Nice on a budget

I have just recently returned from Nice, South of France and thought I would share with you some tips on how to do the South of France on a budget.

Accommodation:

My search for a boutique hotel in Nice for under £100 returned some pleasantly surprising results all of which were in a great location.

Le Dortoir

Hotel Suisse Nice












NH Nice

Hotel Massena

In the end I opted for an apartment in the old town. I booked this through Your Nice Apartments and decided to stay at La Fleur. An excellent apartment, in an excellent location. Prices for La Fleur start at £53 per night.
Please visit their website as they have a variety of different apartments and villas.

Eating out:

Eating out in Nice and the rest of the South of France is slightly more expensive than the UK, but it is possible to do it on a budget. Why not go down to your local bakery every morning for breakfast g and buy the freshly made baguettes and croissants. For lunch why not experience the local market in the old town and pick up some fresh food and make up a picnic.

In the evening a lot of restaurants put on special offers, for example we ate in the old town one night and paid 25 Euros for a 3 course meal each and it was fantastic.

Transport:

I know you may find this hard to believe but you can purchase a bus ticket for 1 Euro per person per day and travel around the Cote d'Azur. We made the mistake of purchasing a ticket at each stop until someone told us its per day!! You can't get cheaper than that.

Alternately the train is very cheap or you can hire bikes to explore Nice which are free for the first 30 minutes and then 1 Euro for every hour after that.

Tip: Get the Airport bus into Nice from the Airport, it is 6.50 Euros and takes about 15 minutes to get into the centre of Nice

Places Budget Boutiques visited:

Nice
Monaco
St Jean Du Cap Ferrat
Beaulieu-sur-Mer
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