France Vacation Rentals - Côte d'Azur
From the chic beaches of Cannes, St Tropez and Nice to the perched small villages of the hinterlands, the Côte d'Azur or French Riviera has always been a favored destination. Towns along the eastern region have a flavor of Italy. It even circles another country - Monaco. There is a good selection of vacation rentals throughout the area. Region - Provence and Côte d'Azur (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)
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Local Agencies
Vacation rental agency with head office in the country where they offer vacation rentals. Usually you find the best prices with local agencies.
Chateau Country
Local Agency based in France
On-line guide to accommodations in French chateaux. They have castles, manor houses and vacation homes for rent directly from the owners.
Listings for France: All Regions
Features: good photos, location maps
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Citadines Apart'Hotel
Local Agency based in France
City apartments (Apartment Hotels - Apart'Hotel) in modern hotel-like buildings with fully equipped apartments. Most locations are in France (Aix-en-Provence, Bordeaux, Cannes, Ferney-Voltaire, Grenoble, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nice, Paris, Strasbourg, Toulouse). Also in Belgium (Brussels), Germany (Berlin, Munich), Spain (Barcelona), United Kingdom (London, Edinburgh).
Listings for England, France, Scotland, Spain - France listings for: Cote d'Azur -->
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar, online booking
Reviews: SlowEurope (0) - TripAdvisor
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Go Nice
Local Agency based in France
Apartments for rent in Nice and other areas of the Cote d'Azur area of France. Company was Riviera Rentals (riviera-rentals.com) but changed in 2009.
Listings for France: Cote d'Azur
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed
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Nice Pebbles
Local Agency based in France
Vacation rentals in Nice on the Cote d'Azur. The site also includes good information on the area. Company run by a British couple who live in Nice, offices in Nice. They also run Riviera Pebbles.
Read more - Company Profile
Listings for France: Cote d'Azur
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar, online booking, credit cards, PayPal
Reviews: SlowEurope (0) - TripAdvisor
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Nice Studios
Local Agency based in France
6 apartments in Vieux Nice.
Listings for France: Cote d'Azur
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar
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PureFrance.com
Local Agency based in France
Vacation rentals in the French countryside. Agency based in France works directly with the local owners, answers your questions and does the booking. Many properties with pools.
Listings for France: Aquitaine, Brittany, Burgundy, Cote d'Azur, Languedoc-Rouss -->
Features: good photos, prices listed, availability calendar, online booking, credit cards
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Residences FranceLoc
Local Agency based in France
Holiday resorts in France with apartments (most in modern buildings in popular vacation areas) and campgrounds all run by FranceLoc, a French company. Family oriented, good prices.
Listings for France: Aquitaine, Brittany, Corsica, Cote d'Azur, Languedoc-Roussi -->
Features: good photos, prices listed, availability calendar, online booking
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Riviera Pebbles
Local Agency based in France
Vacation rentals in Nice and the Cote d'Azur. Company run by a British couple who live in Nice, offices in Nice. They also run Nice Pebbles.
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Listings for France: Cote d'Azur
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar, online booking, credit cards, PayPal
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Sejours du Sud
Local Agency based in France
Hotel residences (apartments) in Nice, Cannes and the village of Eze (between Nice and Monaco). Hotel ammenities but instead of a hotel room you get an apartment.
Listings for France: Cote d'Azur
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, star ratings
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Farms
Apartments, cottages or houses in the countryside on a farm, estate or in a hamlet, run by one owner. These may be converted outbuildings.
*Gites de France
Official website listing gites throughout France. Like the Agriturismo in Italy, they offer B&B or vacation rentals (self-catering) options on farms in rural areas throughout France. Book directly with the owner. This site rates them by quality of the place (with ears of corn). There are Gites sites for certain regions of France but this main site links to them when searching.
Listings for France: All Regions
Features: location maps, prices listed, star ratings, availability calendar, Some areas have online booking
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Accueil Paysan
An association of rural farms that provide farm holidays including accomodations. Gites are available on some of the farms. Others only provide meals or rooms. Most of the site is in French. Contact the owner directly.
Listings for France: All Regions
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed
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Bienvenue a la Ferme
An association of farms with accommodations set up by the Chamber of Agriculture. They have various types of accommodations from camping to gites.
Listings for France: All Regions
Features: location maps, Links to farm websites on google map
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Agencies
Vacation rental agencies not based in the country where they have their properties. Usually based in the US or the UK. They may represent local agencies.
Anglo French Properties
Agency based in United Kingdom
Luxury villas with pools in the south of France; six in the south-west and twelve in Provence. All sleep six or more. Agency based in London.
