We stayed at the Le Mistral hotel for 2 nights on our Easter trip to the Côte d'Azur and were very pleased with our stay! It is hard to believe that this hotel is only 2 stars, because it offers much more style and comfort than many 4 stars hotels. Le Mistral provided everything we needed: the room was quite spacious, very clean and practically equipped and had a very modern and stylish feel, with some designer elements in the bathroom and in the room decorations. Our room was on the top floor and we had an excellent night rest. The location is superb and cannot be beaten, very close to the train station and super close to La Croisette and the Palais des Festivals.
Note that the reception closes in the evening, but we were anyway arriving in the early evening, so it was not a problem at all. Also the hotel doesn't have an elevator, so people with heavy luggage should keep that in mind. For us this was not a problem at all.
Overall a small boutique hotel that exceeded our expectations, superb value for money, both in the sense of room facilities and location. We would definitely recommend this hotel to anyone staying in Cannes!