Grand Palais 4P BOB1309

Hotel Description

So I stumbled across the Grand Palais during a Cannes trip last spring, and honestly? It’s one of those places that grows on you. The location on Rue Des Serbes is pretty much perfect – you’re literally a three-minute walk from the Palais des Festivals (you know, where all the film festival madness happens), but tucked away enough that you don’t get the constant tourist chaos right outside your window.

The building itself has this classic French elegance thing going on, though I’ll be straight with you – it’s not trying to be the flashiest hotel on the Croisette. What it does well is the details that actually matter when you’re staying somewhere. The rooms are properly sized (not those cramped European shoebox situations), and the beds are genuinely comfortable – I mean, I’m picky about mattresses and actually slept well here. The bathrooms are updated without being all modern-minimal-cold, if that makes sense. You get good water pressure, which honestly can be hit or miss in older French buildings. The staff at reception were really helpful with restaurant recommendations too, and not just the obvious touristy spots – they pointed me toward this incredible little bistro on Rue Meynadier that I never would’ve found otherwise.

Here’s what I really appreciated: the Grand Palais sits in that sweet spot where you can walk to the beach in about five minutes, but you’re also right in the heart of where locals actually hang out. There’s a morning market just around the corner on Rue Menadier that gets going around 8 AM – the smell of fresh bread and coffee drifting up from the street is honestly the best wake-up call. Parking can be a bit tricky in this area (welcome to Cannes), but the hotel staff helped sort that out. The neighborhood gets lively in the evenings, especially during festival season, but the windows are decent at keeping the noise down. I stayed in May when things were pretty busy, and while you could hear some street activity, it wasn’t the kind of thing that kept you awake. The whole area has this energy that’s quintessentially French Riviera – people spilling out of cafés, that constant buzz of conversation mixing French and a dozen other languages. You’re close enough to the glitzy Croisette when you want that scene, but you can also just wander the old town streets and feel like you’re discovering something authentic. It’s the kind of place where you end up having better conversations with locals at the corner café than you would at some massive resort.

Rooms

• Estimated price from: $477. Apartment with 1 large double bed and 2 × 2 single beds for Max persons: 6

Reviews

• Assidjo from France – 15 August 2023 (8/10)

  L'emplacement, et l'accueil du personnel Immosol

• Abdulaziz from Kuwait – 25 August 2023 (6/10)

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