Luxury villas · Nice
Villa-Style Hotels and Residences in Nice
Nice has three places that carry the villa label, and none of them is a whole house to rent: they are a stone villa turned into a hotel, an adults-only hotel in a villa, and a residence of apartments and studios. Hotel Villa Les Cygnes scores 9.4 on 255 reviews, Villa Saint Hubert 9.3 on 232, and Résidence La Villa Léonie 9.1 on 313. All three have a garden, which is the real reason to choose them over a seafront hotel. I would pick by the kind of stay: museums and beach, a quiet adults-only base, or a kitchenette for a longer visit.
Nice mixes Belle Époque boulevards, a pebble beach and the Old Town. Away from the Promenade des Anglais, the streets near the port and the station are quieter and more residential, which is where the villa-style stays here sit. The tram and the train station make it easy to reach the sea and the Old Town without a car.
Updated October 13, 2026
Three garden stays, none a rental villa
In Nice, a villa stay means a garden and a smaller house, not a private rental of a whole property. The three listings here are a hotel in a stone villa near the Musée des Beaux Arts, an adults-only hotel close to the train station, and a residence with kitchenettes near the port. I would read them as small, green alternatives to the big Promenade des Anglais hotels, with scores between 9.1 and 9.4.
First, a plain word about the label. None of these three is a villa you rent whole, with a private pool and a staff. They are hotels and a residence housed in villa-style buildings, and each has a garden. That is still a useful difference in Nice, where most central stays are in apartment blocks and larger hotels. If you want an entire house for a group, I would not use this page; if you want a garden, a small house feel and a score above 9, these three are worth comparing carefully, as each suits a different kind of stay.
Hotel Villa Les Cygnes is the one I would choose for a first visit. It is an elegant stone villa, rated 9.4 on 255 reviews, only 20 metres from the Musée des Beaux Arts and 500 metres from the beach, so museum mornings and sea afternoons both stay on foot. Rooms are air-conditioned, with a balcony or terrace and garden views, and a continental breakfast is served in the garden. Free public parking is available on site, which is a real advantage if you arrive by car, since parking in central Nice is a common worry.
Villa Saint Hubert is the adults-only choice, scoring 9.3 on 232 reviews. It has an elegant house feel, a beautiful garden and free WiFi, and the continental breakfast can be taken in the room. Each room has a work desk, a wardrobe and a private bathroom with a shower and TV. It stands near Avenue Jean Médecin and the Nice-Ville train station, so it works well for travellers who arrive by rail, want a calm base without children, and prefer to reach the Old Town and the sea by tram or on foot.
Résidence La Villa Léonie suits a longer stay. It scores 9.1 on 313 reviews, the lowest of the three but still high, and offers apartments and studios in a late 19th-century style. Every unit has a kitchenette, air conditioning and free WiFi, and some have sea views, a private terrace or a balcony over the garden. It is pet-friendly, 2 km from the Old Town and a five-minute walk from the port. I would choose it for a week or more, when a kitchenette and a garden terrace matter more than being beside the beach.
A traveler's take
For a first visit to Nice I would choose Hotel Villa Les Cygnes: 9.4 on 255 reviews, 20 metres from the Musée des Beaux Arts, 500 metres from the beach, with breakfast in the garden. For a couple without children, I recommend Villa Saint Hubert, near Nice-Ville station. My advice is to book Résidence La Villa Léonie only for longer stays, since it is 2 km from the Old Town, and to be clear that none of these is a private villa rental.
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Hotel Villa Les Cygnes
Elegant villa with garden views, close to the museum and beach
Why guests love itThe Musée des Beaux-Arts is 20 metres from Hotel Villa Les Cygnes and the beach about 500 metres away, so a morning of culture and an afternoon by the sea are easy to combine on foot. The stone villa has soundproofed, air-conditioned rooms, each with a balcony or terrace over the garden, and breakfast is served outside in the garden. Free public parking on site is a plus for families arriving by car. I would suggest it for a calm family stay in Nice.
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Villa Saint Hubert
Adults-only villa with a serene garden and in-room breakfast
Why guests love itVilla Saint Hubert is adults-only, so parents travelling with children will need another address in Nice. It can still suit an adult family group, for example grown-up children visiting with their parents: rooms have a desk, a wardrobe and a private bathroom with a shower, a continental breakfast is served in the room, and the garden offers a quiet corner. Nice-Ville train station and Avenue Jean Médecin are close, which helps anyone arriving by train.
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Résidence La Villa Léonie
Elegant apartments near Nice port, with garden and pet-friendly options
Why guests love itKitchenettes in every apartment and studio make Résidence La Villa Léonie practical for families who want to cook simple meals in Nice. The residence is a five-minute walk from the port, about 2 km from the Old Town, and has a garden with a terrace where children can get some air. Units are air-conditioned and decorated in a late 19th-century style; some have sea views or a private terrace. Pets are accepted, so I would also suggest it to families travelling with a dog.
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Local tips
- 1Treat the villa label with care: these are two hotels and a residence in villa-style buildings, not a whole house to rent for a group.
- 2Hotel Villa Les Cygnes has free public parking on site, useful if you arrive by car, and it is 20 metres from the Musée des Beaux Arts.
- 3Villa Saint Hubert accepts adults only, so families with children should look at the other two listings instead.
- 4Résidence La Villa Léonie is pet-friendly and every unit has a kitchenette, which suits a week or more rather than a weekend.
- 5Villa Saint Hubert is near Nice-Ville train station and Avenue Jean Médecin, which makes arriving by rail simple.
- 6Ask for a room or unit that faces the garden: it is the main reason to pick a villa-style stay over a seafront hotel.
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Frequently asked questions
Luxury villas · Nice
No. The three listings are Hotel Villa Les Cygnes, Villa Saint Hubert and Résidence La Villa Léonie: two hotels and a residence in villa-style buildings, each with a garden. If you want a whole private house for a group, I would search elsewhere and use this page only for a small garden stay.