Menton holiday apartment: Garavan

We stayed at the apartment in June 2009 with our 16 year old daughter and her friend. It is located in a very nice area on the hillside to the east of Menton close to the Italian border and Menton Garavan Station (4 mins walk). The station has trains running every half hour between Ventimiglia and Grasse giving easy access to all areas of the Cote without a car. Garavan in my opinion (but we do live in the center of a town close to everything) has limited facilities with a bar and a shop on the coast road (7 mins walk) and there are two restaurants on the upper road close to the Italian border, one very good but expensive (12 mins walk), just over the border there are two shops and a bar with an amazing view. However, its only a pleasant 20 mins slow walk into Menton with its multiple shops, bars and restaurants, there are two bus routes that stop near the bar in Garavan if its too hot to walk, and also the train.

The apartment is almost new and was fully equipped and the description is very accurate. It is on the ground floor but it has a good outlook as the block is built on a terraced hillside, it has its own private garden as well as a shared pool area which was very well maintained. It is managed locally by Shirley and I cant compliment her enough, from my first email to the returning of the deposit she was very efficient and helpful and even arranged for taxis to and from the airport at a good price.

So this is a great place to spend some time, you can relax by the pool or explore the whole coast easily without having to worry about parking, totally recommended.

Although we walked everywhere and it wasn't a problem, it is very hilly, so for those who don't usually walk I would recommend a car and use the underground parking that is included with this apartment. ..and I forgot to mention the Market at Ventimiglia on Fridays, its huge and has a great relaxed atmosphere and there were lots of bargains even with the reduced value of the GBP.