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Reviews of Hôtel de l'Olivier

3 out of 5
Hôtel de l'Olivier
5 rue des Tambourinaires, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 52 out of 140 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 64 out of 140 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 140 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 140 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 140 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

STEWART

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rue saint antiona restaurant street
Great hotel old world hotel in great place for the restaurant Loverly Staff
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from The reception - L'Olivier on 28 Oct 2021
Dear Stewart, Thanks a lot for your review. We were delighted to host you. Best regards,

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good value
Friendly staff. Simple clean room. Good air con. Lovely garden for breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Dushani, Toronto

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We booked this place at the last minute when our Airbnb didn’t work out and it was a real life saver. Great location, amazing staff, and a lovely little pool at the front. We would stay here again, especially to have their amazing breakfast in the morning!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Charles on 28 Nov 2019
Thank you very much, see you next time with pleasure

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Parking was not free!
This hotel was a great location for our visit. It was close to great dining, the waterfront etc. We also enjoyed a nice breakfast. The negatives; Hotels.com pulled up, through our filters, hotels that included free breakfast and free parking. Parking ended up costing us $15/night at the hotel and there were no more than 6-7 spaces. Very disappointing but we must blame Hotels.com for this error that ended up costing more than was promised. Going forward with my hotel bookings with Hotels.com, I will try to confirm with hotel what appears on Hotels.com site.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mary Ruth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel in Cannes
We were greeted by friendly staff upon our late arrival from the airport. We were able to park at the place hence the parking fee of $15 applied to us at checkout. The breakfast was not good for vegans as it was just carbs, meat, and cheese so we ate elsewhere. The pool looked inviting which was in front of the hotel but we only stayed for one night and didn't use it. It was closed at night. When we left there were a couple of families using it in the morning. The hotel is near some great walks which we took upon at night. This hotel is really nice for families with a car. WIFI was good.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Charles on 16 Jul 2019
Thank you, see you next time at Hotel Olivier.

6/10 Okay

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The hotel has a bad smell
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Charles on 11 Jul 2019
The room had been treated , come back to reception if it continue. Best regards.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, very friendly and helpful staff. Spotlessly clean with an eclectic decorative style
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Frederic on 27 May 2019
Thank you.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Frédéric on 22 May 2019
Bonjour difficile de trouver une réponse à votre commentaire anonyme et pouvoir ce justifier si nous devons !!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice small hotel
Nice small cozy hotel near Cannes center
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Charles on 6 Nov 2018
Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

phil, australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Hotel - French Style
Loved it - my second visit. Great location & fabulous hospitality. Love ever about this hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Frédéric on 16 Oct 2018
hello Phil, thank you for your nice comment, that a pleasure to see you sincerely

8/10 Good

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cosy hotel
I liked the ambiance of the hotel as it was very friendly and informal. My room was beautiful and looked out over a courtyard with a pretty garden with lovely flowers and plants where you could have breakfast. Everyone was helpful and it was very clean. I would definately go there again as it was close to the shops and beaches and much nicer than larger hotels. It suited me down to the ground and although it was very close to the main road I didn't hear any noise at night.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Frédéric on 2 Oct 2018
Dear Anne thank you for your nice comment, see you soon sincerely

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient for harbour
I was there for the Regates Royales and it was an easy walk down to the boats
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Frédéric on 2 Oct 2018
Hello, we are happy you make a nice stay see you soon sincerely

8/10 Good

Dana, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
It is difficult to carry your luggage up the hill but it is nicely located and the pool is a lovely treat!!!!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Frédéric on 26 Sept 2018
Very glad that you had a good stay.

10/10 Excellent

Zuma, Chicago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
merci magnifique
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from Frédéric on 4 Sept 2018
Merci à vous

8/10 Good

Dot, Glasgow

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short stop off
We stayed here for four nights on the way to a wedding nearer Aix en Provence. It was easy to get to using public transport. It is very near the Old Quarter but handy for the beach,shops,quay and restaurants. It is a bit of a climb to get there but we managed. We are in our mid sixties. After a day sightseeing we relaxed at the small but quiet pool area. WiFi was good but you have to log back on often. We had an enjoyable breakfast one morning but felt it was too expensive.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Frédéric on 14 Aug 2018
hello thank you for your comment sincerely

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Individual and real
Wonderful quirky hotel great breakfast and great location for me.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017
thank you for your comment

