Practicalities—Helping you get the most out of your holiday rental apartment

Most of our holiday rental apartments in Nice, Cannes and Antibes do not have a telephone in the apartment. Where there is a telephone in the holiday apartment, this will be advertised in the particulars section. The alck of a phone does not cause many problems to our European guests as 95% bring their mobile phones to use whilst they are here. For American and Canadian guests, this can be a problem, and we would suggest that if your rental apartment does not have a phone, or if you are travelling Europe, you might want to consider hiring a phone for your holiday.

Cellular Abroad is the number one source for international cell phone rentals and prepaid SIM cards. They have been providing thousands of customers with quality products service for over 5 years. Having a SIM cell phone (GSM phone) is an essential tool for you to stay in touch with family and friends while you are abroad. Whether you are staying in one of our holiday rental apartments for business or pleasure, they can provide you with economical solutions for international cell phones, to rent or purchase.

If you need a car, or want to explore some of the more remote parts of the Côte d’Azur, then we recommend using Hertz. As well as being based at Nice airport, they also have offices at the train station and next to the Le Meridien hotel. The Le Meridien is a particularly handy place to pick up a car for a couple of days. Your Nice apartment will not be too far away from the office. All their offices are open on Sunday morning, which is an unusual bonus for companies operating in France.

Friendly and efficient English-speaking company Friend in France is our choice for airport transfers. Guests are met at the airport arrival lounge by an English speaking and are transferred directly from Nice Airport to the doorstep of your apartment in central Nice. Friend in France can also take you directly to your rental apartment in Antibes, Cannes or Monaco. They also provide tours of the region including Riviera highlights such as Eze, Monaco, St Paul de Vence, Cannes and Grasse. You can book your airport transfers with Friend in France to your Riviera Pebbles apartment at the online checkout when you make a reservation with us. For a wide range of tours across the French Riviera, please contact Mira at friend-in-france@hotmail.co.uk

For information about public transport from the airport, you should look at the Nice Airport website which can be accessed in English.

The TAM network route has coaches and buses that link the main towns across the Riviera. The most popular ones are the 100 (Nice to Menton), 112 (Nice to Beausoleil), 200 (Nice to Cannes), 217 (Nice to Villeneuve-Loubet), 400 (Nice to Vence), and the 500 (Nice to Grasse), but there are over 30 good routes. There is a single price policy operated which is currently € 1 for any single journey. You cannot purchase a return ticket.

The service which operates outside the single price policy is the airport shuttle buses, numbers 98 and 99. These cost € 4 and entitle you to one-day unlimited travel on any bus across the network.

The local network for Nice and the surrounding areas is Ligne d’Azur. The single price ticket of € 1 is in operation with Ligne d’Azur buses.

There is a Tramway in Nice which operates every 5 minutes during peak hours, and every 8 minutes otherwise. It costs € 1.

The local network for Monaco is operated by CAM. This operates five routes.

The local network for Cannes is Bus Azur. Single fares can be paid currently € 1,40 or 10 journey books for € 10 and week passes can be bought on the bus. Return tickets are available.

The local train network can be accessed at the SNCF website.

If you are touring Europe, then we would recommend taking a look at the European Rail Guide. You can book France’s famous high-speed rail service, the TGV, which links over 60 destinations across the length of France here.

If you’re looking for travel cover, we suggest Globelink Travel Insurance. They offer competitive rates and a comprehensive range of policies from single trip to annual cover. We particularly like the different levels of cover they offer, such as backpacker cover, economy, and fully comprehensive. It is important that you take out insurance before staying in a holiday rental apartment in case you have an accident that is your fault.

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