My sister and I book a villa every year for ourselves and our families. This was our seventh in a row and it was by far the best we've ever stayed in. In terms of the layout it was perfect; no weird rooms in annexes, no shared bathrooms, a level flow from kitchen to outdoor living area to pool so everything is just a few steps away. The pool is much bigger than it looks in the photos and the grounds are absolutely immaculate; no dusty corners or dead plants or spiders' webs. The outdoor seating area was comfortable and well designed. The kitchen was modern and clean and ridiculously well equipped, we wanted for nothing. The living room was large, airy and comfortable with lots of British TV channels available. All four bedrooms were proper spacious doubles with quality mattresses and bedding. And then there were the bathrooms which were brand new, ultra stylish and so beautiful I wanted to bring them all home with me and put them in my own home! Another wonderful thing; all the rooms had ample wardrobe storage for two people with a suitcase each full of clothes (so rarely the case in rentals) and not only that but around fifty matching hangers in each! Lovely hand soaps in all the bathrooms, tons of toilet paper and cleaning products.
The house is in a private, gated turning towards the end of a 2km long road just off the main road into Biot. We are all fast walkers and it took us 23 minutes to walk to the centre of the village. In the village is several nice restaurants (though none outstanding of those we tried), lots of pretty clothing and accessory shops, a very smart, upmarket convenience store, open every day til 8pm, and of course lots of stunning glassware. But we were loathe to leave the villa as it really was the most relaxing, enjoyable and comfortable place to be.
As others have mentioned, Christine was a supremely good host. She greeted us on arrival and then returned on the Wednesday to oversee the gardener and was incredibly helpful and charming. She even went to the effort of dropping my daughter's forgotten flip flops to the the hotel in Antibes where we were staying after our time in the villa. Five star service and a five star villa. Thank you Christine!