2/10 Terrible

Julie

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Horrible!!! Extremely rude staff and SCARY hotel!!
I rarely write reviews unless we have an awful or awesome experience. This one was in the awful category! We were exhausted when we arrived and were met with the most rude and unhelpful desk clerk imaginable. We were then led to a small room down a long, dark hallway. It looked like something out of a horror movie. I was definitely grateful my husband was along on this trip because I would not have been comfortable at all to stay there alone. We had to leave the next morning by 7:30 so my husband went to the front desk at 7:15 to ask if they had coffee available for purchase where he was met by another very rude desk clerk and immediately told, "no, nothing is served until 7:30 as you were told last night." Unbelievable!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017
Hello Thank you for your comment and to send us the information concerning the night watches. We are really sorry for this behavior, we do our utmost to make our guests feel good, it is not for the night watchman to rack our pleasure in receiving holidaymakers. Unfortunately you are the second this month. We will not resume it next year.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rude staff, good location
Nice hotel, but some of the staff (possibly the owner?) was extremely rude! There were two gentlemen that worked at the front desk that were very nice and helpful but the third one was awful. You felt as if you were bothering him by asking a question! Other than that, the hotel was fine, we had the family room with the terrace which was awesome, almost like a mini apartment. Really nice, with two bedrooms, living room and outdoor terrace. Really very nice. The breakfast was good, but the room itself is just adorable, very quaint and with an outside dining area also. The pool is very small but nice, however they charge you $3.50 euro to use a towel. Really? Overall, it was a nice stay, a short walk down to the beach (but uphill back to the hotel is not so nice) and in the opposite direction is the center of town, again a short 10 min walk, not so hilly.
Stayed 1 night in May 2017
Hello, thank you for your nice comment, we rent towel at 3 euros for the stay, we need to clean sincerely

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice independent small Cannes hotel.
Brilliantly placed for a Cannes trip. Easy 10 minute walk from local restaurants and the sea front. Very quaint shops and eateries. Lovely little independent hotel. Small swimming pool to the front. Nice breakfast in a lovely conservatory or in the garden. Easy to get to all the local Cote D'Azur attractions. On site parking is €15 Euros a night which stings but it's normal for the South of France. Really lovely views from the upper floors. Recommended.
thank you John

10/10 Excellent

Asimina, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to everything
Great hotel and a a great location. The staff was very polite and helpful. The room was large, very clean and comfortable. Great breakfast. I would definitely stay there again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel!
Response from Fr on 30 Oct 2016
Thank you for your comment

8/10 Good

Anca, Bucharest

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great location
The hotel is very close to the beach 5-7 minutes walk, La Suquet area , view from cathedral over the port. We had a superior room with a great terrace and view . The room is small but we were able to handle it.Air conditioning , quiet , it was perfect for us We took breakfast in one morning because we considered it expensive for the offer , but the garden is great. Overall we were very pleased with the hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Sandra, Scotland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and friendly hotel. Close to beach, marina and shops

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
value for money
we stayed 3 coupled and we asked for 3 rooms on the ground floor but we got only 2 rooms on the ground floor and 1 couple on the first floor with a lot of stairs without elevator and without any help for the luggage the WiFi was bad! the charge for towels to the swimming pool and for the hotel parking!!

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
#fail - Avoid!
Hugely disappointing. Extra charges all over the place (parking, local tax, etc...) despite a €250 room!! Wifi did not work. Breakfast omelette was uneatable (charged extra of course...) Room was very noisy next to main entrance! Avoid at all cost!

10/10 Excellent

ann, from Newfoundland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Small, comfortable friendly
Excellent location ... Especially if you don't mind an easy up and down walk. Eclectic decor that works well. Delicious breakfast and the garden rooms are worth the little extra euros.
Response from fr on 28 Sept 2016
HELLO, thank you for your comment

10/10 Excellent

Terence, Mallorca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A quiet corner of Cannes near to all you need
There for the Cannes boat show. Small and friendly hotel in nice neighbourhood 10 minutes walk from the marina through narrow streets with plenty of restaurants. Quite steep uphill so need to be reasonably fit.

8/10 Good

anna, kildare

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, hotel very clean and comfortable,
The location was great. The hotel was fine, but I was disappointed because in your description you said that the hotel had a private beach - but there is no private beach. There were no tea/coffee making facilites in the room and none available during the day at the hotel.
Response from General Manager on 7 Nov 2016
Dear Sir, Thank you for your notation, we work with a privat beach. See you soon Sincerely Frédéric

10/10 Excellent

Evelyn, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful family run hotel
Our room was clean and comfortable with bright décor. The hotel staff was very helpful and friendly. I would happily stay here again.

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautifully decorated oasis...
Enjoyed everything...visitors who have difficulty walking should be aware that the distances are short but there are some hills to navigate in order to walk to the sea and the old city. For most, these will be no problem. There is parking at the hotel but traffic and parking anywhere else may be challenging. The lobby and dining areas were very pleasant as was the room. Very compact but modern and sparkling bathroom.

