Villa Saint Exupery

Join us for our HALLOWEEN PROM PARTY Oct 31 2009!!

Get ready for a frightfully good time!

Cheap drinks, costume prizes and a dance off!

VOTED N°1 HOSTEL IN FRANCE BY HOSTELWORLD.COM CUSTOMERS.

'One of the top ten hostels worldwide.' - The Guardian

Author's Choice in Lonely Planet

Voted top ten hostels worldwide 5 times in 5 years by Hostelworld.com customers.

This exceptional former Monastery has the friendliest and most professional staff on the Riviera.

Sociable, stylish
Legendary free all-you-can-eat breakfast
Bar (cheap drinks €1),
Free internet (12 computers) and WIFI
Free bus pick-up
Detailed tourist information
(what to see, how to get there for 1 euro on the bus, maps and descriptions)

No curfew, no lock-out
Trams every 6 mins from 4:30am - 2am

Our hostel is the leading in-spot in town: half the clients extend their stay.

Visit the Riviera for sunshine, beaches, provencal cooking, museums, jazz clubs, Old Town- then Monaco, Cannes, St. Tropez, Antibes, St. Paul de Vence.

Splendid hillside view of Nice and the Mediterranean, in a park of olive, pine and carob trees.

Our hostel in Nice has rapid access to downtown and the A8 highway. 13 mins from train station. Trams every 6 mins from 4:30am until 2am.

Very cheap room rates at our hostel include WIFI and free cable LAN in all rooms, dorms and lounges, free bus pickup, free parking, cheap late night bar (drinks 1€), large self-service kitchen and no curfew hours.

The Villa has an excellent all-you-can-eat free breakfast which includes delicious French bread, toast, a selection of 12 cereals, coffee, juice and other refreshments.

The glass atrium kitchen at the hostel is open to all visitors, and serves cheap home-made pizzas as well as french provencal meals.

The Villa has a variety of fully-renovated rooms; singles, doubles, triples, quadruples and dormitories. There are new bathrooms en suite, fridges and lock- up facilities.

The chapel with beautiful stained-glass windows is now a lounge where guests get together to share travel experiences.

Family- run, reputed for its bar and great ambiance, the Villa hostel is the ultimate place to relax, to meet travelers and to catch up on your email.

A couple of other ideas for your stay....

ACTION TOURS: We organise... You enjoy!!
SCUBA diving, Surfing, Skiing, Wakeboarding, Sailing, Canyoning

SCUBA: 9am and 2pm trips daily from Nice Port. No certificates needed. Advanced dives available.

Surf: Weather permitting. Wetsuits and boards for rent. Huge waves. Surf's up!!

Ski: Ski Nice in winter! Dec-March. Bus up to Isola 2000 in the morning (90mins bus ride) and be back on the beach for supper!!

Wakeboard: Start the day at 7:30am with big air behind a speedboat. Back in time for our sensational breakfast(seasonal).

Sail: Spend the day sailing the mediterranean aboard a sailing yacht. Lunch provided.

Canyoning and Rock Climbing: XTREME!!! Jump, slide and abseil your way down an alpine gorge. Guide, equipment, lunch and transport provided.

SPECIAL EVENTS:
January - Luna Park, Nice's huge staged amusement park
February - Nice Winter Carnival, bonfires, fireworks, huge parades.
March - Festival of decorated gourds
May - La Fete des Mai, Nice's oldest festival
June - Fete de la Musique, free concerts all over the city
July - Nice Jazz Festival, annual jazz festival
July - Bastille Day, national holiday, fireworks, parades
August - Liberation of Nice, celebrations are held in Nice's Place Massena
September - Fete de la San Bertoumieu, a grand market selling traditional arts and crafts
December - Christmas Village, an ice rink, Christmas stands, mulled wine
December - International Star Regatta, rowing regatta

Phone our free number in France when you reach Nice to be picked up at the tram stop.

Directions

Rue Barralis is parallel with and between rue de France and rue Dalpozzo, and runs from Rue de France to rue de la Buffa. It is one block from the beach. From the train station rue Auber which becomes Dalpozzo is across the street infront of the station. A 15 min. walk. From the airport take the Nice centre/gare routiére bus and exit Meyerbeer, follow Meyerbeer to rue de France, right then left on Barralis. 3 minutes from the bus stop

There are bus stops at each end of Rue Barralis. One can get a bus map at any Tabac.

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