Le Saint-Jean By SCLS Locations

Hotel Description

Look, I’ll be honest – when I first walked up to Le Saint-Jean, I wasn’t expecting much from a 3-star place in Cannes. But you know what? Sometimes these smaller hotels surprise you in the best way possible. It’s tucked on Avenue Saint-Louis, which is actually perfect because you’re close enough to all the action but far enough away that you won’t have drunk tourists stumbling past your window at 3 AM (trust me, this matters in Cannes).

The thing about this place is that it feels genuinely French in a way that some of the flashier hotels along La Croisette just… don’t. The staff actually seem to care about what they’re doing, and when I asked about getting to the morning market at Forville – which, by the way, you absolutely should do on Saturday mornings – the guy at reception didn’t just point me toward a tourist trap. He gave me the real directions, told me which vendors have the best olives, even mentioned that if I went around 11:30 I’d catch them marking down the flowers. That’s the kind of local insight you can’t fake. The rooms themselves are clean and comfortable, though I mean, let’s be realistic about expectations here. It’s not going to blow you away with luxury, but everything works, the beds are actually decent (I’m picky about this), and there’s something refreshing about staying somewhere that isn’t trying too hard to impress you with marble everything and gold-plated nonsense.

What really sold me on this place was the location intelligence – and I don’t mean that in a marketing brochure way. You’re a quick walk to the Palais des Festivals if that’s your thing, but more importantly, you’re right there for the real Cannes experience. The little streets around Avenue Saint-Louis have these neighborhood cafés where locals actually go for their morning coffee, and honestly, that’s worth more to me than being able to say I stayed somewhere famous. Plus, if you’re planning to explore beyond Cannes – maybe hit up the perfumeries in Grasse or take that gorgeous coastal drive toward Nice – you’re not trapped in the old town traffic trying to get to your car. Speaking of cars, parking in Cannes is basically a nightmare everywhere, but the hotel can point you toward spots that won’t cost you a fortune. The whole experience just feels more authentic, you know? It’s got this relaxed vibe that matches what Cannes is like when it’s not film festival season and everyone’s lost their minds. I’d definitely come back, which honestly surprises me because I usually go for either budget hostels or splurge hotels, nothing in between. But sometimes the in-between is exactly what you need.

Rooms

• Estimated price from: $65. Two-Bedroom Apartment with 1 double bed and 2 single beds for Max persons: 4

Reviews

• Nikolaos from Greece – 3 June 2024 (7/10)

  Nice location and balcony
  
  What could be improved: The cleaning regulations and penalties along with the lack of toilet paper

• Galia from Germany – 13 October 2023 (8/10)

  The apartment had everything you needed
  
  What could be improved: The lift broke down and we had to walk up to the 8th floor (two days until the lift was made)

• Éric from France – 6 June 2025 (8/10)

  Appartement très bien aménagé, propre.
  Terrasse plein sud, top
  
  What could be improved: Ascenseur en panne pendant tout le séjour…et 8 ème étage.
  Et visiblement c'est récurrent…

• Oliwia from Germany – 8 October 2023 (9/10)

  Sauber, Ausstattung super. Personal problemlos, Kaution 500€ zurück bekommen, man musste einfach nur die Spülmaschine anmachen und Kühlschrank ausleeren. 10 Minuten in die Stadt in Ordnung, ein Laden 4 min zu fuß.

• Jean from Netherlands – 15 February 2023 (9/10)

  Appartement avec une très belle terrasse et une belle vue . Bien refait et à 2 pas du centre ville.
  
  What could be improved: Rien

• Mariya from Germany – 4 June 2024 (9/10)

  Es war alles vor Ort vorhanden. Gute Lage und ruhig.
  Tolle Aussicht von der Terrasse.
  Und die Kissen waren sehr bequem.

• Nathalie from France – 4 December 2023 (7/10)

  What could be improved: le problème de la porte de la salle de bain/wc

• Celine from France – 19 December 2022 (9/10)

  Nous avons apprécié la situation, la luminosité, la literie, les équipements et la modernité du logement.
  
  What could be improved: Il a été difficile de trouver une place de stationnement malgré le parking à proximité.

• Claudio from Italy – 12 December 2022 (8/10)

  Posizione ottima, anche se non proprio al centro della città, che è raggiungibile con una brevissima camminata . Appartamento e arredamento moderno e pulito. Cannes è sempre un piacere da visitare, così come tutta la Cote d'Azur.
  
  What could be improved: Porta del bagno guasta (ma i gestori hanno in piano di ripararla). Mancanza di un armadio in camera. Mancanza di parcheggio nelle immediate vicinanze (ma non è colpa del gestore). Un solo mazzo di chiavi limita la libertà di una famiglia con 2 figlie grandi…. meglio proporre sempre due chiavi.

• Cedric from France – 10 February 2024 (8/10)

  La qualité des matériaux, le confort général et le silence…
  
  What could be improved: RAS…

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