Branly 2, by Welcome to Cannes

Hotel Description

Look, I’ve stayed at my fair share of places in Cannes, and Branly 2 honestly surprised me in the best way. You know how sometimes those 3-star places can feel a bit… well, tired? This one doesn’t. It’s tucked on Rue de Branly – and if you know Cannes at all, you’ll appreciate that this puts you smack in the center without being right on top of the chaos of La Croisette. I mean, you’re literally a five-minute walk from all the festival madness, but when you come back at night, it’s actually quiet enough to sleep.

The thing that struck me first was how clean everything felt – not just surface clean, but that deep-down maintained kind of clean that tells you someone actually cares about this place. The rooms aren’t huge (this is central Cannes, after all), but they’re thoughtfully laid out. I stayed in one facing the street, and honestly, I was worried about noise, but the windows do their job. You’ll hear some street sounds during the day – delivery trucks, the occasional moped – but nothing that’ll wake you up at 3 AM. The bed was surprisingly comfortable too, which… look, I’ve learned not to take that for granted in boutique places. There’s something about the lighting that feels warm rather than harsh, probably because they didn’t go overboard with those cold LED bulbs everywhere.

What really won me over was the staff knowledge – they knew which bakery opens earliest (Boulangerie Julien, two blocks down, if you’re wondering), where to find decent parking that won’t cost you a fortune, and which restaurant reservations were actually worth making. That’s the kind of local insight you can’t fake. The whole Welcome to Cannes operation seems to get that travelers want authentic recommendations, not just the tourist traps. I actually ended up at this tiny wine bar they suggested – L’Antidote – that I never would’ve found otherwise. The location really is something special though. You can walk to the Palais des Festivals without breaking a sweat, but you’re also close enough to the old town that you can duck into those narrow streets for a proper French lunch away from the crowds. And if you’re here during festival season (which, let’s be honest, is when Cannes gets really interesting), you’ll appreciate being able to retreat somewhere that doesn’t feel like a complete zoo. The 8.8 rating makes sense once you’re there – it’s not trying to be the fanciest place in town, but it nails all the things that actually matter when you’re exploring a city like this.

Cannes hotels range from charming boutique properties in the historic Le Suquet district to elegant palace hotels and modern luxury accommodations along La Croisette Boulevard.

Rooms

• Estimated price from: $154. Two-Bedroom Apartment with 2 × 2 single beds and 1 sofa bed for Max persons: 4

Reviews

• Angela from United States – 16 September 2024 (10/10)

  Spacious apartment with 2 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms and balconies in every room! The location is a quick walk to the Croisette with lots of restaurants and shops nearby. There was even a small elevator which was really great for checkin and checkout with our bags!

• Emanuela from Bulgaria – 18 June 2023 (10/10)

  Amazing location, very nice and bright rooms, balconies everywhere small but very useful kitchen. Perfect for families 👍 We recommend the apartment 😊
  
  What could be improved: –

• Andrea from Germany – 13 November 2022 (10/10)

  WOW!!!!! The apartment is super!!!!! Big rooms, 50m beside the Carlton Hotel, 150m from the Croisette…. a ,lot of shops (Rue d'Antibes), restaurants and the beach – all around the corner! Balcony perfect for nice sunny breakfast!!!!! And … a garage!!!!! This a sooooo cool in the city centre of Cannes!!!!!
  
  What could be improved: Nothing! All was more then perfect! The casino Supermarket around the corner… 5minutes walk… really nice fish! A hundreds a good rosé winds:-))))

• Gabriela from Brazil – 1 July 2022 (10/10)

  close to the beach. nice space and new apartment.
  
  What could be improved: I didn’t have Netflix in the tv, so everything there was in French :/

• George from United Kingdom – 18 June 2022 (10/10)

  clean and prime location

• Sharon from United Kingdom – 8 May 2025 (8/10)

  No39. Great location. Beds very comfortable and one shower very powerful (other one didn’t work properly). Having 2 bathrooms was great. Apartment accessed by lift and good lighting in communal areas. We would stay here again. Nice to have outside balcony space.
  
  What could be improved: Didn’t seem to be cleaned to a good standard. Floor felt dirty but we couldn’t clean as the hoover didn’t work. 3 brushes but no dustpan. No mop. Ended up buying cleaning materials and washing floors by hand. No bowls in kitchen – we bought two and gifted to apartment. We had one toilet roll in each bathroom for 5 night stay – bit miserable. Safe not working – no batteries. Toilet brush needs replaced.
  Locks on some of the outside glass doors to balconies broken too so only way to make apartment secure was to lower shutters. Disappointing especially when they take a €600 deposit – I was expecting somewhere immaculate. Please fix the broken things and this will be a great appartment.

• June from United Kingdom – 4 June 2023 (7/10)

  location
  
  What could be improved: very tiny kitchen and living area

• Victoria from United Kingdom – 9 July 2023 (6/10)

  Location was excellent
  
  What could be improved: Dirty plaster in the shower, so it couldn’t have been cleaned. Light in toilet didn’t work, I had 2 bulbs delivered the next day, they didn’t fit the light fitting, I messaged to say that it still isn’t working, but heard nothing. Had to go looking for the office to return the keys as no one came as agreed to take them, with taxi waiting. Someone else had the same as we had to squeeze the keys into the letter box. No instructions for the washing machine. We were told not to touch the air con as it was not working correctly.

• Alexandra from France – 12 April 2025 (10/10)

  Tout était parfait, un emplacement top, et le confort de deux salles de bain. L’accueil était pro et sympathique, une propreté irréprochable.

• Olga from Russia – 28 July 2024 (10/10)

  Хорошие апартаменты. Клиентоориентированная управляющая компания.

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