Boscolo Hotel Exedra Nizza

Boscolo Hotel Exedra Nizza Review

One step inside the lobby of this Belle Époque extravaganza and you've blasted off into the nether regions of the 21st century—think the white-on-white, Rococo-ed rooms at the end of Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey—and arrived at a place that raises the hotel experience to brand new heights. Louis Quinze armchairs, minimal mod tables, soaring skylights (in this case, a redo of one originally fashioned by Gustave Eiffel himself), plus acres of teakwood walls, 1950s kidney-shape sofas, and some of the biggest black-and-white Murano chandeliers in the world make this a supermodel of a hotel. Guest rooms are to die for, with cascading diamondlike ceiling lights, sculpted rose door handles, the very latest in push-button luxury, and a white-on-white color scheme. The Italian restaurant here is fish-friendly with a great terrace; and the basement contains one of the most striking spas around (it comes complete with plasma TVs in the saunas, though you don't get to pick the channel!). A destination in itself, this is now the top place to go in Nice.