My family and I have just returned from a one week holiday in Villefranche-Sur-Mer staying at Pierre & Vacances. I would not recommend this 'hotel' to anyone and never want to go there again. Whilst it is set in a beautiful bay with spectacular views of the sea it has the most basic and dirtiest accomodation I have ever stayed in. It was booked online through a well known web site who described it as a 4 star accomodation. I would rate it as a one and may be a two star at the very max( I have written a letter of complaint to the booking company). On arrival we found our apartment to be dirty, smelt of drainage problems, layers of dust on door/window frames, the mattresses had musty smell. There was constant traffic noise twenty four hours a day due to the close proximity of the road and the railway line making it difficult to sleep at night. For such hot summers the rooms we had did not have any air conditioning (note it was advertised as a 4 star !). The blankets and curtains looked and smelt as though they have never been washed. The built in single robes were so dirty, we never bothered to unpack our suitcases ! There was a constant noise from an extractor fan in the second bedroom/living room which could not be switched off ! The accomodation was booked for five. One double room and one living room which doubled as a second bedroom at night. The double bedroom was just big enough to fit a double bed and nothing else. At night time the two sofa/bed were converted to two single bed and a rollaway single bed was available.
Balcony was very cheaply furnished with a round plastic table and five plastic chairs. A rusty wire rack for cloth drying. My kids made the mistake of hanging thier washed brilliant white tee shirts costing around 150 euros in total on the drying rack only to find unremoveable rust stains on them. When we complained to the hotel they just shrugged their shoulders.
MY ADVICE: DO NOT BOOK THIS ACCOMODATION. PAY A LITTLE MORE AND BOOK INTO A PROPER HOTEL AND REALLY ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY AS THE AREA IS GREAT.