La Maison Moderne

Rooms

The 3 double rooms upstairs spiral around the staircase. It’s worth remembering that this is a family home, not a hotel, and if the rooms are fairly simple with queen-sized beds, they’re also perfectly comfortable and the rest of the house is yours, so you won’t spend much time in them. For the record, you’ll find white walls, low-slung beds, air-conditioning and parquet floors.

The 2 at the front have built-in wardrobes and sliding French doors that open onto a shared balcony which overlooks the pool (you can see the sea between the tall pines). The room at the back has French windows onto a small balcony, but you’ll spurn it for other terraces. All the rooms have shutters, black-out curtains, crisp white linen and extremely good beds. They share a shower room, a separate bathroom (shower and toilet) and one separate w/c. Downstairs, there is an outdoor shower at the back of the house, as well as a study/bedroom with a truckle bed, which can be set up as a double or twins (but has no air-con) - probably best for kids or a nanny. Bedlinen, bath towels and beach towels are provided.

The sitting room has sliding glass doors that open onto the main terrace. Inside, you find lots of glossy art books, great photography on the walls, a couple of sofas to take the strain, even a telly if you must or a CD player for some cool tunes.

Features include:

• Air conditioning
• DVD player
• Radio
• Tumble dryer
• Washing machine
• WiFi

Eating

The kitchen is simple and practical, and comes with everything you’ll need (this is a house designed to be lived in all year round, not just for a 2-week holiday). You’ll find a double oven, a gas hob, a fridge/freezer and all sorts of machines to whiz up delicious dinners. There’s a barbecue on the terrace, where you eat at a big dining table; in the unlikely event it gets cold, you retreat to the dining table by the kitchen.

You can head into Antibes every day for its excellent covered market (closed on Monday), which will provide everything you’ll need, but there’s a butcher up the road on the Cap, who does rather good sausages. The nearest boulangerie is at Salis beach (2km), where you can also buy English newspapers at the Tabac. Basic ingredients (bin bags, washing up liquid, cooking oil, salt and pepper etc) will be provided at the house.

If you want to eat out, try Keller Beach at La Garoupe on the Cap for lunch. It’s a real Riviera institution, no holiday would be complete without lunch here. For dinner, head west to Juan-Les-Pins and try Le J for good French food. There’s a huge choice of places to eat here, anything from pizza or omelettes to good brasseries. If you head east into Antibes, you’ll find the same wide choice (French, Italian, Moroccan). There’s a pizza restaurant at Salis Beach, or you can walk to Maison de Bacon, a Michelin-starred restaurant less than a km from the house. If you want to splash out, head up to Eden Roc at the Hotel du Cap (where Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was filmed); it’s posh and predictably expensive.

Features include:

• Barbecue
• Dishwasher
• Fridge
• Full kitchen
• Oven
• Restaurants nearby

Activities

• Head to La Garoupe Beach, first for a good lunch, then for a good walk along the Cap d'Antibes coastal path, where you can watch an armada of boats bling across the water
  
• Visit the lighthouse above the villa, the Cap’s famous landmark. Climb up for fabulous views over Antibes and Juan-Les-Pins
  
• Head to Antibes for sandy Salis beach (the best in town); the vibrant covered market open every day except Monday; the Picasso museum in the castle; and the fortified seafront, pedestrianised on summer afternoons
  
• Drive around the Cap, explore its tiny lanes and ogle at the magnificent houses, then spin round to Juan-Les-Pins where you can wander down boulevards packed with smart shops and laze on the long sandy beach. The jazz festival - Jazz à Juan - takes place in the last 2 weeks of July and draws big names. There’s a casino in town if you want to lose your shirt
  
• Take the ferry from Juan Les Pins or Cannes to the islands just offshore where there are lovely walks (no cars) and good restaurants
  
• Spend a day in Nice for Matisse and Chagall. Both have museums dedicated to their work. There’s also the flower market, the old town, and several excellent restaurants
  
• Play a game of tennis - nearby tennis and padel courts can be rented by the hour and private lessons for all ages can be arranged.

Activities on site or nearby include:

• Fishing
• Golf
• Historical sites
• Museums / galleries
• Nightlife
• Sailing
• Shopping / markets
• Snorkelling
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Windsurfing

Kids

Children are very welcome and it's a nice set-up for families with older kids (5 or over), although there are no specific facilities for them, other than a ping-pong table, and the pool of course.

Best for:

Children (4-12 years), Teens (over 12)

Family friendly accommodation:

The ground floor room can be set up with twin beds

Distances:

• Airport: 30-40 mins (Nice)
• Hospital: 20 mins (Antibes - Juan-les-Pins)
• Beach: 3 mins' drive / 15 mins' walk (Salis or Garoupe)

For more family-friendly places, see our Kids Collection

Location

La Maison Moderne is situated in a quiet residential area of the idyllic Cap d’Antibes, in southern France.

By Air:
Nice Airport (20km) is close. Click on the links below for a list of airlines serving this airport.

By Car:
You'll probably want to hire a car to get here. Please see our car rental recommendations. There is plenty of free parking on the road in front of the house or on the drive.

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