My wife and I came to Nice on a one week leg of a 10-week trip to Europe, with plans to attend a few days of tennis in Monte Carlo but we wanted our base in Nice to explore and enjoy the city for the rest of our time in Cote d'Azur. We could not have asked for a better experience. To distinguish this apartment from most of the listings in Nice, this is not in one of the touristy areas on the Promenade or in Vieux Nice (though both of those areas are great and worth visiting), this is in Liberation Squared has very much the feel of a regular neighborhood where people are regularly greeting each other by name on the streets and you see families and French families and couples ambling about. While not in the touristy areas, it is super, super convenient - the tram gets you to the touristy areas in 10 minutes, you are very close to the train station if you plan to explore other parts of the Cote d'Azure by the very convenient local trains. As far as needs for you stay - there really is anything and everything you would need in a city within 2 blocks of the apartment. A grocery right across the street, bakery within a block, most days of the week they have the fresh market in Liberation Square, Post Office (was super handy for us) just around the corner. Then we get to the apartment. To this, all credit is due to Brigite who clearly knows how to live life well. First of all, this is an OG VRBO rental. Unlike many places we are staying in elsewhere on this trip or are listed in the city, which are more like privately run hotel rooms, this is her home. There is a lot of personal touch to the experience and in the accomodations. So this place is like staying at a friends home while they are out of town. She picked us up from the airport and showed us around a little when we arrived. We also had some additional contact with her during the stay. She is a lovely person and an artist and designer with that very present in the apartment. The apartment itself is spacious with a beautiful terrace looking over the hills of Nice. My wife and I really loved getting up in the morning and having coffee and breakfast with fresh baked goods from the bakery as we sat on the terrace. We are already thinking of a return to Nice at some point in the future and would very much like to return. This is the type of apartment that makes you think about what a great place a city like Nice would be to live in. I hope that you enjoy it as well like we did.
