Hotel Alize has the enviable position of being a block away from the Palais, and I mean the very entrance of Palais itself. For Cannes delegates and festivalgoers, this is all you will ever need. I was always on time for screenings, meetings, and had time to spare for a croisette beach walk, cafe, or shopping. The hotel is literally surrounded by bars humming with crowds, but miraculously, the hotel rooms are quiet at all times. Shopping at the croisette is of course a block away, and turn the other way, and Rue de Antibes provides alternative boutiques from the dizzying Vuittons. As a Catholic, I had the extra convenience of a church within a stone's throw.
The rooms are basic, but comfortable, great air, and strong air-conditioning (Cannes summer heat is something else: humid one day, drizzly the next, steamy in the rest). Breakfast gives me all I need: coffee, tea, cereals, fruit, cheese, meats, breads, juice, yogurt, jam, too basic perhaps so I just buy extra treats from Monoprix nearby.
But the best part is the extra thoughtful reception led by the always helpful and smiling Cedric. I've had nonexistent reception in some trips, and the marble-cold ones at the Majestic, and so Cedric is an absolute life saver.
The room prices are a steal, but the lobby is 2 square meters so this is not a place to lounge around to meet. So if you are after getting the deals done at the Palais, which is what Cannes is for, and not really after the glam display which is what Majestic is for, then Alize suits you fine.
