Antares Hostel

Terrible experience with BED BUGS and Unprofessional Staff, I would not recommend this place for others. I stayed at this hotel recently from October 7 - October 9 and had a terrible experience. I discovered bed bugs in my room (Room 448) and immediately brought this to the attention of the receptionist. They moved our rooms, but even the second room had bed bugs (Room 446). I even showed them pictures as proof, but instead of addressing the issue professionally, they accused me of lying and said that I got the bites from somewhere else and refused to believe my complaint. Their dismissive attitude and lack of concern for guest safety left a terrible impression on me. Dealing with bed bugs is bad enough, but the unprofessional response from the staff made things even worse. I expected at least some level of accountability or willingness to investigate, but none was shown. They said my pictures were not from the hotel, even though the bed sheets are clearly the same and I have a live photo and location of where it is being taken. I would highly recommend avoiding this hotel if you value cleanliness and good customer service.

Stayed in the ensuite double room. Room is generally clean & quite spacious. Wifi works well. However, you simply can’t get a good nights’ sleep. 1. You can hear very clearly what’s going on outside the door & window despite it being fully shut. 2. I believe the sewage/piping is concealed behind the wall because I could hear people’s flushing their toilet and the sound of the flush/water literally every other moment throughout the evening. It only stopped until very late into the night when everyone’s goes to bed. 3. It is still chilly in the wee morning of June. The blanket provided was simply a thin piece of linen? Woke up shivering at 4am. The price is cheap considering it is summertime in Nice & the location is a mere 3mins walk from the train station. There is also a decent supermarket right opposite. I would only recommend this place for a one night stay, catching a next day early morning train. P.s they provide Coffee Cereal Milk from 8am-10am every morning.

I believe this hostel is excellent value. The continental breakfast is adequate. Nice to have milk with the cereal (Corn Flakes??). It was unusual for me to see sliced bread available for toasting - and it was most welcome. Thanks. Too bad they don't allow over 40 year-old students to stay in their dorms. I have my current student card, AND travel everywhere, staying where possible in hostels (lifetime membership in Hostels International - the so called Youth Hostels). But, they accomodated me. Thjs place is spotless! I do not understand why some travellers complain. Yes, from personal experience, it is not comparable to The Raffles in Singapore - been there too. But Antares is adecent, clean safe hotel. Very close to food (shopping for .. and restaurants) as well as being a 10 minute walk from the Nice Ville railway station. Definitely good value. No noise from party types.

This was my first trip completely solo, I think, and I loved staying here! I was amazed how many other travellers were solo and it was so easy to meet people and make friends. Lots of people eat at the yummy breakfast which is supplied in the mornings and it’s tradition (at least in summer) to have a couple bevvies with everyone on the terrace at the end of the day. Also such a great location for exploring Nice and making day trips along the coast. Not super flash dorm rooms, but still nice and the air con is amazing in summer. Very helpful staff. Will stay again!