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Hôtel Hi Frommer's Highly Recommended

3 av. des Fleurs, Nice 06000
Rates from
$137.00+
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Location Around Town
Transportation Bus: 23
Phone 04-97-07-26-26
Fax 04-97-07-26-27
Web site www.hi-hotel.net
Room Information 38 units
Prices 239€-440€ double; from 440€ suite
Credit Cards AE, DC, MC, V
In Room Amenities A/C, TV, Wi-Fi (free)
Parking Parking 24€

Hôtel Hi Review

An architectural and decorative statement, this hotel occupies a former boardinghouse that dates to the 1930s. Spearheaded by Matali Crasset, a one-time colleague of Philippe Starck, a team of architects and engineers created one of the most aggressively avant-garde hotels in the south of France. Each of the nine high-tech room "concepts" is different. They range from hospital white-on-white to birch-wood veneer and acid green to cool violet and gray. The unconventional layouts may include a bathtub tucked behind a screen of potted plants or elevated to a position of theatrical prominence. Electronic gizmos include state-of-the-art CD systems. The Japanese word hi describes the black mottling on the back of an ornamental carp, which has traditionally been associated with good luck.

Facilities:
Restaurant; bar; pool (outdoor); Turkish bath

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