Anaclaire,

We stayed at the Hermitage for 3 nights last September before a Seabourn cruise. We had a room with a balcony overlooking the harbor which was very nice. You can walk to many areas. The Hermitage is only a block from the Hotel de Paris and the Casino.

If you are at certain hotels, including the Hermitage and the Hotel de Paris, you get a free pass for the inner rooms of the Casino, which are the most beautiful and worth seeing. We were told that men had to wear a tie and jacket in the Casino, and Alan complied, but when we went in, there were some men more casually dressed.

We also stayed in Nice after our cruise. We liked it and would stay there again.

Merril