The Apartment
Welcome to the apartment!
Avenue Robert Soleau has plenty of amenities for your stay, just next door is a great butcher, just across the road a bakery, dry cleaners and Carita of Paris Nail Bar! and towards the the train station a simple grocery store, organic food shop and Hertz car rental. Towards Place de Gaulle you will find the Post office, Banks, Chemist, Tabac for English newspapers, health food shop and internet cafe.
Our apartment has two spacious bedrooms and measures 70 square meters (753 square feet) in total. It has recently had a major renovation (November 2007) which has been done sympathetically keeping true to its original interior design, but incorporating the best and latest in plumbing and electrics that have been totally renewed, including Wi-Fi and cable television with all the major engish speaking news channels including Sky, CNN and Bloomberg.
As you enter the apartment you will notice how open and airy it fells, wonderfully warm in winter and cool in summer. The ceilings are coved and 11 foot high. The hallway retains its original 4 inch square tiles laid in a checkerboard style, white alternating with dove grey. The walls have been restored to their original smooth plaster finish (several layers of wallpaper were removed) and painted in the classic deco cream colour, together with the satin woodwork painted to match. The lighting is via wall lights which throw light upwards and outwards giving a warm golden glow of light.
To the immediate right handside of the front door is the toilet, which has a petit hand basin and the latest in wall mounted toilets designed by Allia of Paris. The Deco lighting theme is continued with a ceiling mounted glass dome centrally mounted.
Then next door is the newly installed full size Shaker style kitchen incorporating a breakfast bar, with two shaker style swivel stools ideal for morning coffee and pastry! For more formal dining, you will see a double drop leaf table, which will seat four in style!
The kitchen includes an Ariston fan assisted electric oven and a black Smeg ceramic hob with 4 rings,one of which halogen. Overhead is a powerful recirculating cooker hood. An LG Wavedom 800w microwave is located at the end of the breakfast bar.
The kitchen is lit by soft under cabinet lighting and above bright white lighting and spot lighting.
The Washing machine is front loading Miele 1300 spin speed machine, the Dishwasher is a slimline Whirlpool, perfect for cleaning up after a meal of four!
The full size Retro cream Gorenge refrigerator is located just across from the breakfast bar.
Through the French doors in the kitchen lies a Romeo and Juliette style balcony overlooking the courtyard which is perfect for breakfast for two! The light folding aluminium chairs and table can be stowed to one side to allow the shutters to close.
The bathroom is next on the left along the hallway, the door is original (as are all the internal doors) and glazed with obscured glass. Just inside you will find the luxurious German made, double size glass walk in shower, spectacularly lit with surface mounted strip neon lights, the water temperature control is set at 38c, which is the recommended temperature, but may be overriden.
The wash hand basin looks as if it is straight out of a Deco film set from a 1930's Hollywood movie, enjoy the generous bowl and illuminated mirror above. The tap is the latest basin mixer from Hansghroe from Germany.
The bath sits neatly below the newly restored window which has been reglazed with sandblasted glass. The swan neck tap with separate hot and cold controls and hot water on demand ensures perfect bubble bathing at any time! Above the bath is a Deco style towel rack and pull out clothes airier/line. The framed poster is a 1930's textile design from the V&A in London.
The master bedroom with ceiling fan, light parquet floor and its breathtaking bespoke fully lined silk drapes, 2 wall lights, the double bevelled edged mirror and frame print "Jeune fille en vert" by Tamara Lempicka just all adds to the Deco fabric of the room. The large illuminated wardrobe and dual mattress double bed with built in bedside units and ceiling fan, ensure supreme comfort before, during and after your slumber!
The twin bedroom opposite also with original parquet floor and Deco style door handles, together with an elegant wall to wall arrangment of sheers. The Deco bedside table will be much of interest, as indeed is the porthole style mirror.
The lounge with ceiling fan is decorated in simple crisp, eggshell white and parquet flooring and furnished with blonde wood and white upholstered furniture with a Sony flat screen TV, DVD player and radio/CD.
A Bientôt...!
Thank you for viewing Art Deco Antibes, we hope you have enjoyed visiting the web site. Please do not hesitate in contacting us for any questions you may have, we look forward to welcoming you soon...
Liam