PALAIS MARY

Overview

Housed in the well known bourgeois building Palais Mary, completed on 7 December 1941, this 3rd floor apartment has plenty of space for the whole family. It is across the road from public and private beaches and the views from the terrace are magnificent. As it is on the 3rd floor, it is above the palm trees and the views are clear across the bay to Cap de Nice, the Château and the Port to the east and Antibes to the west.

The building is at 53 Promenade des Anglais, so a short stroll to the bars and restaurants but not right in the middle of them. In the next block is a great family run restaurant Le Capitole if you do not want to venture further than next door. The bar of the Negresco is in the subsequent block along with the celebrated restaurant Le Chantecler and the brasserie La Rotonde, which has a moving fairground showpiece, as well as good club sandwiches.

Behind the apartment building are butchers, bakers, supermarkets, news agents, tabacs and local shops such as hardware and clothing shops. There are some fascinating antique shops too. It is a lively, local, residential area full of the Nicoise.

The choice of local restaurants is bewildering from Chinese to Russian, French to Cuban. Along the Promenade we have the Safari in the Old Town, Villa d’Este in the pedestrian Rue Massena and Chez Flo housed in the old cinema in Rue Sacha Guitry to name but three.

There are some great night clubs and even tea dancing rooms. So you can dance till dawn or until tea time. The Old Town has bars to suit all types.

There are museums and art galleries everywhere, two within 5 minutes walk of the apartment. There are cinemas (one nearby shows English language films), theatres and the Opera House.

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Accommodation

When you have been out and done all that, there is the apartment itself. It is part air conditioned ( the warmer part). We think you will love it:

Entrance hall - marble floors- 2 security doors for which you will have keys- leading to the lift. There is also a staircase here and a service lift to the rear. The concierge lives on the ground floor

The apartment is located on floor 3

Apartment entrance hall/lobby - this is a large area containing a large mirrored storage cupboard and bookcase. This room houses the entry phone called by the buzzer at the building’s front door. There is a radiator for heat in winter as in all of the rooms. Marble floor.

The dining room is large and contains the dining table with places for 10.

The living room is enormous. Extra sleeping facilities are in here in the form of 2 double sofabeds. There is a TV and DVD player. Marble floor. The room leads onto the terrace which has a breakfast table. The terrace is of double width and there is also access from bedroom 1.

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Bedroom 1 is a magnificent room. When you wake up looking over the Baie des Anges you will not want to leave Nice. There is an excellent individual pocket spring double bed and a wardrobe. The room has air conditioning. There is a French door to the terrace. Marble floor.

Bathroom with new shower and a bath, double wash basin and WC. Pink marble.

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Hallway to entrance hall then on to;

Kitchen - well fitted out with electric and gas hobs, electric oven and grill/rotisserie (Miele), sinks, cupboards, washing machine and drier. There is a door to the service lift and the rubbish chute (small bags and no bottles). There is a large fridge freezer with an ice maker which will even give you crushed ice for Chartreuse frappe, blocks for your Scotch or slices for Martini. It will provide chilled water too.

The hallway leads to bedroom 3 containing bunk beds- sleeps 2. Parquet flooring.
There is a further WC with hand basin.

Bedroom 2 has another identical excellent double bed and an aspect facing the interior court and the quiet cul de sac behind the building. Parquet flooring and fitted wardrobe and drawers.

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