Nice has its new hotel opening of the summer. After three years of renovation, the Hôtel Posidonia opened its doors on Friday, 10 July 2026, in the heart of the city, just a few steps from Place Masséna and the Promenade des Anglais. A member of the Côte d’Azur-based Solestia group, this 38-room address is intended as a tribute to the sea and the Mediterranean art of living, somewhere between the conviviality of a four-star hotel and the refinement of a five-star property.
- The Hôtel Posidonia opened on 10 July 2026 at 49 rue de l’Hôtel des Postes, in the centre of Nice.
- An address by the Solestia group, housed in the former Hôtel de Verdun, an 1860 building that has been fully restored.
- 38 rooms over five floors, from Classics to Signatures, up to the 20 m² Signature Privilège with terrace.
- Centrepiece: a three-metre monumental stained-glass window by Franck Lebraly and stained-glass artist Sophie Toporkoff, former creative director at Hermès.
- The Sacha restaurant opens on the same day, with breakfast served from 7 am.
A confidential address a stone’s throw from Place Masséna
Hôtel Posidonia has taken up residence in an 1860 Niçois building, the former Hôtel de Verdun. Carefully restored, the building blends historical charm with contemporary sophistication in a neighbourhood ideally located between Place Masséna and the seafront. The establishment claims the spirit of a confidential address, a refuge where one comes to recharge in the centre of a city that is nevertheless very busy in summer. The design was entrusted to the Nice-based agency Jean-Paul Gomis Architecture and the Parisian firm Maison Malapert, who worked with natural materials, terracotta hues, and organic textures to create a warm atmosphere deeply rooted in the South.
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A three-metre monumental stained-glass window, the venue’s signature
At the entrance, it is impossible to miss the centrepiece. A three-metre-high monumental stained-glass window welcomes visitors and sets the tone for the entire stay. It was born from the meeting between Mediterranean artist Franck Lebraly and stained-glass artist Sophie Toporkoff, former creative director at Hermès, who founded her own studio after fifteen years spent in major fashion houses. The work depicts Posidonia as a goddess, in a poetic universe inspired by the Mediterranean and mythology. “There is a notion of a second world, as if one were underwater,” summarises Franck Lebraly, who speaks of a “weightless universe”.
The artistic thread does not stop at the stained glass. Franck Lebraly, born in Cannes and nourished by his Sicilian origins, has created several original works for the hotel: the lobby fresco, paintings, and ceramic panels that serve as headboards in the Signature rooms. Between the stained glass, ceramics, pastels, and painting, his work deploys a true common thread that accompanies guests from one space to another. The artist, who notably created a fresco at Château Galoupet (LVMH) in Hyères, here radiates his love for the Mediterranean.
38 rooms with the soul of the South, up to the Signature Privilège
Spread over five floors, the 38 rooms decline the same Mediterranean grammar, from soft hues to natural materials. The establishment offers 20 Classic rooms (16 to 18 m²), 9 Superior rooms (18 to 21 m²), and 9 Signature rooms (18 to 24 m²), including four Signature Terrace rooms. Each room is carefully equipped: city view, air conditioning, private bathroom, free Wi-Fi, and organic toiletries. The bathrooms, dressed in terracotta and wavy mirrors, are among the hotel’s most striking visual signatures.
At the top of the range, the Signature Privilège embodies the most accomplished expression of the premises: 20 m², an 11 m² private terrace, a 180 cm bed, and original handmade works by Franck Lebraly. Lounge area, wake-up service, bathrobe and slippers, everything is designed to prolong rest. The hotel does not forget business clients, with a 20 m² meeting room for eight people, equipped with a latest-generation touch screen.
The Sacha restaurant, the other novelty
The opening of the hotel is accompanied by that of a dining venue, the Sacha restaurant, also inaugurated on 10 July. Served every morning from 7 am, breakfast takes the form of a generous buffet that highlights fresh seasonal products, with healthy options, some gourmet touches, and a selection of local specialities renewed every day. A way to extend, from the moment you wake up, the promise of the Mediterranean art of living carried by the house.
Solestia, a booming Côte d’Azur group
With the Posidonia, the independent family group Solestia signs its first Nice address. Founded in October 2025 and anchored on the Côte d’Azur, the group previously operated three hotels in Cannes: Hôtel Le Verlaine, Hôtel & Spa Cézanne, and Hôtel Renoir. Its name blends Sol, the sun, and Hestia, the Greek goddess of the hearth and light. Faithful to this Mediterranean identity, Solestia displays the ambition to continue its deployment beyond the Côte d’Azur borders, by cultivating the same idea of hospitality: warm living spaces, deeply anchored in their territory.
Our take
At a time when Nice is attracting an increasingly demanding international clientele, the Posidonia is betting on a clever card: that of a human-sized city-centre hotel, where artistic narrative takes precedence over ostentation. By entrusting the aesthetic keys to artists rather than a simple decorator, Solestia registers its address in the trend of hotel-galleries that are seducing travellers today. A bet consistent with the spirit of the place, and further proof that the Côte d’Azur remains a privileged playground for characterful hospitality.