Listings for France: Aquitaine, Cote d'Azur, Provence
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed
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At Home in France
Agency based in United States
Personally selected rentals available in several regions of France.
Listings for France: Aquitaine, Burgundy, Cote d'Azur, Languedoc-Roussillon, Par -->
Features: good photos, prices listed, US check
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Bowhills
Agency based in United Kingdom
A wide variety of rentals throughout France and other countries.
Listings for France: Aquitaine, Brittany, Burgundy, Cote d'Azur, Languedoc-Rouss -->
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar, online booking, credit cards
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Chez Nous
Agency based in United Kingdom
UK agency with over 7000 privately owned rentals from throughout France.
Listings for France: Aquitaine, Auvergne, Brittany, Burgundy, Corsica, Cote d'Az -->
Features: prices listed, availability calendar, Not all rentals have availability calendars
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cottages4you
Agency based in United Kingdom
Vacation rentals in most of Europe - United Kingdom (England, Wales and Scotland - 9,000+ properties), Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Croatia and Cypress. Agency, based in England, is part of the Holiday Cottages Group (owned by Wyndham International). These same properties are on other websites (French Life, Blakes, etc.).
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Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, star ratings, customer reviews, availability calendar, online booking, credit cards
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Cuendet
Agency based in Italy
Large agency based in Italy, part of the Wyndham group, with vacation rentals throughout Italy and France (thousands of properties). They represent many farms/estates with cottages and apartments, also have villas and smaller houses. Some other agencies represent their database (you will see the same listings on many other sites). Catalog available.
Listings for France, Italy - France listings for: Aquitaine, Burgundy, Cote d'Az -->
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, star ratings, availability calendar, online booking, credit cards, PayPal
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Doorways
Agency based in United States
Rentals in Italy, France, Spain and Costa Rica. Mostly high-end rentals but some smaller ones also. They have additional information on the regions and a newsletter. They also have rentals sorted by catagories such as weddings, near a village, just for two, etc.
Listings for France, Italy, Spain - France listings for: Aquitaine, Cote d'Azur, -->
Features: good photos, location maps, availability calendar, credit cards, US check
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Drawbridge to Europe
Agency based in United States
Vacation rentals in Italy, France, Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Husband and wife run the agency based in Oregon.
Listings for France, Germany, Italy - France listings for: Aquitaine, Cote d'Azu -->
Features: good photos, prices listed, customer reviews, can create a shortlist
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E-Domizil
Agency based in Germany
Vacation rentals worldwide - most are in Europe. Agency, based in Germany and in business since 2000, does booking for local owners or agencies. Good resource for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Scandinavia and the former Eastern Europe. (Other websites represent their database.)
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Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar, online booking, credit cards
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France Homestyle
Agency based in United States
Rentals available throughout France. Listings note if the rental is wheelchair accessible. They also note if the rental has a pool or air conditioning.
Listings for France: Alsace, Brittany, Burgundy, Cote d'Azur, Languedoc-Roussill -->
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, credit cards, US check
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FranceBy.com
Agency based in Italy
Apartments, villas, farms/estates, hotels and B&B in France. Best Price Guarantee - lowest price for the property. Part of the WorldBy.com group (based in Italy) - for France they run several websites (FranceBy.com, ParisBy.com, RivieraBy.com).
Listings for France: Alsace, Aquitaine, Champagne, Cote d'Azur, Loire Valley, Pr -->
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews, good search engine, credit cards
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Interhome
Agency based in Switzerland
Agency based in Switzerland with listings throughout Europe. Variety of places and prices - over 30,000 vacation rental properties in 21 countries (mostly Europe). Partnered with ResortQuest in the US. They have sites for different countries (country person booking lives in) with prices in their currency. If their listings are represented by another company, the prices are the same. Note that Interhome has local offices in many areas, so it is like dealing with a local agency.
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Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, star ratings, availability calendar, online booking, credit cards
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Joie de Vivre
Agency based in United Kingdom
Vacation rentals in Southern France. Good descriptions of the rentals and local area.
Listings for France: Cote d'Azur, Languedoc-Roussillon, Provence
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar
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Just France
Agency based in United States
Vacation rentals throughout France. All properties are personally inspected. Most are large, high-end properties.
Listings for France: Aquitaine, Burgundy, Cote d'Azur, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loi -->
Features: good photos, prices listed, credit cards, US check
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Quality Villas France
Agency based in United Kingdom
Villas, farmhouses and apartments in several regions (many are large villas with pools). Also runs Quality Villas Italy.
