Where to go Nice or Cannes?

I planning to go to the Cote d%26#39;Azur for the first time in early May, but am not sure where to stay. At the moment I am think of Cannes but don%26#39;t really know which is teh best place to stay.

I am looking for a nice boutiqish hotel from which I can go and explore the surrounding area including Monono.

I%26#39;d appreciate any help.

I was planning to have a car but is parking / traffic a major problem?

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Ah %26quot;Monono%26quot;, the fourth point in the Bermuda Triangle. Definitely a must-see, but not until you%26#39;ve been to Monaco ( - ;

The choice is down to whether you want mainly to lie on sand and soak up the sun, in which case Cannes is the better choice, or want to travel and sightsee the Cote d%26#39;Azur, in which case Nice, as the travel hub, is the better base.

Cannes has a delightful hotel weve discovered - an oasis in the heart of Cannes, the Hotel de Provence at 9 rue Moliere, just between the Croisette and rue d%26#39;Antibes. Very reasonably priced 3star 60 - 95 euro a night according to season and aspect.

The hippest boutique design hotel in Nice is said to be the newly renovated Hi Hotel in Nice%26#39;s Carre d%26#39;Or, at 3 Av des Fleurs. though there are many others to choose from which would help make Nice rather than Cannes your base.

A car is a total liability here, traffic can be awful, parking impossible and expensive when found at a euro an hour night and day. Theres no need unless youre a party of five intent on touring the wilderness

There%26#39;s perfectly good cheap public transport everywhere, but you need to do a little homework to master it all. If its helpful, I have written up the art of Riviera public transport on my VirtualTourist.com pages - here -

members.virtualtourist.com/m/6cdeb/188b0/9/

Its a little Nice-centric, but what else would you expect from someone calling themselves %26quot;NiceLife%26quot;?

Cheers

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Thanks very much thats just the kind of information I was looking for.

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