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On the ninth floor of one of Nice’s finest luxury establishments, the hotel’s beauty and fitness centre offers everything from sauna and massage to manicure and make-up advice.

This very affordable hotel right on Marseille’s waterfront has some rooms with balconies and lovely sea views, a nice breakfast terrace, a ground-floor terraced restaurant, and a pay beach just across the road.

Could this small hotel tucked away in a narrow street not far from the yacht harbour be the best bargain in Cannes? Rooms are simpe but clean and bright (some have balconies with a sea view), with phone, TV and Internet connection, and service is friendly.

Located in a perfectly preserved medieval hill village, Les Deux Rocs is charming in an old-fashioned way. It has a delightful terrace on a tiny cobbled square, and a good restaurant serving the best of Provençale cooking.

This small hotel near the centre of Aix has pretty rooms on three floors, with Provençal patterned wallpaper, and modern facilities in the rooms. The service is unfailingly warm and welcoming.

The seafront at Menton is a solid strip of open-air cafés, but this elegant hotel’s café-terrace is the most stylish.

The Aiglon is set back from the crowded beach and busy traffic of the esplanade and has its own heated swimming pool, surrounded by a semi-tropical garden. It’s an easy walk to the sea, but you may not want to leave this oasis.

Built in the 16th century, this was the town house of the Counts of Arlatan and is, as a consequence, steeped in history, with a walled garden and Roman relics in the foyer.

Striving to out-do the longer established grand hotels of Cannes, the Noga Hilton has outstanding modern facilities and one of the best private beaches. Like its rivals, it attracts a stellar clientele.

Value for money doesn’t always mean cheap, but the Splendid, centrally located close to the yacht harbour, is an impressive hotel and is a bargain by Cannes standards.