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Picking the best French Riviera hotel location: Cannes

So you want to travel to the French Riviera, but you do not want to spend a lot of money on accomodations.

This page helps you find the best location – a convenient area where you have the best chance of saving — either getting a cheap price on a four star, first class or luxury hotel / casino or finding a good budget hotel.

Hotels.com offers extensive discounts along the Riviera.

But, here you'll learn the pros and cons of Cannes, Nice, the Nice Airport area, and Marseilles, plus Monte Carlo, so that you can make the best choice for you.

Cannes,
Nice,
Nice Airport area, and
Marseilles
Monte Carlo

Cannes

Cannes has a great beach and offers more of a seaside resort feeling than the other choices. You fully expect to see film stars at any moment.

This is a truly upscale resort town, but not every hotel is deluxe. Moreover, you may get substantial discounts especially if you travel outside of peak periods.

August is especially busy here, as most people in France take their vacations at this time.

Compared to Nice, Cannes is not as interesting to explore and its immediate area is not as picturesque as you find in Monte Carlo and Nice and the area to the east of Nice. However, Cannes is reasonably close to these places and has an outstanding beach.

See Hotels.com for descriptions (and photos) of individual hotels in all these cities. Hotel.com features hotels in Cannes such as the Hotel Majestic, which is a "celebrity hotel" epitomizing the Cannes Film Festival. Another hotel featured by Hotels.com is the Carlton, described accurately as in "a privileged location in La Croisette in the heart of Cannes" with an international clientele.

Also traveling to Paris?

You CAN stay in the best neighborhoods and in quality hotels. There is an easy way to reduce the cost of good accommodation and that is Priceline.com.

The savings can be fantastic.

With Priceline.com Hotels, you pick a star-quality range in a neighborhood. This feature works well since most people want particular amenities, price, and location, rather than a specific hotel.

Learn more about bidding on Priceline.com.

Have a great trip to France!

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