Listings for France: Aquitaine, Brittany, Cote d'Azur, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loi -->
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar, credit cards
Reviews: SlowEurope (1)
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Rentvillas.com
Agency based in United States
Vacation rentals in Italy, France, Greece, Spain, Great Britain, Portugal, Switzerland and Turkey. The majority of their properties are in Italy. They work directly with owners and represent some local agencies. They have a local representative in Rome. When booking you are assigned a Travel Advisor, so you get personal attention. Agency based in California and has been in business since 1984.
Read more - Company Profile
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Features: good photos, prices listed, star ratings, customer reviews, availability calendar, online booking, credit cards, US check
Reviews: SlowEurope (8)
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RivieraBy.com
Agency based in Italy
Apartments of all sizes, villas and hotels in southern France, Cote d'Azur (French Riviera). Best Price Guarantee - lowest price for the property. Part of the WorldBy.com group (based in Italy) - for France they run several websites (FranceBy.com, ParisBy.com, RivieraBy.com).
Listings for France: Cote d'Azur
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar, good search engine, credit cards
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Susan Paradise
Agency based in United Kingdom
A small independent agency for villa holidays in France. Detailed knowledge of rentals and areas.
Listings for France: Brittany, Cote d'Azur, Provence
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews
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Ville et Village
Agency based in United States
Vacation rentals in France and Italy. They also have rentals in Spain and Portugal. Good descriptions of apartments and amenities. They represent Individual Travellers and Salogi. Some properties not listed on website, only in printed catalog.
Listings for France: Aquitaine, Brittany, Cote d'Azur, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loi -->
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed
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Wake Up in France
Agency based in United Kingdom
A wide range of accommodations in Vendee and on Ile de Re as the company Holiday Vendee. They also have rentals in other areas of France as part of Wake up in France. Many of the rentals are in apartment residences. Good selection for families.
Listings for France: Brittany, Corsica, Cote d'Azur, Normandy, Poitou-Charentes, -->
Features: good photos, prices listed, availability calendar, credit cards
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Welcome 2 France
Agency based in United States
Vacation rental apartments in Paris; also a few in Cannes. US-based company composed of 50+ vacation rental owners. They have an office in Paris.
Listings for France: Cote d'Azur, Paris
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar, credit cards, PayPal
Reviews: SlowEurope (1)
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Directories
"Rent from Owner" websites with lists of vacation rentals where you book directly with the owner.
CraigsList - France
Classifieds for vacation rentals in cities, towns and regions of France (Bordeaux, Brittany, Grenoble, Lille, Loire Valley, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nice/Cote d'Azur, Normandy, Paris, Strasbourg, Toulouse). A good resource for city apartments. Select "Vacation Rentals" under "Housing".
Listings for France: Alsace, Aquitaine, Brittany, Cote d'Azur, Languedoc-Roussil -->
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Franglo Classifieds
Expats site for France with classifieds for housing (long and short term rentals).
Listings for France: All Regions
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French Connections
Listings of vacation rentals by owner across all of France. You can also book B&B and hotels on the site. You can create a shortlist of the properties you are interested in.
Listings for France: All Regions
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar
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Holiday Velvet
Vacation rentals worldwide. Book directly with the owner. Holiday Velvet acts as an agent for some rentals. Not many properties in some destinations (listings are being added). They take 101 properties per location and work with "seriously committed owners". Also hotels and B&Bs.
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Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar
Reviews: SlowEurope (1)
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HolidayLettings.co.uk - France
Directory of vacation rentals worldwide, with thousands of listings for Europe (France +4,000 properties). Good searching (can search for properties with internet access). Book directly with owner. Part of rightmove.co.uk, a real estate company. Not part of HomeAway.
Listings for France: All Regions, Paris
Features: good photos, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar
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HomeAway - France
Directory of vacation rentals worldwide, with over 9,000 for France.
Listings for France: All Regions, Paris
Features: good photos, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar, book with owner
Reviews: SlowEurope (2)
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Homelidays - France
Directory of vacation rentals (self catering) and B&B worldwide (France 21,000+ properties). Register to see location maps and use shopping cart. Book directly with the owner. Not part of HomeAway.
Listings for France: All Regions, Paris
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar
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Provence Web
Tourist guide for Provence. Vacation rentals available from owners.
Listings for France: Cote d'Azur, Provence
Features: The listings are ads linking directly to owners websites
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Total France
Expats in France website with property listings (for sale, long term rent and vacation rentals). Click "Classifieds" to see categories or "Property Search" to search by region. Might be a good resource for finding longer rentals.
Listings for France: All Regions
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VRBO - France
Directory of vacation rentals worldwide, part of the HomeAway group.
Listings for France: All Regions, Paris
Features: good photos, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar, book with owner
Reviews: SlowEurope (2)
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