La Garoupe-Gardiole

"This hotel is very pretty , set on the Cap D’Antibes in a residential area. The pool is just the right size and temperature, the rooms; all different some small and some big, some with pool views. The breakfast was good value at €19 per person. The pool bar had lovely snacks and reasonably priced drinks. The staff were all friendly and knowledgable , shout out to Irish Gary for getting us extra milk most nights. Thank you for a brilliant week."

"We enjoyed a lovely week in this pretty hotel. The staff were very welcoming and willingly recommended and booked delicious restaurants nearby and in Vieux Antibes for us, as well as highlighting local coastal walks. The pool was lovely and very clear - they clean it each night and the main hotel areas are always very clean. We always found a sunbed round the pool; some areas are shadier than others as the sun moves round. There is a nice bar serving cocktails, other drinks and simple tasty snacks. Breakfast is also delicious however, overly expensive at 19 Euros per person. (There is a nice Boucherie around the corner if you want to purchase breakfast fare although it's also very expensive, and the nearby Brasserie Biscuit also does breakfasts. There is a limited mimi supermarket, a Spa, 10-12 minutes walk away. This is a roundabout way of saying we spent more on food than we had envisaged!) Its quiet at night (its in a smart leafy residential area) and we found the beds very comfortable. Whilst the rooms were clean the balconies weren't swept so we kept bringing sand back into the room. Bizarrely neither of our rooms had bathroom doors and the toilet in my children's room literally faced the bed so when privacy was required the other person had to be on the balcony or use the toilets near reception. Mirrors are a little ad hoc - my children's room had a full length mirror, ours did not. Excellent location - had we been in Vieux Antibes we might not have explored the beautiful Cap D'Antibes as much as we did as everything was easy to get to. The 2 local beaches (15 minutes walk) are pretty and sandy. We hadn't realised before booking that one of the, La Garoupe, is mainly a private beach during the key summer months which requires booking 3-4 days ahead and cost between 45-55 euros per day per person! The nearest public beaches are small. We found the public beach area in Juan Les Pins to be much larger and really lovely. The hotel has some beach umbrellas you can borrow. (Private beaches in Juan Les Pins are marginally cheaper but still overpriced so plenty of space). Transport - we didn't hire a car. It takes about 35-40 minutes to walk to Juan Les Pins (particularly nice early evening/soft sunset) but you can get an Uber/Bolt - approx 10 -12 Euros depending on the time of day. There is a bus stop on the hotel's doorstep which gets you into Antibes which is super quick but its only once an hour and stops early in the evening so we tended to get a cab (12-15 euros depending on which part of Antibes) or walked - the views by Plage de la Salis, Plage due Ponteil are lovely."

"The hotel is nicely located outside Antibes and a bit more than 15 mins walk to the two beaches of Cap d’Antibes. In retrospect the beaches in Juan-les-pins were just nicer and we will likely go there next time we will be in the area About the hotel. The personnel is kind and friendly, but several downsides made our stay a 2/5: 1) a smell of mold in our room and strong smell coming from the bathroom 2) we were two families. One of the two rooms had no bathroom door (!) and water from the shower would immediately flow into the bedroom. 3) everything in our rooms and bathrooms seemed old 4) the pool is nice and clean, but don’t get fooled by the pictures: during peak hours it was hard/impossible to find a sun-bed."