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2 Responses to “Le Palais de Med - Le Riviera”

1. admin (35 comments.) says:

   September 5, 2009 at 2:35 pm

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2. Ravi and Anna says:

   September 18, 2009 at 8:17 pm

   This apartment was lovely - spacious, with a contemporary feel in the perfect location. All the other comments I had read regarding this complex are 100% true - although centrally located, the apartment is very quiet which means it’s somewhere to relax but also the perfect base should you want to be close to the life! One of the bonuses of the apartment was the large kitchen, a dishwasher, two balconies - one overlooking the other apartments and central gardens and the other overlooking the street, should you want to people watch! The front room was lovely, it was very spacious and we loved the bright furnishings which gave it a lovely modern feel. On the other hand, I thought a lot more could have been made of the main bedroom, which had plain white bedding and walls with old fashioned style lighting, and the large balcony to the interior could have had some sun loungers to make use of this large space which was also an excellent sun trap.

   We would like to thank Paul who found us this apartment at VERY short notice! The booking and key collection service was excellent, and Paul was very helpful with all our questions both from the Uk and when we got to Nice. We also appreciated the flexibility he showed us with regards to arrival and departure times. He definitely lived up to the comments other people had written in Go Nice’s guestbooks. Thank you Paul.

   Nice itself is fantastic - we only had 8 days here, and felt as though we would need more like 3 months to be able to really enjoy this part of the country. We only managed to venture out of Nice once as we wanted to take time to relax - so we visited Antibe. We would highly recommend this, it’s only 25 minutes away on the train. The old town is very quaint and feels like a real haven for artists. We bought a piece of work from a visiting artist which in itself was a great experience - we were able to speak to him about his work and what insired him etc, it was lovely. The views in Anitibe are beautiful too - the sea, the old town, the 1000s of yachts and the beautiful mountains in the distance, this is somewhere I would definitely like to revisit.

   Lastly - one word of warning I would like to give is - be careful of the sea. While it looks lovely and clean and is quite warm, it does get deep very quickly. Now that is one thing when the sea is calm - but quite another when the waves are up. We stayed there the first week in September and for the first couple of days the sea was very calm. However not long into the holiday we experienced what we later found out to be the first day of the stormy waves. On this day the weather was just as amazing as it had been - well into the 80s, it didn’t feel windy but the waves were up considerably. It looked good fun, I certainly enjoyed watching Ravi (amongst others) go in up to his knees and get repeatedly knocked over! but as the afternoon progressed (as did the size of the waves!) I was determined to get the better of the waves and to go in beyond the breaking point for a swim. So this is what I did, but it was quite a frightening experience as I was well out of my depth very quickly, even though I wasn’t far out, and the waves were very big and powerful, and I soon found myself getting a little bit into trouble. I then tried to come back in, but that was a worry in itself as the closer you got back to shore the more likely you were to have the waves break over you, which isn’t good if you are still out of your depth. Anyway I did make it out alive! Two French people appraoched us seperately shaking their head and saying ‘dangereuse’ and five minutes later the lifeguards got their speakers out and called everyone out of the sea (by this time only 2 people!) and then the police arrived and they began to evacuate the beach. We later learned that two years ago 3 people drowned here. Scarey. But there are no warnings about this anywhere, I think If I had known that I would have had a bit more respect for the sea and for my life! So if the storm waves are up, stay out! Even when it’s calm bear in mind how quickly you can be out of your depth, and I certainly wouldn’t let children in there unsupervised.

   So to sum up - Definitely go to Nice, Definitely use Go Nice! Enjoy Nice and all that is has to offer. Enjoy the sea - but if the waves are up, stay out!