La Garoupe Gardiole

“WOW”

I can't give a higher review. This is not about the owner or the hotel. This is about the people that work there. 10/10. Highest service I have ever received. Made me rethink French service altogether. My girlfriend and I have decided to come back to Antibes JUST to visit this hotel and these … more

I can't give a higher review. This is not about the owner or the hotel. This is about the people that work there. 10/10. Highest service I have ever received. Made me rethink French service altogether. My girlfriend and I have decided to come back to Antibes JUST to visit this hotel and these folks.

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“Family-run feel in a great location to explore the Cap D'Antibes”

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 a… more

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.

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“Great little hotel”

Friendly, helpful and competent staff. We really liked the location (leafy affluent suburbs). Free on site or road parking. Our room was small but comfortable. Breakfast was plentiful (15€ pp). Lovely restaurant next door to the hotel. Walking distance to the beach. Hotel restaurant served very ov… more

Friendly, helpful and competent staff. We really liked the location (leafy affluent suburbs). Free on site or road parking. Our room was small but comfortable. Breakfast was plentiful (15€ pp). Lovely restaurant next door to the hotel. Walking distance to the beach. Hotel restaurant served very overpriced Aperol spritzers (14€ each) 😳

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