Will start with the ONLY negative: the Maeva Residence is located up a hill - but although it is not steep, would still hope your suitcase has wheels and would recommend comfortable shoes (no high heels!). It is only an eight minutes walk (probably less if you're younger and fitter than me!) down the hill to the supermarket and bus stop, but probably 10-12 minutes if you are pulling or carrying a heavy suitcase. When you go to the supermarket, if you have a small case with wheels, it's probably the best way to bring back your shopping and bottles of water. Although the supermarket isn't massive, it has everything you would need and is reasonably priced.

Anyway, starting at the beginning: if you arrive at Nice Airport, Terminal 2,
then you get a free short bus ride to Terminal 1, where you go to bus stop number 6 and get on bus number 23, getting off at Fabron. (Journey time can be between 15-25 minutes, depending on traffic.) There is a supermarket called Carrefour as you get off the bus. (The cost of the bus is one euro. In fact you can go on any bus in Nice, even changing buses, for the same one euro! It is one euro for up to a 72 minutes journey, but does not include a return journey.)

Anyway, keeping the supermarket (which is on a corner) to your left, you follow the road round, passing under a small bridge; then you will shortly pass a few shops on your left, then cross the road at the zebra crossing, continuing to walk up the same road. Very shortly you will see a sign-post pointing to the right which says Parc de I'Indochine, so you walk up there (it is for pedestrians only) and at the end you will see a sign for Maeva Residence pointing right, and you're almost there!

The room, which was very clean, had everything that you would need, which includes a small kitchen area with a microwave/grill, two ring electric hob, a fridge with small freezer department (remember to turn up the freezer compartment, as my ice-cream melted before I realized!), coffee-maker, and a dishwasher. There is a two seater sofa-bed, which opens up to two single beds, and there is a round dining table and three chairs. There is a shutter on the window and an electric shutter on the door to keep out the sunlight. There is also
air-conditioning. The rooms have a balcony with table and chairs.

I have never stayed in a self-catering apartment before, so did not know what to expect; so apologies if this is the norm; but all the kitchen equipment and utensils you would need are in the room: cups, plates, bowls, glasses, cutlery (including an array of carving and paring knives, serving spoons, spatula, potato peeler, etc), saucepans, frying pan, etc, etc. Bed linen and two kitchen wiping-up towels are also provided. I had taken my own towel, but they do hire out towels which includes one small and one large towel and one towel for the bathroom floor at a cost of 8 euros per person per week.

There is a fairly small but extremely pretty garden which I thoroughly enjoyed relaxing and reading in, and in a different area there is a swimming pool and sun-loungers if you'd prefer.

Madelaine who works in the Reception area is very helpful and speaks fluent
English as well as French. The Reception is open Monday-Friday from 9.00 a.m. to noon, then closes, re-opening at 4.00 p.m. until 7.00 p.m.. Saturday it is open from 8.00 a.m. until noon, then 2.00 p.m. until 8.00 p.m.; and on Sunday it is open from 9.00 a.m. until noon, then closed Sunday afternoon and evening. If you are arriving when the Reception is closed, call them and they will give you a code to enter the premises. (Their number is: 0033-493965347.)

They ask you for a 200 euros deposit (taking your credit card details) just in case there is any damage to your room on departure; however, of course no money is taken if your room is as you found it on arrival.

Also, there is a 90 cents per person per night government tax.

I thoroughly enjoyed my stay: if you want to relax, then the garden is a
wonderful place to just sit and read. If you also want to get out and about,
then it's just a short walk back to the bus stop. Also, when you get back to the
supermarket you can see the beach and the sea, which are just across another road. (The beach at Nice is all pebbles.)

Hope you enjoy yourself as much as I did.

PS: Just to re-iterate, this is not an hotel - so there is no restaurant - nor people to come and make your bed and/or tidy your room, so you clean up your own mess!! :)