Welcome to our family-friendly modern apartment.
Make yourself at home...below are additional instructions & details.
NO SMOKING / NO PETS
no parties or large gatherings
AC units (one in each room)
Use remote control- there is 1 remote per AC unit (Heat vs Cool)
High Speed WiFi
Login instructions located in the apartment
Patio- retractable awnings/ Les stores
Do not use these due to wind instead use vertical shutters
Do not use the control buttons covered with blue tape.
Nespresso Machine
Press small cup button for short espresso
Press larger cup button for long espresso
Microwave - Whirlpool MWO609
Timed cooking
Press TIME button
Enter desired duration
Press START
How to change the clock
Press the CLOCK button
Press the CANCEL button
Enter the time (ie. 705)
Press the CLOCK button again
Day bed into double bed
Pull out bottom drawer until you hear a CLICK and you clearly see the metal divider
Place top mattress on empty frame
Put mattress cover over both mattresses - for comfort and quality
Add fitted sheet on top of mattress cover
Add bedsheet, blankets and pillows.. sweet dreams!
Sofa bed into double bed
Pull loop at the top of the sofa until it becomes a full bed
Put mattress cover over the mattress from the bin in the linen closet
Add fitted sheet on top of mattress cover
Add bedsheet, blankets and pillows… sweet dreams!
Electrical desk
Press up and down buttons to raise and lower the desk
Washer/ dryer on the back patio
Choose your wash cycle, we recommend:
turn knob to ‘proper & sec 1h/1kg
Push ‘Marche/Arrêt’
Push the start arrow (top right corner)
This will wash the clothes at 30C, spin up to 1200 rpm and the clothes will be lightly damp at the end.
The machine gives a click when finished and then turns off and you can open the door and hang the clothes so they don’t wrinkle as per local custom
Oven
Typically 180C on full fan setting, a quick 10 min to preheat oven
Be sure to set both dials to the top OFF position when finished
Cooking stove top
Press the power button and then the +/- to adjust the level of heat
The elements auto-disconnect if water boils over
Be sure to turn off elements when not in use
TV
Use 2 remotes- LG for the TV and the other for the French channels
For French TV channels
Turn on TV: LG remote- red power button turn on TV
Turn on Cable box: the slim black remote (marked Orange on the back of the remote) to connect to la Boite Orange - top white power button. This will turn on the small black box in front of the TV.. wait until the orange light on cable box illuminates
LG remote: scroll with the arrows down to HDMI3 selection (bottom left corner of screen), and select using the middle circle button
Back to the Orange remote, use the arrows to change channels
Otherwise, use the LG remote to scroll to the Apps: Netflix, Disney, Amazon Prime, YouTube , etc. and be sure to sign out at the end of your stay
Shower
Turn clockwise for hot, counter clockwise for colder water. It may take a few moments for the hot water to arrive.
Red lamp in dining room
Connect via USB (cable provided on the shelf)
2 Elevators
The elevator will not move until the outer door has fully closed
Parking
Nearby public parking:
Parking du Ponteil (170 spaces), Avenue Maréchal Leclerc (€ June 01 to Sept. 30)
Parking de la Salis (95 spaces), Boulevard James Wyllie (€ June 01 to Sept. 30)
More info at https://www.antibesjuanlespins.com/en/pratiqual-information/move/to-park.
The City has 1,800 free on-street parking spaces. The parking meters are all equipped with a bank card reader and an alphanumeric keyboard to offer 1H FREE per day per vehicle. Parking is free on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays but also between noon and 2pm and from 6pm to 9am.
For the disabled, parking is free with visible caduceus.
For electric vehicles, parking is free.
Supermarkets:
3 min walk to Intermarche, 2 Bd Albert 1er, 06600 Antibes, France.
7 min walk to Monoprix, Pl. Général de Gaulle, 06600 Antibes, France
12 min walk to Carrefour City, 44 Rue de la République, 06600 Antibes, France
Please try the small local specialty shops from cheese to wine to pastries…
Playgrounds
Square Albert 1er, at the end of Blvd. Albert 1er, facing the sea, beautiful location, 7 min walk from the apartment
Outdoor playground in the old town, 12 min walk from the apartment, 8 Rue Lancan, Antibes, 06600