La Rotonde

Hotel Description

You know what? I wasn’t expecting much from La Rotonde when I first spotted it on Boulevard Général Vautrin – honestly, three-star hotels can be hit or miss, especially in Cannes where you’re paying premium prices for everything. But this little place actually surprised me in the best way. The building itself has this understated French charm that doesn’t try too hard, which I appreciated after walking past all those flashy Croisette hotels that scream “tourist trap.” The staff at check-in were genuinely helpful (not that forced politeness you get sometimes), and I mean genuinely – they gave me actual local recommendations, not just the obvious spots everyone hits.

Here’s the thing about the location that really won me over: you’re close enough to the action that you can walk to the Palais des Festivals in maybe ten minutes, but far enough from the Croisette madness that you can actually sleep at night. I stayed during the film festival chaos, and while the main strip was absolutely insane with crowds and noise until like 2 AM, Boulevard Général Vautrin stays surprisingly quiet. The rooms aren’t huge – this is France, after all – but they’re thoughtfully laid out with decent storage space and, more importantly, really good blackout curtains. The bathroom was small but functional, with one of those European showers that actually has proper water pressure (you never know what you’re going to get). What I really liked was how clean everything felt without that over-sanitized hotel smell some places have.

The breakfast situation is solid – nothing fancy, but proper French pastries and decent coffee, which honestly beats the overpriced hotel buffets down the street. There’s this tiny terrace area where you can sit with your coffee in the morning, and it gets nice light without being too hot. Parking can be tricky in this part of Cannes (well, parking’s tricky everywhere in Cannes), but there’s a public lot about two blocks away that’s not completely outrageous price-wise. I’d definitely stay here again, especially if I wanted to experience Cannes without feeling like I was trapped in the tourist bubble the whole time. It’s the kind of place where you feel like you’re staying somewhere real people might actually live, if that makes sense.

Apartments in Cannes provide travelers with an authentic local experience, allowing them to shop at traditional Provençal markets and cook with fresh ingredients from the renowned French Mediterranean culinary traditions.

Rooms

• Estimated price from: $92. One-Bedroom Apartment with 1 large double bed and 1 sofa bed for Max persons: 2

Reviews

• Cecilia from Sweden – 18 December 2022 (8/10)

  Excellent location, spacious, with a balcony. Apartment in generally very good order with clean comfortable beds. Kitchen well stocked for advanced cooking but does not have a microwave.
  
  What could be improved: Wifi in this apartment was not working and when contacting the landlord he advised that it could not be fixed. He offered to compensate by covering costs for a dongle.

• Lena from Germany – 29 October 2023 (9/10)

  Kitchen was very well equipped, the location of the apartment was nice close to the beach. The conmmunication with the host was easy. We could enter the apartment earlier than expected which was great!
  
  What could be improved: The main street in front of the door was quite noisy.

• Andrea from Italy – 21 August 2022 (9/10)

  Everything. Great value for price. Extremely well equipped. Comfy bed.
  
  What could be improved: Nothing

• Carmen from Romania – 19 August 2022 (9/10)

  Everything was perfect!! The apartment is equipped with everything necessary, situated very close to the beach and also quite close to the train station. If I am to return to Cannes I will for sure choose the same apartment!!!

• Anastasiya from United Kingdom – 15 September 2023 (9/10)

  The flat is located very close to the beach and a huge supermarket in residential area. It is also about 15-20 min walk to the centre of Cannes, so close enough but away from all the loud bistros and bars.
  The flat is well equipped with oven (can be used as microwave), hob, pots/pans, plates/glasses/cutlery, washing machine. Even the detergent, dishwashing liquid and kitchen towels were provided. All the appliances are well functioning and clean. There are also beach chairs and several beach parasols of different sizes.
  The apartment is spacious with a great balcony, which has a table and 4 chairs and a dryer for your towels.
  Kati met me at the apartment and was very helpful throughout our stay.
  We’ll definitely consider to stay here again when coming to Cannes!
  
  What could be improved: The drain in the shower is slow and having shower on for 3 minutes resulted in a flood.
  And something that the host can’t change: the rubbish is collected every morning at 6:30-7:00 AM (excluding Sunday) right by the windows of the apartment. The process is noisy and long, the collectors also like to chat to each other.

• Beti from North Macedonia – 8 July 2023 (9/10)

  Very nice and comfortable apartament, well equiped with anything you need for a pleasant stay in a good location.
  
  What could be improved: Little noisy in the mornng, but it was not a problem at all for us.

• Anna from Germany – 27 August 2023 (9/10)

  Schöne und saubere Wohnung mit allem was man benötigt

• Florian from Germany – 25 July 2023 (8/10)

  Wir hatten Anfang Juli für 13 Tage diese Wohnung gebucht. Sie Wohnung ist sehr modern eingerichtet, bietet alles an Annehmlichkeiten was man braucht und noch vieles mehr. In den Wandschränken gab es u.a. Spiele, Kinderbücher, eine Playstation mit Spielen, DVDs, aber auch zwei Strandstühle, zwei Sonnenschirme, Bügelbrett und noch vieles mehr.
  Die Lage war ausgezeichnet. Etwa 5 Minuten zu Fuß vom Strand und der Shoppingstraße entfernt.
  Die Parkplatzsituation ist in dem Bereich nicht gerade einfach, man bekommt aber immer einen wenn man ein Stück gehen mag.
  
  What could be improved: Zu unserer Zeit wurde sehr viel in den Wohnungen renoviert, dementsprechend war auch tagsüber immer wieder
  die Lautstärke. Das kenne ich aus der Hauptsaison noch nicht.

• Paola from Italy – 27 August 2022 (9/10)

  Appartamento dotato di ogni comfort, ottima posizione.
  Se ci sarà occasione, torneremo volentieri!
  
  What could be improved: Poco isolato dal rumori esterni e dei vicini (comunque sopportabile).

• Anne-sophie from France – 12 August 2022 (8/10)

  tout s’est bien passé dans l’appartement
  
  What could be improved: attention, nous avons dû payer des frais de ménage en cash à notre arrivée + prélèvent sur compte bancaire après le séjour.
  remboursement après moult discussion avec Booking + propriétaire … mais méfiance, bien faite attention

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