is the excelsior hotel in a bad area because i have 2 childr

the price for the excelsior seems right but since it says it is near the station i am afraid of the area. we will have a car and we will need the train to go to san remo. by the way are their trains all day to san remo or just a few a day?

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Excelsior, Av Durante

In a bad area ? - depends if you are of a nervous disposition. It is not an area I would recommend. Not that anywhere in central Nice is actually dangerous, just a bit sleazy and its on the fringes of the arab centre around Rue d%26#39;Angleterre - a couple of streets away. What that means is a lot of men - young and old - hanging out in the street and doorways day and night, as is the culture.

I repeat I have no reason to consider it unsafe.

Car is a liability - little use to you in Nice, and usually expensive to park. You don%26#39;t need one unless you have a specific need.

Trains to Ventemiglia are fairly frequent - around one every half hour - and you can change there onto Trenitalia for San Remo - ten minurtes away. There are three or so International trains a day that run straight through from Nice to Milan stopping at San Remo, but changing is no problem and gives you more flexibility in times.

Cheers.

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thank you so much for the advice. the reason i am renting a car is because i have two kids 9 years and 5 years and i thought that taking trains everyday to cannes, monte carlo, etc. would be too much of a hastle. am i wrong for thinking this way? plus i don%26#39;t know if it would be cheaper to go by trains and buses since there are four of us and the rate i am getting for the car is 57 euros a day. what do you think? i ruled out the excelsior hotel and now i am thinking of the la malmaison. is this a good choice? thank you so much. you helped me last time i came to nice also. bye.

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