Nice holiday apartment rental, Place Massena with beach/lake nearby, TV, DVD

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Place Massena (apartment)

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This Place Massena apartment presents a perfect opportunity for those seeking extra comfort and convenient access to all Nice has to offer. You can easily reach country areas such as Grasse, Antibes, and Valbonne as well as Cannes (30 minutes by train); Monaco (10 minutes by train or 20 minutes by bus). The train station is 2 minutes away on the tram and the bus station is under 200 yards away.
There is lift access, separate dining area and American kitchen, with a 2 bedrooms each having en-suite shower/toilet facilities. The building is a classical 17th century Italian palazzo design and large windows provide plenty of sunlight. At your door, you have exclusive shopping as well as shops which satisfy your everyday requirements for food etc. On the corner of the building, you have palm tree lined parks facing the Promenade des Anglais beach. There are French and English - speaking cinemas all with walking distance, with shops and restaurants lining every street on the way. The main shopping avenue of Jean Medicine is seconds away where the silent tram system takes you to the outter regions of Nice. The lively Old Town is but seconds away across the Place Massena square. If you do not wish to spend noisey nights in the Old Town where there are no lifts and steep stairs, then the pedestrian area of Place Massena is your ideal choise for elegance, style and access to everything Nice has to offer.

Place Massena sitting area	Place Massena Apartment Building the jewel of Nice
Place Massena Quality furnishings for the interior	kitchen area

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The Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur / Alpes-Maritimes region

The city of Nice is the regional capital of the Cote d'Azur on the Mediterranean coast of southern France, and is a very popular holiday destination for travellers wanting to visit the region. Boasting an exceptional year round climate, with temperatures that range from around 10C in the winter up to 40C in the high summer, Nice is as popular with sun worshippers wanting to lie on the (pebbly) beaches as it is for people wanting to tour around the area of Provence, and soak up the laid back lifestyle and exquisite food for which the region is famous.

With good shopping, and plenty of culture in the form of museums and galleries to wander around, Nice has plenty to do during the day, and at night, there is a great nightlife in the city that draws people from the surrounding areas in every day. The city lends itself equally well to a family beach holiday as it does to a short romantic break.

There are cheap deals on package holidays and flights to Nice available throughout the year, and with good prices on car hire too, you can use the city as a base to explore the surrounding area, and see the glamorous resorts of Cannes and Monaco easily on a day trip from Nice.

Nice / Place Massena area

AREA OF PLACE MASSENA:
This area is the place to be for dedicated shoppers, with multitudes of designer stores side-by-side. Galeries Lafayette, the most famous department store in France, has a large outlet at the start of the the Zone Pietonne (poedestrian zone). All the top brands are displayed over five large floors in the "Harrods" of France.

Next to Galeries Lafayette is Place Massena. Named after Andre Massena, a glorious French General, it is a vast square where you can see Avenue Jean Medecin, Old Nice, the Zone Pietonne and the Promenade.

Locals regard Galeries Lafayette and Place Massena as the real heart of the city and its proximity to Old Nice and Central Nice make this area perfect for a stroll or simply a sit in the park. Take time to see the palms and roses at the Jardin Albert 1er (Albert I Garden), Nice's oldest gardens, and the Jardins Suspendus du Paillon (Hanging Gardens of Paillon), a stepped garden filled with azaleas, camellias and aromatic pines.

Parallel to the beach, Place Massena is a splendid area at the centre of the three most popular areas of the city, the Quartiers Musiciens The old Town and the Carre D'Or. Place Massena has a tranquil park and fountains where you can relax with a newspaper and a coffee, winter through to summer.

Aptly named streets, such as Rue de France, offer a window into the French lifestyle that has lured generations of visitors keen to experience a more European way of life. The Carre D‘Or is perfect for those who want to de-stress, sipping a fine Bordeaux from the balcony of this fine apartment.

This area was the epicentre of the construction boom that began in the late 19th century, when Europe's elite built top quality buildings for winter residences. The volume of grandiose apartments that still exist today gives buyers plenty of choice when purchasing.

