Résidence L'Ange gardien Pierre & Vacances — Hotel in Nice

Lots of negative reviews on here but I will try and explain them away. Yes the accommodation is compact, but you are in Villefranche in the South of France and everywhere is expensive. But for the price you are getting a clean and tidy place to sleep and have a coffee, a fantastic pool area - which are few and far between in south of France, and the most amazing views over the bay of Villefranche. We had no air con but a fan in the bedroom at night was enough to keep us cool in the height of high temperatures in July. The residence is perfectly situated for everything you need. Behind it you can walk into Villefranche down some steps and along path beside beach. In the other direction we walked to Beaulieu sur mer for supplies, then we also found a beautiful walk starting beside the Hotel Riviera which takes you all the way to St Jean Cap Ferratt. If that isnt enough the bus stop is directly outside the residence to take you either to Nice (left) or to Monaco etc in the other direction (right) . The pool area itself has its own snack bar - prices are fantastic and enough to keep you going - croissants and fab coffee in the morning, salads for lunch, Rose wine for afternoons, pizza and french fries if you dont want to venture far in the evenings. We will be back !! (for info we stayed in a private rental booked...

Excellent location. An easy 15 minute walk to restaurants in Villefranche and Beaulieu, 30 minute walk to St Jean Cap Ferrat. The apartment block is jaded and needs a refurb. The apartments are also tiny, the one we rented slept 5 ( tiny double room, small bathroom, kitchenette with no oven just hob/dw/ microwave and two sofas that would serve as single beds and one bed tucked away which would take up the whole floor area. I have stayed in bigger mobile homes. The pool is lovely but we were charged 5 euros each to use it for a day. We were given coloured wrist bands but were the only ones there with them, apparently the whole business arrangement between Pierre et vacances and customers/owners/apartments sublet independently is a mess. We requested air con, having heard that not all apartments were fitted with it. We were told by phone there would be a charge of " about 10 euros a day". We weren't charged. The place was spotless, the pool bar great| Nearest supermarket was 15 minute walk away towards Beaulieu port, a far better one was 20 minute away by Beaulieu train station (Super U). We got an Uber back for 12 euros and stocked up on heavies. Will definitely return but will require cast iron proof of A/C . Seaview apt...

Stayed for 4 nights as a family of 4. On arrival at 5.30pm reception was closed, phone number displayed to call to get code for the safe on the wall with our apartment keys. Receptionist requested that we came to reception the next morning to pay tourist tax and breakages deposit (although this got forgotten about thankfully as €200 seems a bit steep).|We had to make our own beds up on arrival which we weren't expecting, apartment was meant to sleep 5 and there was a pull out bed under the sofa bed but no real space for it to have gone in.|Kitchen facilities were limited to a hob, fridge, kettle, toaster and dishwasher.|Handy for the bus stop on the road outside the hotel for buses into Nice and Monaco, essential if not driving. Train station is a 10/15 min walk along the beach (although poorly lit in the evening), we found this the easiest way as the alternative is very hilly.|Info prior to arrival suggested the pool was only open from May to Sept but it was still being used late October.|It was clean and a handy base to use but I think we would look at somewhere more central in future as became heavily dependent on public transport which was limited when returning from dining out in Nice of...