France - Nice

[Cowboy Bob]

I spent a couple of years working out there. Loved it!

Yep, it's a great area of the world. I especially love the fact that each town seems to have it's own speciality. Where we stayed in Gonfaron everything was tortoises (they have the tortoise village there), then there's Cogolin (every other shop sells pipes) and Cabris (famous for its chestnuts), etc etc

[Lockhouse]

Thank you very much, googled Juan Les Pins and it looks exactly what I need, it also looks close to several airports, which is the best airport to travel to(i.e. cheapest flights ? Nice ?)

Nice is easiest & cheapest. If you don't fancy a cab, I would get the bus from right outside Nice airport - takes you all the way there and very reasonable.

Don't forget the Pam-Pam bar - if you get there before 21.00 you get free canapes!

[Churchill]

Thank you very much, googled Juan Les Pins and it looks exactly what I need, it also looks close to several airports, which is the best airport to travel to(i.e. cheapest flights ? Nice ?)

Nice Airport is cheapest. Cannes Mandelieu is predominantly private aviation - the runway isn't all that long...

Frejus is too far out of the way.

I would rent a car. There are plenty of lovely places to visit. Gourdon, Biot, Opio, Mougin etc.

I spent a couple of years working out there. Loved it!

[zamzummim]

You can rent a flat in Antibes quite reasonably. Train or taxi (£35 from Nice Airport). The old town is nice, the beach is free (ISTR) but not very large - a lot of people walk/bus into Juan Les Pins, where the beaches are nicer (but expensive). It's a nice part of the world.

Thank you very much, googled Juan Les Pins and it looks exactly what I need, it also looks close to several airports, which is the best airport to travel to(i.e. cheapest flights ? Nice ?)

[Lockhouse]

You can rent a flat in Antibes quite reasonably. Train or taxi (£35 from Nice Airport). The old town is nice, the beach is free (ISTR) but not very large - a lot of people walk/bus into Juan Les Pins, where the beaches are nicer (but expensive). It's a nice part of the world.

[zamzummim]

Thanks, I wont have a car, I looked into renting cottages and flats, I wanted something which is a walking distance from the old town and from the beach, the only ones with that criteria are hotels. The prices are really dear though, I don't have my heart set on Nice, I'd welcome any other suggestion. I intend to go last minute, perhaps this weekend or early next week.

[Cowboy Bob]

You'd be much better off renting a cottage nearby if you'll have access to a car IMO. Last time I went to the south of France, 4 of us rented a cottage in a place called Gonfaron (halfway between Nice and Marseille). It had 5 bedrooms and a private pool - all for £500 for the week.

[Lockhouse]

Not much help but I like Juan Les Pins rather than Nice - it's only down the road. We stay at the Hotel Ambassadeur during the Jazz Festival. If you are ever in Juan don't miss the dancing girls and cocktails at the Pam-Pam bar!

[Churchill]

Anyone can recommend a reasonably priced resort/hotel/flat rental @ Nice

Will you have a car?

[zamzummim]

Anyone can recommend a reasonably priced resort/hotel/flat rental @ Nice