “that is not the way things are done here”. The only thing I liked about the hostel was the location.

Great Value for money Hostel. Excellent Location with access to Tram and Metro Stations within 5 mins of walking distance. Would definitely recommend this to anyone who’s coming to Nice on a budget trip.

The location is great. Cleanliness is not maintained. The bathrooms are not functioning, water logging.

The hostel is in a great location! They're also great in several issues, like having a ping pong table, air conditioner, etc. Staff were extremelly polite! Wonderful people helping guests! The only things that I've missed were: more outlets in the room (there were only one per bed). Need more lockers in the room.