Apartment

Modern Loft Apartment In The Heart Of 12th Century Vence

Photo gallery for Modern Loft Apartment In The Heart Of 12th Century Vence

Living room
View to Baou St Jeanett from terrace
Staircase to the roof terrace
Bedroom
Shower

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 370 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Kitchen
  • Barbecue grill
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

View map
Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte-D’Azur
  • The Rosary Chapel
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Historic Town Saint-Paul-de-Vence
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Allianz Riviera
    ‪14 min drive‬
  • Nice (NCE-Cote d'Azur)
    ‪17 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 3)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Dining area

About this property

Modern Loft Apartment In The Heart Of 12th Century Vence

Situated on the ramparts of the medieval town of Vence this modern loft apartment has views directly onto the Baous, hills behind the town. Its interior is stylish and personally designed, bringing all modern comforts to a 12th century building. It has a fantastic roof terrace where you can enjoy an evening meal or a breakfast in the open air with superb views onto the foothills of the Alps. Available all year round, this is a perfect place for the ones wanting to be central, in a picturesque village surrounded by restaurants, shops, markets and art galleries. Large open plan kitchen and living area. Fully equipped kitchen with large local artist personally designed dining table. Living area with DVD player and stereo surround sound. Internet access.1 double bedroom, bathroom with shower. Steep spiral staircase leading to roof terrace. Parking available in town centre short and long term public car parks.

Add dates for prices

Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Outdoor space

Have a question?

AI iconBeta

Get instant answers with AI powered search of property information and reviews.

Similar properties

House Rules

Check in after 2:00 PM
Check out before 11:00 AM
default

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
Not really suitable for toddlers
default

Events

No events allowed
default

Pets

No pets allowed
default

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
Remove personal items, remove leftover food and drinks and take out the rubbish
Turn off the lights, lock the doors and return the keys
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property

We should mention

Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 1000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using the information in the booking confirmation
A car is recommended for transport to and from this property

About the area

Vence

Located in Old Town, a neighbourhood in Vence, this apartment is in a rural area and in the mountains. Travellers who have shopping on the agenda can visit Promenade des Anglais and CAP 3000 Shopping Center, while those looking for another kind of activity may want to check out Port of Nice. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Allianz Riviera or Hippodrome de la Cote d'Azur. Windsurfing and power boating offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with mountain biking and cycling nearby.
Map
Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte-D’Azur

What's nearby

  • Vence Cathedral - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • The Rosary Chapel - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Fondation Maeght - 4 min drive - 3.5 km
  • Historic Town Saint-Paul-de-Vence - 5 min drive - 3.1 km
  • Allianz Riviera - 14 min drive - 12.9 km

Getting around

  • Cagnes sur Mer Station - 13 min drive
  • Grand Arenas South Tram Stop - 17 min drive
  • Nice (NCE-Cote d'Azur) - 31 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Pizza De L'Ara - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Henry's Bar - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪La Régence Café - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Chez Luigi - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Mas de Vence Hôtel Restaurant - ‬6 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Modern Loft Apartment In The Heart Of 12th Century Vence pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Modern Loft Apartment In The Heart Of 12th Century Vence?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Modern Loft Apartment In The Heart Of 12th Century Vence?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Modern Loft Apartment In The Heart Of 12th Century Vence located?

Located in Old Town, this apartment building is within a 15-minute walk of Vence Cathedral and The Rosary Chapel. Historic Town Saint-Paul-de-Vence and Fondation Maeght are also within 3 miles (5 km).

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Check-in

8.8/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.0/10

Listing accuracy
Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 28 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 28 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 28 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 28 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 28 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Andrew W.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness

A well equipped apartment with stunning views.

Ideally situated close to all amenities the apartment is an ideal base for exploring Vence and the surrounding area.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Tina B., STOCKPORT

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness

Great location in the heart of Vence

Lovely old apartment with stunning views of the mountains. Perfect location for exploring vence.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jane R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely holiday in Vence

Great location. We enjoyed the roof terrace and fantastic view. Well appointed and tastefully decorated. We would recommend this apartment
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patricia M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication

Five days in Vence

Clean, neat, with an incredible view. Modern interior. Probably best rental in the old town with a gorgeous view from the patio of the mountains.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Margaret H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A brilliant place to stay

The loft is a very special place to stay. It has been very thoughtfully designed, with all creature comforts, yet in such a historic building. The location is superb - everything you need on the doorstep. I’d love to come back and can highly recommend.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Susanne P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

We loved it

Lovely week in the old Part of vence
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Romain R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

appartement tres agreable

bien amenage. un peu chaud en haut.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Zenzi R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Studio charmant

Super appartement bien placé dans les remparts de Vence. Joli, moderne et parfait pour un séjour en couple. Merci !
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Stein E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nytelse i Vence

Leiligheten ligger fint til inne i den gamle bydelen, med gedigen utsikt til fjellene. Den er nydelig innredd og har alt man har behov for. Det er kort vei til butikker, spisesteder og severdigheter. Kommer gjerne tilbake.
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Christian W.

