America

( 3 stars , Cannes , France )

The hotel is very clean, from the reception desk to the bathroom! Perfect location (between the congress center, the Beach, and main street). However very quiet. Very friendly staff (and quite helpful in the restaurant choice), comfortable room (but no alcohol available in the fridge), nice flat screen TV, very good mattress. Highly recommended especially when compared with Cannes' expensive 5* hotels!

The location is just off the main street - so why is this great: 1) Just a stroll off to the main street. 2) I can sleep at night with not too much noice.

I stayed at the hotel in February 2008 and its location is excellent. This is truly a 3* hotel, with a friendly staff, and a very clean room. The hotel is 1 minute away from the Congress Center and the Beach, just in the same area as the other 5* hotels of Cannes. Quiet street at night. Breakfast in room is good, but you can also go to the buffet.

This little hotel is a great find in the expensive & glamorous city of Cannes. I go to Cannes 3 times a year on business and need to stay close to the Palais where the events take place. I tried apartments and hotels. It's impossible to get a 5 star hotel next to the Palais and I am not willing to walk from the Martinez where I used to stay. I was lucky enough to find this little gem behind the Majestic Hotel. It is small , simple but very clean and more importantly than that very friendly. The staff is wonderful greeting you every day by your name and attending to your needs. The breakfast is also a great touch. No need to go out and look for a place. They have very nice amenities which includes slippers. I highly recommend for anyone who wants a great location while visiting Cannes.

We chose Hotel America for a seven-night stay in Cannes as it was rated a Number One by TripAdvisor at that time. It was a 100% hit. Just a few bullet points about this hotel, to highlight the details that were not covered in previous reviews - Convenience. Includes not only the great location at a five minutes-distance from the beach, but also the added services such as the Wi Fi connection, for which you pay ONLY five Euros at the end of your stay. - Cleanliness. The floor in the room looks fresh and nice to walk barefoot. - Attitude. You hear their greetings and see the smiles every time you pass the by the reception in the hotel lobby. You can also see the director as his office is open and he also seats at the reception at times. He seems to be an intelligent and hard-working person. - Extras. Interesting books selection in the lobby. I read the biography of the Formula I commentator Murray Walker, but the books collection also included some fiction prize-winners. Espresso coffee machine, free to use. Red carpet at the entrance door. I would definitely recommend to this hotel if you decide to stay in Cannes.

We read the reviews on Tripadviser and decided to book. The positive reviews were accurate. This is a great 3 star hotel in a fab location just behind the Majestic, off the Croisette. The staff are incredibly friendly, the hotel rooms are clean and bright and at €300 for two nights in a junior suite (which you don't really need) it was excellent value for money. When we return we will book a standard room which looked very cosy. The receptionists can not do enough to help and if you are looking for a cental location, basic but very comfortable and clean rooms then do try this. Go to L'Annex for lunch, on the beach, a two minute walk from the hotel - the best fish ever!

The Hotel America--situated behind, and therefore in the shadow, of Cannes' number one and most expensive hotel, the Majestic--is a modest, charming, cost effective alternative to the grand and pricey hotels on the Croisette.In the interests of full disclosure, I must say that, if I didn't have a guaranteed standing reservation each January due to my past and continued patronage during MIDEM, the Cannes Music Festival, I would be hesitant of letting on about this little treasure--the same way my wife and I are careful not to discuss how terrific our baby sitter is for fear of losing her to rival parents!For conference, festival, and exhibition attendees, it's a hidden gem, just one block away from the Palais des Festivals, yet amazingly far from the din, hustle and bustle of the Croisette itself.The rooms are immaculately cared for by a faithful staff (who coincidentally also serve breakfast coffee-- as you serve yourself ample portions of fruit salad, croissants, cheeses, dried fruits, and even cereal!--before they do their morning rounds), the front desk is always manned by long time attendants known for their cheerfulness, interest in helping, and love of their families (baby pictures and the like are de riguer), and the hotelier is a hospitable polyglot who, although originally from Germany, seems more Swiss in his most professional attention not only to details, but to his sincere desire to accommodate his clientele.The rooms are tastefully decorated, albeit modest compared to the opulence of the suites found on the Croisette, and the bathrooms--which are just a tad smaller than the bedroom itself!--are beautifully laden in marble.As long as one's interest is spending time outside of the hotel (for business and sightseeing), it's a comfortable, utilitarian place to sleep and no more, with a small lobby that allows for some meetings.Interestingly, despite the fees one pays to the big boys on the Croisette, you get surprisingly little. Fitness rooms, for example, are either not found at all, or far from first rate, there are no indoor pools, and the room service is cold and antiseptic (I have also stayed at the Majestic, the Martinez, and Elton John's favorite, the Carlton, in front of which he filmed his video to the hit song "I'm Still Standing."). What you get at the big hotels is a view (sometimes) of the Croisette, and by extension, the Mediterrean Sea, and the ambiance of a large lobby, full service bar, and restaurant.The America Hotel offers none of these, of course, but it is a stone's through from all the Hotels, all the restaurants in town, the exclusive shopping on the Rue D'Antibbes, is a few blocks closer to the train, and is 1/4 block away from the Bus that goes to the Airport. Really... a great deal for travellers on a budget, provided by nice, friendly, reasonable people.

Just come back from staying at this hotel for 7 nights. The hotel was very clean, rooms were lovely and the staff were extremely friendly and helpful. It made the holiday so much more enjoyable. The hotel is really convenient to everywhere- next to beach, shops and piles of restaurants and bars. I would throughly recommend it!

Myself and my husband stayed in this hotel for 3 nights at the start of June 2008. this really is the perfect place to stay and I cannot imagine you would get a better reception in any of the more upmarket hotels on the sea front. The hotel is only a block back from the seafront and it takes about 3 minutes to get to the beach from the front door of the hotel. the staff were so nice and helpful and thats what made it for us, as well as the rooms, while maybe not huge, they were so clean and comfortable. The night porter, i think his name was Daniel, was lovely and he suggested lots of things for us to do while in Cannes. the old town is really worth a visit and the hotel is the right end of Cannes for this - you can walk there from the hotel in about 10 minutes.

I travelled to Cannes on business for an event at the Palais (around the corner). This location is very good for access to the Palais (2 blocks away), the beach (it was too cold in Feb to go there), and restaurants/old town. The rooms were clean, well appointed, fine for two adults with ample closet space. Bathroom was ultra clean, seemed rather new, well appointed. Rooms had everything I needed and I would return for a vacation. The price for my room (104 Euro's per night) was the best of anyone I spoke to at the event. Internet was fast and cost 15 euros for the week. A euro-breakfast was included (meaning croissant, coffee, etc.). The people at the front desk were nothing short of 'formidable'. Their english was perfect (which was good for me) and, when I asked them for help with restaurants for business, they emailed me lists and booked it for me before I even arrived. This is a good place to stay. If you want something fancy or large rooms, then the room I had would not be good for you. But how much time do you spend in your room when in the Cote D'Azur. For restaurants - check out the old town. I recommend 'Le Relais des Semailles' and anything on St. Anne street. Enjoy. Also it's good to check out the Tower and the museum in the old town - the views are something to see - it's a good idea to remember your camera.