Comfortable stay for relaxed french village life
Review Submitted: September 23, 2009
Date of Stay: August 2009
Patterson apartment lies in Bandol, a small but beautiful village by the Mediterranean Sea in Cote de Azur, France. The nearest city is Toloun, and the nearest airport is in Hyeres. Me and my girlfriend had a number of expectations on our trip; we wanted a calm and pretty
village with plenty of restaurant with good food, nice beaches to explore and a genuine and charming atmosphere. All of these expectations were fulfilled. The village is small enough to feel safe and relaxed but large enough to offer numerous beaches and restaurants and a market for vedgetables and local specialities. In late August most of the visitors where french familys and elderly which added to the pleasent atmosphere.
Travelling to Bandol was pretty undramatic for us. We landed on the Hyeres airport and took a taxi to Toulon (60 Euro), were we got on a local train (3 Euro). Twenty minutes later we were in Bandol.
From the station it took us fifteen minutes to walk up to the house were Pattersons apartment is located. The house, which seems to have been build in the eighties lies in a gated yard, with plenty of trees,
a parking lot and a swimming pool. We found the the apartment itself suprisingly fresh, probably recently renovated, with a new kitchen and clinker and marble floor everywhere. The balcony was big
and from there we had a nice view over the sea and the mountains. The kitchen was well equipped with everything we needed for cooking including a dishwasher and a water heater. The main room was furnished with a small sofa, a table and a wardrobe bed together with two leather armchairs and a TV set. I found the bed rather hard, but not uncomfortable. The distance to Bandol center, as well as to the beach is about fifteen minutes walk. The Pattersons had recommended us to rent a car but since the distances were so short,we felt that it was unnecessary, instead we walked and used the excellent train communications to visit neighbouring cities and villages.
Rumour say that renting on the internet in France can be a hazzle, with tricky contracts, strange payment procedures and misunderstanding, so one of our main objectives was to find a landlord with whom we felt comfortable with. Our relationsship with the Pattersons was really what I had hoped for. Payment and contract was easy, we received plenty of usefulinformation before our arrival, and after our departure, deposit and key exchange worked smoothly.
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