2 Bedroom Apartment in Aix en Provence Area

At the time of reservation, a separate security deposit of $200 is requested along with half the rent; balance is due two months before occupancy, at which time the key and all information about the property is mailed. The security deposit is returned, minus a $100 housekeeping fee, approximately one month after your departure.
Cancellation policy: there are no exceptions. 120 days or more before occupancy: 100% of return of security deposit and partial rent. 119-60 days before occupancy: Return of security deposit; half rental fee is retained unless an equivalent rental is found. 59 days or less before occupancy: all monies are retained.
Price will increase in 2012 to $1350/wk, $3850 per month.

Review 5559 :

From: From Owners GuestBook

Review Submitted: 4/15/2011

Dear Valerie,

We thought you might want to know about our experiences renting your apartment in Aix-en-Provence this winter, as this was our third time chez vous and we intend to return next winter. Before finding your apartment, we had rented many times before in extended-stay hotels (Pierre & Vacances, Citadines, etc) with small kitchenettes. When we walked into a room into one of those hotels, it looked and felt like a hotel. When we walked into your apartment, it looked and felt like a home.

We like the roomy size of the place. Two bedrooms, a bathroom with a shower and full-sized tub, a kitchen, and a large room that is both a living room and a dining room make for a comfortable living space. The furniture in this last room is very comfortable for reading, watching TV, chatting, etc. We are thankful for the plentiful supply of linens and towels for the bedrooms, bathroom, and kitchen.

We love to the go to the market and buy fresh products there, so we get a lot of use out of the kitchen with its numerous pots, pans, dishes, glasses, and utensils. The convenience of the dishwasher was appreciated…we only needed to run it every couple of days because of the large quantity of dishes you have.

And we’re thankful for the clothes washer, which enables us to bring fewer clothes in our suitcases – thus allowing us to travel more lightly to France. Having the clothes washer in the apartment means we can wash the clothes any time of the day, a significant advantage over the extended stay places we’ve rented, where the washing machines are shared and only available at certain times of the day.

We especially like the apartment’s location off a courtyard, which makes the area very safe and secure. We were surprised (and pleased!) with the quiet – virtually no street noise is heard from inside the apartment. The people in this apartment complex also seem to be considerate of others and are themselves quiet as they come and go from their apartments. And yet the apartment complex, on the main street of the city, is very close to everything in Aix. Museums, restaurants, shops, and markets are within easy walking distance of the apartment. Likewise, both the train and the bus stations are within walking distance. We never felt we needed the added expense of renting a car.

Because the apartment is well-stocked with maps, books, and pamphlets about places to visit in France, we could make plans to visit other cities with the information in the apartment. There is also that handy box filled with information about the restaurants and museums in Aix. The Tourist Office in Aix offers a lot of day trips to surrounding areas, many of which we took and enjoyed.

We are looking forward to our next visit. We are so pleased to have found your place and made the change from hotel to home.


Regards,

Tom and Carol M. (Rochester, NY, USA)

Review 5558 :

From: From Owners GuestBook

Rating: 5 out of 5

Review Submitted: 4/15/2011

Hi Valerie,
Thank you so much for sharing your amazing apartment with us. We absolutely loved it. I just couldn't believe it when we arrived! We had a wonderful time and actually wish we were still there. The town is a magical place and the apartment was sooo convenient; I couldn’t believe how we could just walk out the front door and be in the center of town, yet the apartment itself was incredibly quiet. I have not returned they key yet, as the whole family is home sick and it has slowed me down a bit. I apologize! It was so kind of you to arrange for the crib. I left a little extra with the tip as a thank you to your friend who loaned it to us. It made a big difference! We did our best to leave things clean and tidy, replenish supplies, and to be good guests. We feel so lucky to have been able to spend some time in Aix and appreciate the way you made it happen for us last minute. We were praising you on Thanksgiving for making it happen for us. I hope you are well and enjoying the holiday season.

-Jen (California, USA)

Review 5557 :

From: From Owners GuestBook

Rating: 5 out of 5

Review Submitted: 4/15/2011

Hello Valerie.

The four of us are now back from our travels and I placed the key to your apartment in Aix in the mail to you yesterday.

We very much enjoyed our travels in Spain and France and found your apartment a wonderful way to visit Aix and Provence in general. The apartment is located perfectly in Aix. We spent two full days in Aix, visiting the markets, taking the “petit train”, visiting the Granet Museum, and just generally enjoying the city, cafes, boulangeries and patisseries, etc. We had our breakfasts and often our evening meal (baguettes, cheese, fruit and wine) on your wonderful patio.

The apartment was also a great location from which to take day trips out into other areas of Provence. During our stay we visited Cassis, Saint-Remy-de-Provence, Les Baux-de-Provence, Avignon, Pont du Gard, Apt, Rousillon, Gordes, Bonneaux, Menerbes, Oppede-le-Vieux --- a good mix of cities, sea ports as well as small Provence villages. Thank you again for your advice and review of our preliminary itinerary. With the exception of Arles (which we gave up in favor of spending another full day in Aix) we covered all the points of interest on our revised plan and enjoyed them all.

We dead headed the petunias, watered the plants while we were there and left your apartment in good order. Thank you for offering it for our enjoyment. The four of us fit very comfortably in there, once we mastered the schedule for showering!

Our friends are now off to London, Ireland and a cruise in the Baltic which includes a visit to St Petersburg. Meanwhile, Delores and I are in Cape May, NJ at our daughter’s summer home until we depart in early August for Israel and Egypt.

Best regards,
Bob S. (Florida, USA)

Review 5556 :

From: From Owners GuestBook

Rating: 5 out of 5

Review Submitted: 4/15/2011

Hi Valerie,

We're packing up and getting ready for our departure tomorrow morning. The four of us have had an absolutely wonderful time here and your apartment is perfect. I've enjoyed your terrace/garden very much, and I've learned to get up early every morning (while it's still cool) and have breakfast outside. Also a good time to visit the wonderful local markets and the boulangerie. We're usually gone by later afternoon - there's so much to do and see, both here and in the surrounding area (the festival at Avignon was so much fun!). I make dinner around 8 or 9 when we get back, then it's more reading or a game of cards, and then off to bed. The days have gone by much too quickly!
All your instructions for the appliances, the cookbooks, the guest book and the box of pamphlets and maps helped us to quickly adapt to the apartment and feel like we lived here. Your neighbors are quiet and polite. We all loved your beds and got a terrific night’s sleep each night. The washing machine and dishwasher were great boons to our existence; we found all the linens we needed in your generously stocked linen closet in the living room. Having the internet and the free calling to check on my parents back home in Canada were very convenient.

We’re hoping that we'll be able to come back for another vacation here one day!
Ingrid K. and Family (from Canada)

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