We are looking to rent an apartment in Nice for a week in Oct. The one we find most appealing is on the Promenade, about 10 minutes further along than the Negresco. Obviously a bit out from the main shopping and esp. dining zone. There is another further in but half the space - we are sharing with another couple. In your opinion, will we regret being a bit of a distance from the main restaurant zone. We are in our 60's, leisurely walking is comfortable for us but after a long day of touring, we might prefer a near by dining choice.

Buy transport passes, they are quite cheap, and then you can ride the buses along the Promenade. The passes will also cover travel outside of Nice.

See: http://www.lignesdazur.com/index.asp

We never stay farther west than the Negresco.

Stu Dudley

I don't think it's the distance but the location. When I stayed in Nice, I was about ss far from the Negresco, but I was more towards the train station in a regular neighborhood. That's different than being on the way out of the metro area along a major highway. The gare is about 1.2 km from the Negresco, for example. But I wasn't that fare from rue Jean Medecin and public transportation and I was in a the city proper.

It isn't clear what you mean by 10 minutes, if that's by car or walking. Is it about 1 km or so? Or farther? Whichever, as I said, I think it's the exact location rather than the 10 minutes thing that would bother me.

but I think a sea view is going to be attractive, if the apt is really that much better, I think you can deal with the distance if it's only about 1 km from the Negresco. There are buses that run along there, although that could be a nuisance for every night but I'd look at Google maps and see if there are some restaurants within walking distance, there probably are.