Liked: Location
Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Schöne Lage aber ungenügender Service

Bei diesem Preis war es eine ungenügende Leistung. Objekt war nicht sauber, für die Sonnenterrasse gab es keinen Sonnenschirm. Die Polster waren alt, schmierig und rochen schlecht. Zum Einchecken mussten wir mehrmals anrufen bis uns der Schüssel gebracht wurde. Lage ist super, Objekt mittelmässig
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Bo J.

We admired the way this apartment has been renovated.

The architecture and choice of materials and furniture is uniq. Makes you feel very comfortable and "at home". The view fra the terrace is wonderful and the short distance to everything in Vence, including a P-house, makes this apartment perfect.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

PETER G.

Modern spacious living with fantastic views

Our third stay here - so it must be good. The best features are the spacious and stylish living area and the roof top balcony (accessed via small spiral stair case) A real haven in beautiful Vence.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

arno S.

Schön renovierte Altbauwohnung mitten in lebhaftem Künstlerstädtchen

Wir haben hier mit unseren beiden Kindern den Sommerurlaub verbracht und die Wohnung als Ausgangspunkt für Exkursionen im Raum Nizza genommen. Vence ist wirklich ein Traum und dabei anders als St. Paul de Vence nicht zu sehr touristisch geprägt. Nach unserem Eindruck nutzen auch viele Einheimische das Städtchen für abendliche Ausflüge. Mehrfach in der Woche gibt es einen schönen Markt auf der place du grand jardin; auch sonst finden sich zuhauf Geschäfte für die täglichen Besorgungen einschließlich eines Leclerc-Supermarktes. Die Ateliers und Galerien im Ort fanden wir sehr ansprechend. Wenn man es einmal nicht ans Mittelmeer schafft, kann man im netten Freibad des Örtchens schwimmen gehen, das fußläufig zu erreichen ist. Ein Auto ist von Vorteil, aber man kann auch mit Bus und Bahn an die Küstenorte der Riviera gelangen. Auf der Dachterrasse der Wohnung konnten wir die Tage mit wunderschönem Blick auf die Berglandschaft bei Pizza und einem Glas Wein ausklingen lassen. Aufgrund der funktionierenden Klimaanlage war die Temperatur in der Wohnung trotz hochsommerlicher Hitze angenehm. Wir würden jederzeit wiederkommen.
Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Joachim S.

Stilvolles Appartement im Herzen von Vence

Sehr schönes Appartement. Vence ist eine sehr schöne historische Kleinstadt mit freundlichen Bewohnern und gutem Essen an jeder Ecke. Guter Ausgangspunkt für Fahrten in die Küstenstädte und ins Bergland. Wir hatten einen wunderschönen Urlaub.
Stayed 11 nights in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Liliane O.

Great location, spacious, but needs better care

The location of the loft is ideal for those who want to be in the old city of Vence. it is steps away from one of the main city doors, and steps away from great restaurants and shops. The loft has a spacious living room with an open kitchen, which has good amenities. the bedroom is cramped. The views from the living room are great. the terrace upstairs has beautiful views, but it gets very hot during the day, and is hard to access, with spiral, narrow stairs. On the negative side, the loft is dusty, and could use better cleaning. I did quite a bit of cleaning the first couple of days to try to get rid of the smell (and it helped). The pillows in the bedroom were old and smelly, so we ended up buying 3 new ones, which we left in the left. As for parking, we tried to find the 7 euros one but did not succeed; however, an older gentleman told us to avoid it anyway, because it is not monitored and his mirror was broken in it. Best is to park in one of the main lots (Toreille, Jardin), then go to the office at level -1 in Jardin and get the weekly pass for 55 euros, unlimited entries. In our case, Toreille did not have any weekly passes left, so we had to stay at Jardin. Note that you are pretty much on your own. The agent arranged for us to pick up the key from her father, who lives nearby, but we never saw her. Basic questions like where do we throw the garbage took her more than 24 hours to answer. when we left, we had to throw the key inside her dad's home because no one was there to take it from us.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Janneke S.

Fantastisk bolig i bycentret og med en overvældende udsigt

Meget komfortabel lejlighed med alle faciliteter. Tagterrassen er guld værd - med udsigten til byen og bjerge.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Dennis G.

lovely apartment, wonderful location

Really lovely apartment just inside the old city, so steps from all the action. Beautiful views from living room and upper terrace. Ubiquitous mopeds and revving motorcycles made it a necessity at times to have the windows closed, but the double paned windows did well at muting the noise. Owner responsive and helpful. Finding free parking was a challenge on most days, but we ultimately found one every day for two weeks.
Stayed 13 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Charles S.

Spacious comfortable apartment with stunning views

Being built in the walls of the old town this apartment has lots of charm and the views of the mountains from it are stunning. While we stayed the weather was unusually wet but as the apartment had all of the facilities we required and was very spacious the bad weather did not really cause a problem. There are many places of interest in the town only a short walk from the flat which we would recommend including Matisse’s chapel, the cathedral and the food shops in the old town along Rue du Marche. We would stay again.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2018
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Claudia S.