10/10 Excellent

Sophie, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location, lovely little hotel
I had an excellent stay at the Hotel D'Olivier; it's perfectly located next to the old town, which leads down to the harbour and the more famous end of town. If you don't want to have to walk so far to the beach, then you can turn right instead and it's a short 5 minute walk down a hill to a public and private beach. The room was comfortable and clean, the staff are lovely and very helpful and the hotel has a lovely atmosphere. I was a bit suprised to see that the pool is straight off the car park, as that's not evident from the picture, but the breakfast/ terracve area and seats around the pool are all perfect for a coffee and a croissant to set up your day, or a nice cold beer at the end of it.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
1st class!! Will definitely return
He hotel was great, very nice people and very helpful room was spacious and clean, very close to centre and beach, loved it, will return for sure and will recommend to friends 😊
Response from fr on 28 Sept 2016
thank you :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really nice hotel close to the beach, lovely pool
Great! Hotel exceeded expectations. Staff so helpful. Excellent location close to old town and beach.

4/10 Poor

Elios, Canada

L'Ólivier Cannes
It is regretful that the Hotel were not correct people, and subsequently leaving a bad taste!. Having extended my stay upon my arrival for 2 more nights beyond the original booking from 12-16, they ended up on check out disregarding the original amount booked with Hotel.com of Euro 458 for 4 nights and billed me Euro 813 for the six nights 12-18, changing the rates of all the days booked, claiming Hotel.com take far too much commission from them. And my room was probably the worst in the Hotel. I do not really care about the amounts charged, but correctness rate very high on my dealings, and it does not leave a good taste for neither the Hotel LÓlivier nor Hotels.com

8/10 Good

RM, Los Angeles, Ca.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
nice hotel near the old section of the city
Pleasant staff. Rooms are simple but clean, quiet and functional. We stayed during the Cannes film festival. Location is not the best for that venue as it is a bit of a walk to the theatres and venues and inconvenient if one is trying to return to hotel between meetings and screenings. Cost of all hotels at that time are excessive. Unfortunately, we were paying probably 4 times the usual rate for our accommodations making the stay very expensive.

8/10 Good

Terry, London, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect for a short stay
Lovely little hotel in a good location. Only problem was smallness of bedroom and bathroom. Really enjoyed breakfasting in pretty garden.

4/10 Poor

LEWII

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Overpriced tiny room that was not clean
The room (#14) was incredibly small and the bathroom was not clean. The check in crew was very helpful, the person checking me out was not. Rate was far in excess of the value of the room.

10/10 Excellent

Don and Diana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
one of best locations in Cannes
Really enjoyed the family who own and operate the hotel Great service and beautiful attention to details in furnishings, pool, rooms and sitting areas throughout the hotel. There really are not great views of sea or city, but our room had partial view of sea.. Hotel has parking as attractive parts of city do not, and we easily walked to attractions throughout Cannes

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Pay for what you get
The Hotel de l'Olivier is a small hotel located in the old town. It is definitely no more then 3 stars in Europe and probably 2 stars in America. The hotel staff is very friendly and helpful. The rooms are small with outdated furniture. The shower is barely room for 1 with some mold on the ceilings. While it was ridiculously overpriced during the Cannes Advertising Festival I am sure the rest of the year it is relatively cheap.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021
Response from Frederic on 13 Oct 2021
Hello Richard, thank you for your notation We are happy you make nice stay see you soon sincerely

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Freundlicher Service. Gute Lage. Aber das economy DZ ist sehr klein und in keinem guten Zustand.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from Charles on 5 Oct 2021
Thank you.

4/10 Poor

Yves

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Odeur de moisissures dans la chambre manque de propreté une impression d’un hôtel en déclin
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from Frederic on 14 Sept 2021
bonjour, nous avons une normalement une renovation total de prévu sous peu bien cordialement

8/10 Good

Ianis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bonne prestation de base
Un peu bruyant le matin mais nuit très calme literie hyper confortable c'était très bien pour bien se reposer, ce qui est finalement le but !
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from Charles on 22 Aug 2021
Thank you.

8/10 Good

Ingrid

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Mooie locatie en heerlijk ontbijt
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021
Response from charles on 19 Aug 2021
hartelijk bedankt

10/10 Excellent

Colette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Un hôtel à tendance humaine
Mon séjour a été très bien, confortable, service parfait, avec et surtout en plus une touche humaine, est le fait réel de mon séjour, la décoration est de très bon goût, Je ne peux que recommander cet hôtel.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Frederic on 21 Sept 2021
Merci beaucoup.

8/10 Good

eve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Charles on 5 Aug 2021
Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Jan

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Frederic on 21 Sept 2021
Merci beaucoup.