Access
An ideal location in the heart of Nice
How to come to the Hotel Locarno ?
From the A8 motorway from Aix-en-Provence
- Exit junction 50 towards Nice/Promenade des Anglais
- Continue on Boulevard Georges Pompidou towards Antibes/Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Keep right on the slip road to continue on Boulevard René Cassin
- Take the left-hand slip road towards Voie Mathis and continue for 3.6km
- Exit towards the city centre on Saint-Philippe
- Turn right onto Boulevard François Grosso
- Take a right onto Avenue des Baumettes, Hôtel Locarno is 16m away on your right
From the A8 motorway from Italy
- Exit junction 55 towards Nice Est and E74.
- Take the 2 nd exit on the roundabout onto Route de Turin then turn right onto Pont Garigliano le Lion
- Turn left onto Boulevard de l’Ariane then keep right to continue onto Pont Garigliano le Tigre
- Keep right towards Nice Centre and merge onto the Pénétrante du Paillon
- Turn right on Pont des Abattoirs and left onto Avenue du Maréchal Lyautey
- Turn right onto Voie Pierre Mathis
- Exit towards the city centre on Saint-Philippe
- Turn right onto Boulevard François Grosso
- Turn right onto Avenue des Baumettes, Hôtel Locarno Nice is on your right
On foot (20 minutes)
- Head south-west down Avenue Thiers
- Continue along Châteauneuf and turn left onto Boulevard François Grosso
- Go straight on for 600m then turn right onto Avenue des Baumettes
- Hôtel Locarno is on your right
By car (8 minutes)
- Head south-west down Avenue Thiers
- Continue along Châteauneuf and turn left onto Boulevard François Grosso
- Go straight on for 600m then turn right onto Avenue des Baumettes
- Hôtel Locarno is on your right
By bus (12 minutes)
- Take line 12 located right in front of the train station
- Get off at Grosso CUM / Promenade
Or
- Cross Avenue Thiers and head south-west down Rue de Belgique
- Turn left onto Avenue Auber then left again onto Rue Rossini
- Take bus number 38 at the Mozart stop towards Résidence des Baumettes
- Get off at the Grosso CUM stop, Hôtel Locarno is across the road
By tram
- Turn left leaving the station on Avenue Thiers,
- Take line 1 at Gare Thiers stop towards Hôpital Pasteur,
- Get off at the stop Jean Médecin and go straight for 2 minutes to the stop Jean Médecin of the line 2, located on the Boulevard Victor Hugo,
- Get off at the Center Universitaire Méditerranéen stop Join the street Paul Valery, turn right on the street of France then left on the Avenue des Baumettes.
By taxi
- Contact reception
By car (10 minutes)
- Take the 2nd exit onto Avenue Santos Dumont on the Voyageur roundabout
- Turn left onto Avenue Auguste Maicon
- Turn right onto Boulevard René Cassin towards Nice-Centre
- Take the left-hand slip road to Voie Mathis and continue for 3.6km
- Exit towards the city centre on Saint-Philippe
- Turn right onto Boulevard François Grosso
- Turn right onto Avenue des Baumettes, continue for 16 metres and Hôtel Locarno is on your right
By bus (20 minutes)
- Either take bus number 52 or 59 at the Airport/Promenade stop towards JC Bermond station
- Or take bus number 98 at the Airport Terminal 1 stop towards Promenade des Arts
- Get off at the Grosso Cum/Promenade stop
- Head west down the Promenade des Anglais then turn right onto Rue Paul Valéry
- Take a right onto Boulevard François Grosso then left at Avenue des Baumettes, Hôtel Locarno is on your right
By tram
- From Airport T1 or T2
- Take line 2 towards Jean Médecin,
- Get off at the Center Universitaire Méditerranéen stop
- Join the street Paul Valery, turn right on the street of France then left on the Avenue des Baumettes.
By taxi
- Contact reception