Sehr schöne Wohnung

Die Wohnung liegt perfekt am Rande der Altstadt. Man kann sich in Vence komplett ohne Auto bewegen. Die Wohnung ist liebevoll und sehr gut eingerichtet. Alles, was man benötigt, ist vorhanden. Wir hatten zwei wunderbare Wochen und werden gern wiederkommen.
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

A. P.

Wunderschöne Ferienwohnung

Phantastische Lage, Wohnung extravagant, stylish aber dennoch wohnlich und gemütlich, sehr sauber, ruhig, gut ausgestattet, kleine Terrasse mit spektakulärem Ausblick (und ebenso spektakulärem "Aufstieg"). Kleine Wohlfühloase! Beste Lage für Ausflüge an die Cote d'Azur und ins Bergland.
Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Andrea H.

Schönes Loft in der Altstadt

Die Lage ist sehr schön: direkt über der Stadtmauer in der Altstadt, also "mittendrin" und trotzdem ruhig. Der Koch-/Wohnbereich des Lofts ist großzügig und mit allem eingerichtet, was man so braucht. Die kleine Dachterrasse bietet wunderbare Ausblicke und ist für das Glas Wein am Abend ideal. Negativ anzumerken: dass das Loft innerhalb der Altstadtmauern ist und deshalb nicht direkt mit dem PKW angefahren werden kann (Gepäck!) haben wir erst unmittelbar vor der Anreise erfahren. Ein Hinweis darauf, dass der Zugang zur Dachterrasse über eine sehr enge und steile Wendeltreppe erfolgt (für ältere Menschen, kleine Kinder vollkommen ungeeignet), wäre wünschenswert gewesen. Einige Ausstattungsteile waren unbrauchbar (Pfannen) und die Sauberkeit hätte insgesamt besser sein können. - Die gute Ferienstimmung hat uns über das alles aber hinwegsehen lassen und hatten trotzdem sehr schöne Tage hier verbracht.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Frank K.

Geschmackvoll eingerichtete und saubere Untekunf

Komplett eingerichtet in sehr zentraler Lage. Sehr empfehlenswert!
Stayed 6 nights in May 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Graham M.

Great property and good location in Cite Historic, Vence

Property is great, with large open living space, good kitchen and bathroom. Fabulous views from the upstairs balcony. Would defiantly stay here again.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

David B.

Fantastic - perfect location

My wife and I spent a long weekend here in March and got lucky with the weather, which was high teens every day. The apartment is located in the centre of Vence but is tucked away back from the main shops, restaurants etc, giving it a private, quiet feel. Within 2 minutes walk of the nearest convenience shop, restaurant, bar and boulangerie, it couldn't be better situated. Then there is the terrace and the incredible views over the foothills of the Alps one way and a teasing glimpse of the Med in the other - perfect for a croissant and a coffee in the morning or a glass of wine at night. Bizarrely, despite being in a town the terrace is not overlooked at all and is therefore very private. All in all a great stay and we will be back! Thanks to the owners
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Roger G.

Stylish apartment full of charm, great location!

Situated in the walls of this medieval old town, and accessed from an unassuming entrance off one of the beautiful cobbled streets, this flat is a real gem hidden away on the second floor at the top of the original stone spiral staircase. Its been stylishly and tastefully modernised with the decor reflecting both the buildings ancient character and Vence's art culture. We stay for a week as a family of 4 with two young children, and thoroughly enjoyed our time there. The views from the small terrace of the surrounding hills and countryside are simply stunning, and a great place to watch the sunset! The old town in Vence is really charming and being traffic free is a great place to wander through the cobbled alleyways with kids and enjoy a coffee and browse the many local galleries. Vence is also a great base to easily explore the coastline from Nice to Cannes. Although we spent a lot of time at the local beach at Cagnes-sur-Mer which was great for kids with calm seas, and we found to be nicer and quieter than the more expense private beaches in Antibes. Would highly recommend the family run restaurant Auberge Des Segneurs.

About the host

Hosted by Jane Moser

Host profile image
We are based in the UK and we spend many holidays in Vence with our children. We love the swimming pool in Vence, the beaches at Cagnes sur Mer, nearby villages St Jeannet and Tourettes sur Loup. We love the restaurants, markets and general hubbub of Vence life.

Why they chose this property

An excellent bolt hole at the heart of the Cote d'Azur. Vence is a lively town and is ideally located for the coast and for the nearby towns of Grasse, St Jeannet, St Paul, Nice, Cannes, Antibes. With many fabulous Michelin stared restaurants a mere 2 minute walk from the apartment and a super market every Tuesday and Friday, you won't go hungry.

What makes this property unique

Modernised 2010 - brand new bathroom and fully fitted kitchen. Oven and induction hob, dishwasher and washing machine. The apartment is air conditioned and has a super terrace that overlooks the mountains. The terrace is completely private and is not overlooked.

Languages:

English, French, German