Radisson Blu Hotel, Nice: Comprehensive Guide and Review

Sitting directly on the Promenade des Anglais, the Radisson Blu Hotel, Nice is a 4-star beachfront property at 223 Promenade des Anglais, 06200 Nice, France, according to Trip.com. This review assesses the hotel as both a leisure destination and a benchmark for the Radisson Blu brand along the French Riviera, drawing on verified guest feedback across multiple platforms. We’ll walk through its location, amenities, pricing bands, and how it compares to nearby seafront competitors — so you can decide if this specific property fits your travel style.

It sits at the eastern end of the Promenade des Anglais, roughly 2 kilometers from the historic core of Old Nice (Vieux Nice), a walk that takes most guests about 25 minutes along the seafront. The nearest tram stop, the “Promenade des Arts” station on Line 2, is approximately 400 meters from the hotel entrance, per HotelsCombined. However, some guest reviewers on TripAdvisor note that the immediate surroundings are somewhat quiet, which can be a positive or a negative depending on traveler preference.

Key takeaway: The Radisson Blu Hotel, Nice offers a beachfront position with direct sea views, but its location at the eastern edge of the Promenade des Anglais means Old Nice is a 25-minute walk rather than a short stroll.

The Radisson Blu Hotel, Nice is classified as a 4-star property, a designation confirmed on both Expedia and Booking.com. In the French Riviera context, this places the property firmly in the “upper upscale” tier of the Radisson brand family — above standard Radisson properties but below the separate Radisson Collection line, which is reserved for landmark hotels.

The hotel’s central feature is its rooftop pool and bar, which multiple guest reviews on Aglaia Magazine and Pierre Blake cite as the property’s standout amenity. This feature is also listed on TripAdvisor’s feature page.

Guest feedback pattern: Across TripAdvisor, Booking.com, and Yelp, the most consistent praise focuses on the rooftop pool, the spacious standard rooms, and the professional front-desk staff.

To answer this directly: the Radisson Blu brand — of which the Nice property is a representative — sits in the upper-upscale tier, one step below true luxury. This positioning is consistent across the brand’s official positioning and third-party classifiers like Five Star Alliance, which lists the Nice hotel in its 4-star category. Guest feedback on the hotel’s own Radisson Hotels’ official page and third-party platforms generally reflects this positioning.

Guest feedback across platforms converges on a few clear patterns. On Trip.com, reviewers with sea-view rooms consistently rate their stay higher (averaging 8.5/10) than those in city-view rooms, who average closer to 7.5/10. Multiple reviewers on Booking.com specifically mention the “superb bed” and “excellent pillows,” with several noting that they slept better at this property than at other 4-star hotels they had stayed at recently.

The buffet — served from 7:00 to 10:30 on weekdays and 7:30 to 11:00 on weekends — costs €22 per person, per the hotel’s official page on Radisson Hotels.

Compared to other 4-star seafront hotels in Nice, the Radisson Blu’s high-season rates are slightly below the market average. However, this difference narrows during shoulder seasons, when nearby competitors often discount more aggressively to fill rooms.

How It Compares: Radisson Blu Nice vs. Other Seafront Hotels

To give context, we compared the Radisson Blu against two other well-known 4-star seafront options in Nice: the Hyatt Regency Nice Palais de la Méditerranée and the Le Méridien Nice. All three properties sit directly on the Promenade des Anglais, but there are meaningful differences in experience and pricing.

Hyatt Regency Nice Palais de la Méditerranée — This property is located closer to the city center (about 1.5 km from Old Nice) and offers a casino, a more extensive spa, and larger common areas. Guest feedback on Booking.com and TripAdvisor suggests that the Hyatt tends to score slightly higher on service consistency than the Radisson Blu. However, the Radisson Blu typically comes in at a lower price point for comparable sea-view rooms.

Le Méridien Nice — Situated closer to the center of the Promenade, Le Méridien offers direct access to the famous “Negresco” area and is a shorter walk to Old Nice. However, guest reviews indicate that its rooms are smaller on average, and its rooftop pool area is less expansive than the Radisson Blu’s. Le Méridien’s rates are generally 10–15% higher than the Radisson Blu’s average nightly rate.

Our assessment: Neither of these competitors is a “clear winner” across all criteria. The Radisson Blu wins on rooftop pool size and direct beach access, while the Hyatt wins on service consistency and proximity to Old Nice. Le Méridien offers the best location for walkability but at a higher cost and with smaller rooms.

Check-in at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Nice begins at 15:00 (3:00 PM) and check-out is at 12:00 (noon), a schedule confirmed on both Trip.com and Expedia. Early check-in and late check-out may be available upon request, subject to availability, per HotelsCombined.

Looking at the totality of verified guest feedback, pricing data, and the hotel’s physical characteristics, the Radisson Blu Hotel, Nice earns a clear recommendation for travelers who value direct beach access and a strong rooftop pool at a reasonable price point for the Promenade des Anglais. Its main trade-off is the distance to Old Nice, which can be a deciding factor depending on your itinerary and walking preferences.

Methodology disclosure: This review synthesizes publicly available guest feedback from TripAdvisor (approximately 3,827 reviews as cited on Radisson Hotels’ official aggregation page), Booking.com, Yelp, and Trip.com, alongside pricing data from HotelsCombined and the hotel’s own official website. Review patterns cited here represent themes that appear across multiple independent reviews on at least two different platforms. Where possible, we note when a theme appears consistently across more than three platforms. Pricing data reflects rates observed in June 2025 and may vary outside this window.