lovely nice apartment
Review Submitted: August 5, 2009
Date of Stay: July 2009
Tristan & Kathryn's apartment is a fantastic base to travel all over the cote d'azur.
My husband and I and the 2 kids (aged 11 & 4 ) had a fab 12 days , the apartment is really well equiped to cook , every type of pan and utensil you can think of , loads of plates turins , cutlery , no worries re the washing up due to the dish washer.
We slept in really comfy beds , the apartment was really cool heat wise , although fans were available .
We were met by Mike who was Tristan's property manager who was really friendly (and fluent french speaker as we are not !!) , the apartment was really clean.
There is no t.v at this apartment which was the first words out of my 4 year olds mouth !!!, this was not a problem there are plenty of games to play , a personalised monpoloy , cards and so on .
The book collection is vast , from the very funny to the very serious , lovely artwork in the kitchen.
The ipod had some of the most fantastic music i have heard in years , Tristan and Kathryn have a great range of music from classical to rock .
we went out for many meals a new Australian place on the port they were fab with kids , we had socca (chick pea pancakes ) at renne socca , lots of pasta places locally to the apartment.
We found the drinks a little pricey at some bars BUT the french are not a beer swilling lot like the English!!!.
Using public transport is very cheap both the train and bus a bit of a squash but it's fine .
You do not need a car.
Local supermarkets were very good and reasonbly priced for items.
The weather in July was baking hot , not a cloud in the sky at all.
I would recommend this apartment to any group , the apartment is on a 3rd floor so you have to be able climb stairs , I started off the hols looking like I needed oxygen ( I am unfit and drive everywere!!!) but at the end of the stay got up the stairs in no time !!
To sum up I would say we had a fab stay in a lovely apartment , that was really clean and well maintained.
Many thanks to Tristan & Kathryn
Recommended for:
Age 55+,
Girls Getaway,
Tourists without a Car,
Sightseeing,
Families with Teenagers,
Families with Young Children,
Romantic Getaway
Owner's Response: Thank you so much Joanne, that is such a nice message. We try to make the place nice and I'm glad you loved it. The book selection changes rapidly, from Ian Fleming and Agatha Christie to latest novels and French guidebooks - glad you enjoyed it! And the games are cool too...Monopoly, Scrabble, Jenga...much more fun than watching TV: although there's a 100-film DVD selection should you want to tune in.
Please come back next year. It's always sunny! Kind regards, Tristan and Kathryn
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