Accommodations in NICE
 

My husband and I are considering a 3-4 week stay in NICE next Fall, from where we will take day trips. We had a brief stay there several years ago and would like to return. I'd appreciate recommendations for agencies or vacation rental units that you've been happy with. Ideally, we'd like to find a 2+2 unit so we can have guests. Thanks for your suggestions.

Here is where we are staying this June for 10 nights. Perfect location!! We've spent many months in Nice. We've rented from them before in a different apartment in Nice.
https://www.nicepebbles.com/nice-fra...t/rentals/416/

Attached is my 38 page Cote d'Azur & Provence itinerary.

Stu Dudley

+ 1 for Nice Pebbles. We’ve rented from them several times - always a good experience. I’ve heard good things about Nestor & Jeeves, too.

We rented the 2 bed, 2 bath Pastorelli apartment in Nice over Christmas one year. That was also through Nice Pebbles. It was clean and comfortable and well located.

Hi KayF, YankyGal and Stu - Thank you for your responses and for your unanimous recommendation for Nice Pebbles.
Stu - thanks for your updated itinerary - your notes are always helpful. Was the apartment you rented quiet at night? It seems that every hotel or apartment we had in Italy last year was so noisy, that we were sleep deprived. So now I ask in advance...

Wendy

I believe that the apt. we are going to stay in is just down the street from the one we rented several years ago. It is on a small, low-traffic street. So it is quiet. It is on a minor north/south street - which are less traveled than east/west streets. Rue Gambetta is the major north/south street in the area, and our apt was a full block away.

This doesn't mean that a loud/party-group won't be staying next door.

Stu Dudley

KayF, That's the apartment that we rented last April! Very comfortable, but a bit far out from the usual haunts. I would have preferred to have stayed nearer the Old Town.

@Stu, the apartment you rented in June was set up by the same designer that did our reno and outfit. I remember her showing pictures as we are in the same neighborhood. There is a newish boulangerie not far from the apartment you chose, called Bio Brod. Super friendly owner, super tiny, wonderful organic viennoisserie, and one of the few with a lineup of gluten-free and whole grain products. (You probably are familiar with the other boulangeries in the area -- like the not so great one below this unit -- if you stayed there once -- but if you want the better yet moderate priced resto recommendations nearby, just ask).

""if you want the better yet moderate priced resto recommendations nearby, just ask).""

Sure - I'll take any info.

Kinda disappointing Niners game!!

Stu Dudley

Thanks Underhill - good to know.

Gooster - I'd appreciate the resto recommendations too. Thanks!

Stu - I was reading your updated Provence/Cote itinerary. You described the weather in provence in October. I was wondering what you've experienced in Nice and on the Riviera in october. My French friend said it was like an Indian summer. Certainly cooler temperatures than summer time, but not yet chilly and very comfortable. Paris in October was the same when I was there at that time of year. Sweater weather but nice.

Near Stu's apartment choice, in the Carre d'Or, within a km or so: le Canon (French bistro), l'Alchimie (inventive modern french, newish), La Cantine de Meme (tucked away of Longchamp, modern French from young relocated Parisens), Zorzetto (Mediterranean, all mains include a tower of entrees/amuse bouches), le Sejour (longstanding French bistrot). If you note a common theme, these are not on the main pedestrian zone or on Rue de France. If either of you want more recommendations outside of this zone, or something specific like vegetarian, just ask.

Also near Stu's apartment, regarding bakeries, shops and takeaways, note that Bio Brod is a M-F only place. There are about six/boulangeries patisseries along that stretch of Rue de France (or one street over). Flor is the only one to avoid (frozen or industrial products). Across Gambetta, Capitole Roy is famous for their lavendar croissants. For slightly more expensive but interesting sandwiches, try Pan (French-Spanish). Eric Leman is an interesting caterer/traiteur with daily specials. Fromagerie de Carre d'Or (Nery's) is small but one of the best in the city.

Stricky. We normally go to southeast France in June. But this year on Oct 1 we were in nearby Montpellier for a night before returning to Paris for the flight home. It was VERY hot - mid 80s or so. Paris was hot also, but perhaps 5-10 degrees cooler than Montpellier..

Gooster - thanks.

Stu Dudley

"If either of you want more recommendations outside of this zone, or something specific like vegetarian, just ask."---

Thank you Gooster for your recommendations. I am mostly a vegetarian, so I'd appreciate your suggestions.

Veggie Restaurants in Nice
 

"If either of you want more recommendations outside of this zone, or something specific like vegetarian, just ask."---

Thank you Gooster for your recommendations. I am mostly a vegetarian, so I'd appreciate your suggestions.

The top choice in Nice proper is Racines, in the Liberation neighborhood. We just went about a month ago. It is a tasting menu of about 10 courses (counting amuse bouches) by a chef who runs the two Michelin star Hostellerie de Jerome in La Turbie. He and his wife run it as a passion project. It is a bit more expensive and is a three to four hour dinner. It was closed down last summer -- don't know if they will do that again this summer, if they need to focus on the main resto (which is seasonal). I suspect given the level of execution, the main chef/owner heading the kitchen and outstanding service that the staff may be shared. I also mentioned La Cantine du Meme -- it is not vegetarian but always has an inventive starter and main in their limited menu. Restaurants in Nice (and larger places like Cannes and Monaco) generally have a vegetarian option but often they can repeat (the same pesto pasta, truffle pasta, veggie burger, etc). However, there are dedicated vegetarian restaurants like Utopia (vegan), a number of cafes and plenty of non-French options with broad vegetarian options. (Italian, middle eastern, Indian etc -- some are good, others, well...). A few that were nicer vegetarian-only did not survive 2020, although there are fixed menu options at the high end like Blue Bay in Monaco (or with advance notice). The spouse is vegetarian but we often chose places that only have limited options.

Thank you Gooster. Much appreciated.