Villa Saphir Nice  

Voors: De gastvrouw is erg vriendelijk en behulpzaam, spreekt ook engels. ze wil het je graag naar de zin maken en heeft allerlei tips en informatie over bezienswaardigheden en over de omgeving van nice. het uitgebreid ontbijt is uitstekend. de bushalte is voor de deur. de kamer is basic (op z'n frans), het sanitair is schoon.

Voors: Ontbijt was erg goed

Voors: Ik kan een verblijf in villa saphir van harte aanbevelen. er is echt vanalles mogelijk. je moet wel van honden houden. met name het uitgebreide ontbijt met verschillende soorten brood 'du pays'en zelfgemaakte jam, plus verder alles wat je maar kunt wensen (joghurt, vers fruit en vruchtensap,kaas)was uitermate plezierig. de eigenaresse wil geen hotellier sec zijn, maar ervoor zorgen dat de gasten het naar hun zin hebben. ze geeft veel informatie over cultuur, keuken e.d. en heeft ook veel geschreven informatie over de streek. ik ga er zeker terug.
Tegens: Vraag wel een kamer die niet aan de straatkant ligt. het is een doorgaande weg geworden na de aanleg van de tram en dus best lawaaiig aan de voorkant.

Pros: Very welcoming proprietor/owner. friendly and happy to help in anyway she could.
Cons: Not so hot on housekeeping.

Pros: To visit villa saphir was like coning home - we were welcomed with food and drink when we arrived late at midnight. annie was always at our disposal with help and advice, really a treat
Cons: Ofcourse it is a little worn down, but that is part of the charm!

Pros: The hotel stuff is really friendly. the lady has found the bicycling guide for me and i enjoyed one of the french riviera's routes around nice. something i was not able to get from nice office of tourism.

it takes 5 mins to go to the tram stop from the hotel. tram delivers you to the beach in 5 minutes and for 1 eur.

Pros: The breakfast is good and the lady take personal attention to serve all guests with individual preferences.
Cons: The lady is the only one taking care of the property with her pet dogs which sometimes is impossible. she was not available the whole evening and night when we were supposed to check-out early morning and i was not able to make the payment which i wanted to do in cash. it was a harrowing experience looking for her for hours in the evening and again early morning. finally i had to put a note and keep on her table to say good bye. never had such an aweful experience ever wherein you need to check out and the hotel staff is nowhere to be seen.

Pros: Service was beyond excellent and breakfast was very good. our room was spacious and we were delighted for possibility to use fridge and cooking facilities. excellent value for the price.
Cons: Room was a bit noisy and has seen better days and it was not cleaned during our 6-night stay, although i think it would have been if we had asked for it. even though i think it was the best value one can get for that price, don't expect 4-star quality. if you do, you'll propably need to pay triple the price to get it.

Pros: The hotel is a beautiful old house with balconies and a tiered garden. we had breakfast that was served on the balcony with lemon trees shading us from the sun.
on arrival we were offered a drink and given some excellent information about the area and how to get about.
the owner was as friendly and helpful as any person we met on our travels during summer 2011, there are 2 delightful dogs that give the hotel a real homely feel.
we arrived quite late approx 10pm and there is a phone number on the gate to call if the owner is not in, as we arrived so late there were no parking spaces anywhere to be found, when we spoke to the owner about this, she immediately offered to move her car so that we could park outside, this is just another example of how accommodating the owner was.
we will definitely be going back again.
Cons: This is not a 5 star hotel, so don't expect a five star hotel, however the service is definitely 5 star. the building is amazing, yes it could do with a renovation, but then we wouldn't have been able to afford to stay. if you want to see a real nice building and meet friendly people stay here, if you want an immaculate box choose a premier inn.

Pros: It was a pleasant stay in villa saphir. a really good bus connection to go to all the interests in nice. annie is so nice and helpful to give me all the ideas and tips about the city and how to save money:) and the price of the room is really fair in the expensive nice.
Cons: It would be nice if the discription of the hotel could include the information how to get there. (bus 4 or 7 and get off at a station called something with environment. )and there is no bell on the gate of nr. 34, so you have to call annie. i didn't figure it out at the beginning so that i had to stand in the rain for a while. but it was fine. all the other part of the stay was great.

Pros: The owner annie made the experience worthwhile
Cons: Breakfast was on the cheap side - no juice or fruit (apart from grapes)

Pros: Annie, the lovely landlady is very helpful (good advices and loads of guides) and makes delicious breakfast (juice, coffee, tea, selection of tasty breads, butter, cheese, joghurt, fruits and even some meat). the villa location is fine. from the airport take bus 98 to the train station and change to bus 4. it's cheap and stops in front of the house. free wifi is excellent. all in all if you travel to nice on budget this is the place for you but don't get your hopes high.
Cons: Our room was not so clean but still acceptable. annie has two houses usually full with guests and she runs them alone. this is why sometimes things slip out of her hands a bit but nothing serious. also be prepared for 2 dogs. they are very nice but spending their days mostly inside the house.

Pros: Annie the owner was excellent and very welcoming. breakfast was very good