"My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our stay in this apartment in Villefranche. We highly recommend it and hope to return one day. From our first inquiry, the owner was very communicative, responsive and honest. She answered every nitpicky question I had in the 5 months leading up to my stay.
To begin the apartment is a privately owned and maintained apartment on the second floor of the "Residence Gardien L'Ange." At first, I was nervous since that facility does not have good online reviews at all. However, the owners have recently remodeled and decorated the large studio/one bedroom apartment (the bedroom can be closed off using retractable doors but we left open the whole time) and the apartment is just lovely!
The entire apartment is pristine white and impeccably clean. It is equipped with modern amenities such as a flat-screen TV, stereo, washing machin and stand-up American style shower with great water pressure. There is a small refrigerator, stove-top and toaster oven, but no traditional oven. We had no problem cooking lovely meals at home with this equipment. There is also ample space for storage in the closets and drawers. The bed is an American full-size and quite comfortable. We slept well the entire time.
The view is MAGNIFICENT and we spent most of our time on the very large balcony, which is equipped with a table and four chairs, along with two sling chairs for relaxing. To one side, there is a view of the Plage des Mariniers and Villefranche port, to the other side you can see Cap St. Jean Ferrat.
In terms of location, the apartment is actually located on the Basse Corniche, a bit closer to Beaulieu than Villefranche when driving. We drove the short 5 minute drive to Beaulieu (which has more parking than Villefranche) to go to the supermarket, bakery and butcher. A car is probably a necessity if you stay here, but there is free parking and always spaces.
Through the back parking lot of the facility, it is an easy 6 minute walk to Plage des Mariniers. For dinner, you can walk down to the beach and take a 10 minute longer stroll to the Villefranche Port for dinner. Coming back up, it is uphill but still a nice walk.
The apartment is less than a 10 minute drive to Cap St. Jean Ferrat, 12 minutes to Nice, 20 minutes to Cap D'Ail and 25 minutes to Monaco.
The apartment does not have AC, but with opening all the windows and sliding doors leading to the balcony (basically sleeping al fresco), there is a good ventilation. It was fairly hot when we were there (26-30) and we had no issues. There are mosquitoes and spiders that might come in and visit you though!
Overall, a great and highly recommended apartment."