Nice

The gateway to the Riviera: the country's second airport at 14.8 million passengers and a hotel stock that runs from the Negresco to new-generation houses. The city sells as a base as much as a destination.

Hotel stock: 6 · 550 keys

HotelCategoryKeysGroup
Hyatt Regency Nice Palais de la Méditerranée5★187Hyatt
Anantara Plaza Nice5★151Minor / Anantara
Le Negresco5★124
Hôtel du Couvent5★88Marriott / Autograph
Boscolo Exedra Nice5★—Boscolo
Maison Albar Hôtels Le Victoria5★—Maison Albar

Events

Carnaval de Nice (Feb) · Nice Jazz Festival (Jul)

Access

Airports: Nice Côte d'Azur (NCE), Marseille Provence (MRS), Toulon–Hyères (TLN). Rail from Paris: Nice — 5 h 40

Nice is the country's second airport and the gateway to the Riviera; Marseille serves Provence. The TGV to Nice takes nearly six hours, so the far south sells by air rather than rail.

The regional market

The leading luxury market after Paris. Growth is driven by the top end: 4–5-star hotels gained 7% in a year while unclassified stock declined.

56.2 m overnight stays in 2025 across Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 6 departments · April–October, peak Jul–Aug

Assembled from the register. verified 26 August 2026.