Staff made it efficient and easy for us to check in earlier than the usual time and leave our bags so we could go for a wander on the beach. For money to value ratio in the central Nice area I thought the room was excellent, we upgraded to a deluxe room and it was spacious, with a large balcony and a jacuzzi bath. All staff, and in particular reception staff were really friendly and helpful making it a joy to stay at La Malmaison. We didn’t try the breakfast but I’m sure that it’s nice too. Only thing that could be upgraded (but wasn’t a huge issue) was the lift, there was only 1 and it was fairly slow. Also our key cards stopped working a few times and we had to get them changed, but the staff were very accommodating with this.