Aparthotel Adagio Monaco Palais Joséphine

You need to use the parking garage (Parking Indigo Beausoleil Belle-Époque) – the hotel provides a discount (€18/24h, with in-and-out access as needed). Great location – just a 10-minute walk to the Monte Carlo Casino. Right next to the hotel there’s a nice bakery (pastry shop) and a Carrefour grocery store. Pet-friendly – €6 per night for a dog. There’s a small pool. The apartment had a well-equipped kitchenette. Downside: the AC seemed to be working, but it didn’t actually cool the room.

We arrived after 8 hours of travelling to be told the room wasn't available even though it was about 4 o'clock and check-in is supposed to be at 3. Reception said they clean between 3 and 5.30pm and the room may not be available until 5.30pm. This is unacceptable. Check out for this hotel is 11am. What were they doing since the last occupants left? We were allowed to use the pool in the meantime which was ok but not what we wanted to do after a day of travelling. Access to the pool is bizarre. Through dingy corridors and stairs you reach the roof top and a fairly grim changing area. Cannot access the pool in shoes as the only way to the pool area is through a water filled trough - like going through a sheep dip for farm animals. Breakfast was one of the worst I've had anywhere in the world and not worth paying for.

If you enjoy proper Air Conditioning, this NOT the hotel for you. The staff are nice but actually claim they never have AC complaints, but the reviews are littered with them! And they leave fans in the closets but they are old and dirty. Never cleaned. Even the breakfast area has no ventilation or AC. Temperature inside the rooms is minimum 26-28, outside is actually cooler. You can leave the windows open, but outside is very loud. Poor management by Accor, definitely not to their standards. I even asked to speak to the manager three times and the manager never came or called.