We holiday as a family in different villas/apartments every year and this was easily one of the nicest we have stayed in. There was so much to like about Francoise's holiday home.
FIrstly, the location is absolutely ideal, only about 4 minutes from the centre of the beautiful village of Talloires, and situated up a hill so that the views of the lake are breathtaking. The apartment is also only about a 12 minute walk from Talloires beach, which lots of our friends who go regularly to Annecy told us is the nicest beach on the lake, and it would be hard to disagree - a big grassy area with lots of trees for shade, and easy access (plus diving boards!) into the lake. Plus activities such as canoeing, kayaking and paddleboarding. Finally, only 50 metres behind the apartment is the start of a forest trail which leads up to the stunning waterfall, the Cascade D'Angon - so that was a lovely surprise too.
The communal pool is up a short path at the back of the apartment, it is pretty big, about 15 metres, so good for actually swimming in - our only criticism is that they could do with investing in some new deck chairs.
The apartment itself was really spacious and beautifully clean and well presented. Before going were worried about there not being any air conditioning as we knew temperatures were going to be well into their 30s, but actually, because the back of the apartment is set into the hill, it was actually really cool even on the hottest days.
The bedrooms are big, and a massive plus, the beds are really comfortable with thick mattresses - we've stayed in so many places where this hasn't been the case! The apartment also has a huge super-comfy sofa which could fit all four of us on with ease.
Finally, there were lots of considerate touches which just made the stay as relaxing as possible, such as all the necessary kitchen equipment. As a keen cook, its really nice when there are pans big enough to boil pasta in, colanders, sharp knives, and then lots of plates, bowls, cutlery and decent size wine glasses - none of which is a given in our previous experience. Plus mod-cons such as a citrus juicer and coffee maker. The bedroom windows had really good mosquito nets on, even though there was a distinct lack of mosquitos in Annecy, there were lots of clean towels provided, and the dining table could easily fit a family of six.
All in all we were really happy and wouldn't hesitate to recommend this apartment or to return.
