Area to Stay?

What is the most convenient area to stay in Nice.

In most European cities I usually stay in the Old Town, because that is where the sidewalk restaurants and nighttime activity are, and it is usually convenient to the tourist activies. I was wondering if that is the best place in Nice, or if there is another area that is more convenien?

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There are restaurants all over Nice , not just the old town

Nice centre is easily walk-able and safe. There is also a good public transport system ?

What tourist activities do you want to do when in Nice?

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I want to see the main tourist sites in Nice, although probably not lie on the beach. I will walk to see the beach, but not spend time sunbathing.

I am sure there are restaurants all over the city, but usually there is an area where the restaurants, music and nightlife activities are concentrated.

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There are several places where the restaurants are concentrated - the old town, the port area , rue massena/carre d%26#39;or, near the station, near Nice etoile ,etc

For touristy restaurants, holiday atmosphere and buzz head to Cours saleya in the old town or rue Massena .

music is available all over the place-it depends what interests you but there is probably more live music in the old town than elsewhere

nightlife/clubs - lots in the old town but also other places spread about

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With the exception of the Radisson almost all hotels in Nice are in the central area which can be walked across in about 20 minutes. The tram also allows you to travel over much of the area efficiently and cheaply. The old town is my favourite area but it contains very few hotels and tends to be noisy. I always stay in the area west of Avenue Jean Medecin, between the seafront and the train station. Recently I have stayed in two hotels in Avenue de Suede, which I found to be quiet as well as convenient for the old town the promenade and the bus and train stations.

It would hard to find an area in central Nice which does not have a surplus of good restaurants.

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We stayed in December at the Mercure Promenade des Anglais, right across from the sea and 2 short blocks to the rue Masséna, which has lots of good restaurants, cafés, and bars. We discovered 2 new restaurants that we absolutely loved: la Pizza (which has a full menu but the best-ever pizza) and O%26#39;Palermo. Both are reasonably priced and have outside seating, even in the winter