Properties in this area benefit greatly from their proximity to the beach. In summer, the beach is thronged with French and foreigners alike, all taking advantage of the warm yet temperate climate. There are a variety of water sports available and beach volleyball is the activity of choice of the local youth in Nice. On a fine evening, why not have dinner at one of the many restaurants directly on the beach.

Although the Carre D'Or is one of the most sought after areas of Nice, parking and terraces are hard to find since most of the buildings were built in the late 19th century. However Place Massena has a hidden underground car park costing 100 euro/week to park your car. Also there is cheap car hire from a local company allows you to park (free of charge) in their underground car park overnight if you feel the need to drive.

LOCAL ACTIVITIES:
January New Year Concert ( Nice Acropolis)
February Carnival Parades on Promenade des Anglais + fireworks. display.
March Paris-Nice International Cycling Race (finish on Promenade)
April Nice Boat Show in Port Nice Semi Marathon on Promenade , Easter Hunt ( Phoenix Park).
May Grand Prix in Monaco, Cannes Film Festival,
Iron Man competition on 22nd to 25th June
June Sacred Music Festival in churches old Nice and music festivals all over Nice.
July Nice Jazz Festival. Bastile day fireworks and Grand Ball in the main square.
August Music of the World (free concerts wed & sat evening) at open-air Theatre de Verdure . La Castellada - historical and musical performances in Chateau grounds.
September Grand Market of traditional arts & crafts in Nice Old Town.
October Flower Festival in Old Town, and Blues Festival.
November Furniture and Decoration Festival, Contemporary Music Festival.
December Christmas Village in Place Massena with typical stands, skating rink & many other attractions.

Antiques market on Mondays in the Old Town's Flower Market.. The remainder of the week the market devotes itself to selling locally produced fresh and preserved foods up to mid-day after which the restaurants take over.

How to get there

Fly to Nice - Nice International Airport is just 2.5 km from this Place Massena apartment.
Cheap flights available from Easyjet.co.uk from the UK and Ireland to Nice airport.
Car hire available from LUTAM 8, rue Grimaldi - 06000 Nice tel: (33) 0493 879928 (free parking).
Airport buses (98 & 99) run regularly every 20 minutes from the airport to Place Massena in Nice (4.50 euros).
There are always local taxis available - fare should be no more than 25-30 euros.

Activities near Nice

Facilities

Further details indoors:
This Place Massena apartment offers unique furnishings found nowhere else in Nice. Upstairs bedroom with en-suite shower/toilet. Large south-facing window to illuminate the apartment for the whole day. In Summer, the sea breeze flows into the apartment keeping you cool. Whilst being absolutely in the centre of Nixce, the apartment is quiet as it is located in the pedestrian square of Place Massena and overlooks the inner areas of the Place Massena buildings. The apartment building is entered through a door leading to Italian arch-ways of Place Massena and the main travel ticket office is just 2 doors down with the silent tram system passing through the Place Massena square.

*American kitchen & dining area
*2 en-suite shower/toilets
*Sofa and leather easy chairs
*TV & radio
*fridge
*Washing machine
*Toaster and electric kettle
*Electric hob
*Microwave oven
*Dining table & 4 dining chairs
*4 build-in wardrobes for storage
*Lift service to apartment

Further details outdoors:
*Tram system passes through the Place Massena Square
*Bus station a few hundres yards away for Monaco and all other areas.
*Train station minutes away on foot or by tram
*Beach and parks just round the corner
*Opera House minutes away in the Old Town

Conditions

We have english-speaking representatives to meet you, explain facilities and hand over the keys upon your arrival.
Arriving by air: When you get to the luggage collection point at the airport, please call any one of 3 numbers to confirm your arrival:
Joy: mob ++33(0) 674 678 071
Ray: mob ++33(0) 674 678 071
office: ++33(0) 493 825 768

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
May	2 Jun 08	1 Oct 08	797£  797	0-	0-	1 Week
October	1 Oct 08	4 Nov 08	697£  697	8989	9999	5 Nights
November	4 Nov 08	17 Dec 08	397£  397	5656	6565	4 Nights
December	17 Dec 08	2 Jan 09	797£  797	113113	120120	4 Nights

The owner's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion.

Availability notes

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Contact details for home 45637 Please mention Holiday Lettings
Name:	James or Jay Dunhill
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