We checked out several apartment advertisements for our holiday in Nice, but reading the recommendations for Suite Victor Hugo made us curious: This seemed to be something different than the ordinary vacation apartments in European cities. We were not disappointed in any way! The apartment is very big – the living room and the bedrooms are spacious with high ceilings. For a family of five with teenagers and kids it’s unusual to experience this feeling of space and air in a holiday flat. The rooms are delicately decorated, in a minimalistic, but tasteful style, with white surfaces and earthy coloured furniture and interior details.
The location is perfect. Boulevard Victor Hugo is a broad and fashionable avenue running through the centre of Nice, and from the flat it is possible to walk to everything of interest in Nice: The beach, the Old Town, restaurants and shopping district, museums. (Our 19 years old son even walked to the airport when we returned to Norway! The walk took 1 hour, while the rest of the family had a 10 minutes taxi ride to the airport.) In spite of the central location I would say that the noise is fairly low. The house itself was extremely quiet. With windows open there was of course some traffic noise, but definitely not more than should be expected in this central position, perhaps because of the broadness of the avenue and no busy crossings/intersections nearby. (We visited Nice in October, and with the possibility to open windows the temperature in the apartment was always pleasant. In mid summer the lack of AC might perhaps be an issue for people used to Northern temperatures, but on the other hand the spacious brick building seems to be a good “shelter” against heat.)
The owners exceeded all expectations for a good host! From the moment of booking and all the way to our departure there was close communication and a service both warm and informative. We asked several practical questions about transport, shopping, parking and so on, and every question was answered thoroughly and with no delay, by email, phone or by personal attendance (the hosts live just 5 minutes away from the flat). The hosts were always at our service, and their kindness made us feel like friends. When we hadn’t booked a taxi for our departure, the host personally escorted us through the streets and carried a couple of our bags to the nearest taxi station.
We are happy to recommend Suite Victor Hugo, and would absolutely love to return in the future.
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Apr 24, 2014
Thank you very much for your kind and detailed review. I'm really happy you liked our apartment. You mentioned one important thing (lack of AC). I wanted to let you (and other guests) know that high quality Air conditioning has now been installed.
Kind regards.
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