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title: "Hotel Excelsior vs Hotel & Spa Brise de Mer: which hotel is better?"
description: "Hotel Excelsior or Hotel & Spa Brise de Mer in Saint-Raphael? Compare guest ratings, location, amenities, rooms and prices side by side."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hotel-excelsior-saint-raphael-vs-hotel-spa-brise-de-mer-saint-raphael/
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retrieved: 2026-11-13
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# Hotel Excelsior vs Hotel & Spa Brise de Mer

Both are in Saint-Raphael, 1.0 km apart. Here is where each one is stronger.

Hotel · ★★★ · Lotissement Alphonse Daudet
## [Hotel Excelsior](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/hotel-excelsior-saint-raphael/)

- **Guest rating:** 8.5 ·  Very good

- **Location score:** 9.1

- **Score by category:** 10 of 13

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Hotel · ★★★★ · Saint-Raphaël
## [Hotel & Spa Brise de Mer](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/hotel-spa-brise-de-mer-saint-raphael/)

- **Guest rating:** 6.1 ·  Okay

- **Score by category:** 2 of 13

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The short answer

## Pick Hotel Excelsior

It comes out ahead on 10 of 13 compared facts. 1.0 km apart.

### Choose Hotel Excelsior if you want

-   the more consistently praised stay (8.5 / 6.1)
-   to be closer to the beach (40 m / 270 m)
-   more restaurants on the doorstep (108 / 28)

### Choose Hotel & Spa Brise de Mer if you want

-   to walk to the sights (2.2 km / 2.9 km)
-   a spa and wellness

### Why is Hotel Excelsior better than Hotel & Spa Brise de Mer?

1.  Higher guest rating (8.5 vs 6.1) (+2.4)
2.  230 m closer to the beach (40 m vs 270 m) (−230 m)
3.  80 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m (+80)
4.  4 more sights within 1 km (+4)
5.  Has an on-site restaurant

### Why is Hotel & Spa Brise de Mer better than Hotel Excelsior?

1.  Has a spa
2.  Has a swimming pool
3.  Higher star rating (4★ vs 3★) (+1★)

## All compared facts

Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.

 

|  | Hotel Excelsior | Hotel & Spa Brise de Mer |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Score by category |
| Guest rating | 8.5 | – |
| Location | 9.1 | – |
| Facilities | 4.2 | – |
| Spa & wellness | 0.0 | – |
| Beach access | 10.0 | – |
| Public transport | 9.5 | – |
| Ratings & reviews |
| StayVersus score | 8.5  (+0.7) | 7.8 |
| Guest rating | 8.5  (+2.4) | 6.1 |
| Number of reviews | 38  (+27) | 11 |
| Rank in Saint-Raphael | top 36%  (+64%) | bottom 1% |
| Location |
| Location score | 9.1  (+1.5) | 7.6 |
| Distance to the centre | 2.9 km | 2.2 km  (−610 m) |
| To the beach | 40 m  (−230 m) | 270 m |
| To public transport | 250 m | – |
| To the airport | 45 km | 44 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 108  (+80) | 28 |
| To the nearest food shop | 210 m | – |
| Shops within 500 m | 10  (+9) | 1 |
| Sights within 1 km | 6  (+4) | 2 |
| Rooms & building |
| Star rating | ★★★ | ★★★★  (+1★) |
| Rooms | 32 | – |
| Listed amenities | 16  (+3) | 13 |
| Policies |
| Check-in from | 15:00 | – |
| Check-out until | 12:00 | – |
| Amenities |
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ |
| Parking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Concierge | ✓ | – |
| Laundry | ✓ | – |
| Luggage storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Breakfast | ✓ | ✓ |
| Restaurant | ✓ | – |
| Bar | ✓ | ✓ |
| Room service | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nightclub | ✓ | – |
| Casino | ✓ | – |
| Air conditioning | ✓ | – |
| Minibar | ✓ | – |
| In-room safe | ✓ | ✓ |
| Blackout curtains | ✓ | – |
| Swimming pool | – | ✓ |
| Spa | – | ✓ |
| Sauna | – | ✓ |
| Steam room | – | ✓ |
| Hot tub | – | ✓ |

## Live prices around both hotels

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## Location

1.0 km apart

Hotel Excelsior: city centre: 2.9 km, nearest station Gare de Saint-Raphaël-Valescure: 250 m, Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE): 45 km, beach: 40 m, 108 places to eat within 500 m, 6 sights within 1 km.

Hotel & Spa Brise de Mer: city centre: 2.2 km, Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE): 44 km, beach: 270 m, 28 places to eat within 500 m, 2 sights within 1 km.

## Hotel Excelsior or Hotel & Spa Brise de Mer: common questions

### Which is better, Hotel Excelsior or Hotel & Spa Brise de Mer?

Hotel Excelsior leads in 10 of 13 categories, including StayVersus score, guest rating, number of reviews. Hotel & Spa Brise de Mer is stronger in distance to the centre, star rating.

### Which is cheaper, Hotel Excelsior or Hotel & Spa Brise de Mer?

Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.

### Which hotel is closer to the centre?

Hotel & Spa Brise de Mer is closer: 2.2 km from the centre, against 2.9 km for Hotel Excelsior.

### Which hotel is closer to the beach?

Hotel Excelsior is 40 m from the nearest beach; Hotel & Spa Brise de Mer is 270 m.

### How far apart are Hotel Excelsior and Hotel & Spa Brise de Mer?

The two hotels are 1.0 km apart in a straight line.

## Compare now

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hotel-excelsior-saint-raphael-vs-hotel-spa-brise-de-mer-saint-raphael/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/