Hotel Mercure Antibes Sophia Antipolis

Our first impression was we’ve ended up in a not-so-fun place, in the middle of nowhere, off the beat, from Antibes but who says first impressions last ? It’s really a great hotel just a short drive to Nice and Antibes. It’s actually perfect NOT to be the center of either those cities with parking issues and overnight noise . Another big plus is the closeness and walking distance to Mouratoglou Tennis Academy which was the main reason we stayed here. The restaurant has a nice little restaurant with a limited, but well prepared, menu. We stayed over two weeks and dined in the hotel half that time . Last but not least, the staff is absolutely delightful. Super friendly and always smiling. I’m sure we’ll be back, hopefully soon. Thank you for taking such good care of us 😀

Overall, this hotel compares with similar in the area, but like all the others, I am at a loss where they got their 4 stars from… four stars in this region do not compare with 4-start hotels in other parts of Europe. On the positives, the staff are really friendly and helpful, the wifi is fast, the room has a smart TV, and the restaurant food was not bad. The breakfast is adequate, usual array of cold items but little by way of hot food. There is an outdoor pool, but it was closed at this time of the year. However, the rest was a bit hit and miss. I would have preferred to see the staff wearing masks, not one did on my 4 day trip. The room and hotel are in dire need of a refresh, there were scuff marks on the wall and the bathroom was a cheap moulded-plastic affair which is dated and tacky for a 4-star hotel. The rooms themselves are fairly basic and lack any finesse or extras that you’d normally find at 4-star level. The heating/aircon didn’t seem to work and the rooms annoyingly had a real lack of plug sockets, with none at “laptop level”. Also, given these hotels are in the middle of no-where, this hotel offered no transport options and I had to rely on an unreliable Uber service to get around. Be aware that this hotel caters for functions and parties that get quite noisy, and these can be annoying if you’re there on a work trip. And finally, the hotel forgoes room cleaning for charity donation. I know this is supposedly optional but there is a hard sell here and it’s not really transparent to who or how much you are donating, and really, if you want to support a charity, there are better options than forgoing room cleaning, so I was left with a feeling of cost-cutting at the expense of the customer. Not really sure I’d want to stay here again, but these Sophia Antipolis hotels survive on a lack of competition.

I experienced this Hotel while i came for a couple of day mission in Sophia. Very old hotel no refurbishment done for quite a long time.... no electricity plugs next to the working station in the room, heating not working, no bottle of water in the room... Had to work in the room with my jacket on.... When i complained to the reception she mentioned that she cannot do anything and maybe the technicians settled up the system like this where you cannot control from the room???? when you pay 130 Euros for a room with an occupancy of 10% the minimum is to pamper whoever took the opportunity to come and stay with you!!!!! Not recommended at alllllllll....

The hotel is quite nice and well located but they have late private parties. I stayed there recently whilst on a business trip to Sophia Antipolis. There was a birthday party until 2.30am with loud music and shouting. I would not stay at this hotel again if on business.

The hotel looks OK and is nicely decorated. We had a re-union meeting here with 70 friends and they made us quite welcome with a nice meeting room and buffet service. But this was at a weekend and several parties continued until the small hours making a good nights sleep impossible. The rooms are fairly basic and you could pay half the price at the Ibis, next door.