Le Windsor, Jungle Art Hotel, Nice

Le Windsor, Jungle Art Hotel - A 4-star Belle Époque hotel with a tropical garden, contemporary art installations, and a heated pool

Le Windsor, Jungle Art Hotel is a 4-star Belle Époque property located on a busy backstreet near the Carré d'Or district, featuring a jungle-like tropical garden with exotic plants, bougainvilleas, and a kidney-shaped pool heated from May to October. The hotel’s 57 rooms include Privilege Rooms (25–27 m²) with garden-facing balconies or bathtubs, as well as smaller street-facing options, all decorated with murals or installations by contemporary artists. Chef Laureline Palmade oversees the on-site restaurant, serving Mediterranean cuisine with organic ingredients, including dishes like duck breast tataki with orange and ginger or coconut milk risotto. The 24-hour bar displays Nicolas Rubinstein’s 'Dumbo Revisited' stained-glass artwork, while the WI-ZEN space on the top floor offers a relaxation room, small gym, and mini spa with treatments like hot stone massages and Phytomer facials. Le Windsor is 1 km from Nice-Ville train station and 0.5 km from Musée Masséna.

Pros

The tropical garden features a heated pool, exotic plants, and a parrot aviary designed by Cynthia Lemesle and Jean Philippe Roubaud.

Each room is uniquely decorated with contemporary art installations, including works by Ben, Raymond Hains, and Philippe Perrin.

The restaurant serves organic, locally sourced Mediterranean dishes, with a fixed-price menu at €34.

The WI-ZEN space includes a sauna, hammam, and massage services, such as the 55-minute 'Mediterranean Pearl' treatment (€89).

The 24-hour bar offers a whimsical ambiance with Rubinstein’s stained-glass Dumbo artwork.

Cons

The pool is only heated seasonally (May–October).

Street-facing rooms may experience noise from the bustling Carré d'Or district.