8/10 Good
Leila W.
Apr 10, 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Roomy, quiet, well-located in Villefranche-sur-Mer
The photos do a good job of showing the property, which is a short (10 min.) walk to the Casino grocery store, butcher, and boulangerie, both above the property at Col Villefranche and below at Octoi. At both locations, too, buses (33, 100, 82) go regularly to Nice and to Monte Carlo, where restaurants are better and more plentiful than they are in VF. This apartment on the third floor (highest) is accessible by elevator and at the third floor, only one other apartment shares the floor accessed by this elevator. Therefore, it is quiet. Some of the downsides are that the place was not so clean. For example, the bath tub had calcium stains that could have been removed, the WC floor was not pristine and smelled, and water had been left in the tanks of both the tea kettle and Nespresso machine. The pool was NOT accessible since it required a key, which was not given to me. The BNB service that managed the place made me wait 4 hours (sitting on the bench at a park after an 11-hour flight) before checking in without mentioning whether they had had a guest in the unit prior to me. On several occasions, they also did not answer emails within the acceptable 24-hour business protocol. For example, on leaving the unit, I needed to keep the key in order to let myself out of the entrance gate. I couldn't just leave the key in the unit and close the door. But it took 2-3 emails to BNB to arrive at a solution, which at first was a a request for me to go to their office to give the key--a 25 minute interruption of a class I was taking. We settled on their coming to me to fetch the key, my idea. In short, you won't be coddled by this service, like most of the other managers we've rented from all over France for the last 20 years; they are young, in a hurry, and this is a business--Nevertheless, they are adequate and the condo they rent is roomy, well-located, and has a lovely view.
Leila W.
Stayed 28 nights in Feb 2022