Name: Altea - Hostel
Address: 3 Boulevard Raimbaldi 06000 Nice,Boulevard Raimbaldi, Nice, Nice, Nice, 06000, France
Rating: 4

Elevator/lift

Smoke-free property

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Non-smoking rooms

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Hairdryer (on request)

Luggage storage

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Common kitchen

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Free Wi-Fi

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Internet

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Lepante Quarter

Marc Chagall National Museum

Notre Dame

Theatre Athena

Photography and Image Museum

Clinique Saint Antoine

Theatre du Bocal

Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

Place Garibaldi

Place Massena

Albert 1st Gardens

Palais Lascaris

Nice Cathedral

Orthodox Cathedral

Place Rossetti

Cours Saleya

Quay of the United States

Promenade des Anglais

Matisse Museum

Castle Hill

Phoenix Park

Cote D'Azur Airport

Fontvieille Airport

Marineland Antibes

Port Vauban

Antibes Cathedral

Provencal Market

Picasso Museum

Pinede Garden

Juan les Pins Palais des Congres

Juan-les-Pins Beach

Parc Exflora

Croisette Heliport

Gazagnaire Beach

Croisette Beach

Rue d'Antibes

Casino Palm Beach

Cannes Harbour

Forville Provencal Food Market

Cannes City Hall

Castre Museum

Museum of the Sea

Palais des Festivals de Cannes

Cannes-Mandelieu Airport

Altea - Hostel

Nice

First, the building is in a very bad condition and staff is very rude and aggressive. They do not respect business hours that are written on their office door and you can ring the bell, knock or call them on both landline or mobile all the time you wish, they won't open.

If you book through Hostelworld, the price displayed is not the price you would pay cause they make you pay the commission they should pay ... to make it simple : you pay the commission to Hostelworld but also pay the commission the owner SHOULD PAY to Hostelworld ! This owner guy Alain is a fraud !!! Let alone the credit card fee if €1.50 they require to pay for as much as ... 20 euros so well over the bank is charging them (max 3%) 
And what about €1.50 charge for sheets and €3 for a towel on top of that ??!

They have a fully fitted kitchen with few ovens, cupboards (locked), plates, pots, cutlery and ustensiles but you're not allowed to cook and the space is not available at all WTF ! unless to make a coffee with your own but with a kettle supplied.
There's no common area available, outdoor terrace, 24 hour security, cafe, vending machines are not working and empty, bicycle storage or parking as stated in their facilities and therefore it is a fake statement. Drinks are not allowed unless you drink it in your room. Forget about meeting other travellers and have fun !

Rooms are ok with a fridge supplied and A/C, small shower, an economical sensored sink, which ate dirty, where you'll have to keep your hands in front in order to get running water and a strange flushing toilet where you need to press on and hold for 10 sec. to get rid of the stuff ! Bunk beds are on 3 levels but that's ok. Mixed beds are in fact male or women only. The owner doesn't like young people to meet by the way he's talking about them.

Check out is 10 am sharp otherwise you would pay 5 euros extra if noticed the night before or lost your 10 euros key deposit and 1 euros/hour per luggage plus a 5 euros deposit to store it ?!!
And they insist on bringing back to reception sheets and covers ?!!

The owner is just living in another planet and crazy at times ! I do not have a personal problem with him but try it/him and you would understand that all I said is true and fair ...

Finally, I would strongly advise you to avoid the place if you do not want to spend money and time for a very bad experience. This place dorsn"t even deserve a 1 oit of 5 note ! I am a usual traveller and I never met such a place anywhere in the world.

To whom it may concern ...

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