A beautifully renovated wine cellar on the bottom level of a family home.
From the moment we arrived, Daniel and his family made us feel incredibly welcome. On our first night we were invited to the village square where the locals were celebrating Bastille Day — there was food, drinks (including the local Saint-Jeannet wines), a band and lots of dancing. We instantly felt like we were away from it all.
The apartment is completely private to the main home, we always had our privacy, yet we were thrilled to be invited to dinner and aperitif's with the family on two occasions throughout our 2 week stay, which will always stick with us as some of our favourite memories of our holiday.
The village is just idillic, and the views from the bedroom and kitchen windows are incredible — over the mountains and out to to Antibes with the sea in the distance.
We could reach Saint-Jeannet by car in around 20-25 minutes from Nice airport (once we got used to which route to take). The roads are typical for the terrain, winding back on themselves and quite narrow in places, but are a joy to drive and in good condition.
We drove to so many places within easy reach — Saint-Paul de Vence, Èze, Gourdon and the lovely drive along the nearby Route des Gorges, Antibes, Menton, Ventimiglia (Italy), Nice, Vence (the nearest larger town)… we could go on but these were our favourites!
Daniel and his family were great at recommending places to go and pointing them out on the map. They recommended we go to the restaurant 'La Brouette' which is an absolute must. It's truly stunning, sitting in a garden on the side of a mountain, overlooking the picturesque walled town of Saint-Paul de Vence. Our only warning when you go: be careful of the steep driveway down to the tiny carpark — we'd actually recommend parking up at the top (on the side of the main road) and walking down! Our little car struggled to get back up :)
We loved this place so much — we will definitely be going back, and recommend it to everyone we know.
Naomi and Dan