Le Cristal - Prestigieux appartement au Lac d'Annecy - Apartment

😊: The view from the apartment is wonderful! The kitchen is also good and the living room is pleasant but mostly because of the view.. 😢: the apartment was not well cleaned, there were many spider webs and spiders inside the house and on the terrace. They don’t mention that there is no place to throw away the trash. We stayed for 5 nights and we have a baby. I asked via WhatsApp where to dispose of the garbage, and I was surprised to learn that it was not on the property, and it’s also not easily accessible. The trash has to be transported in your own car, and but you are only informed after checking that you MUST take out the garbage yourself. The bathroom is also old and has no ventilation, which means it smells bad. I had to buy an air freshener for the bathroom. The bathtub drain is broken and the management suggested I would have to open it with a knife. Additionally I stayed 5 nights and were given 1 towel pp. There are candles all over the house, but they were all empty. One was half-used, but they should either replace or remove them, because it looks dirty. The house has 3 bedrooms, but they only prepared 2 of them because they assumed I wouldn’t need all of them. However, I think this changes the presentation of the house. The biggest reason I’m writing this review it’s because I also found it a bit awkward when the manager came to the apartment for check out. She checked everything, all the rooms, as she should, and we talked, but while my husband was loading the car, she stayed inside the apartment. When he needed to go back upstairs, she followed him. I understand it may have been for security reasons, but it gives the impression that we could steal something. In that case, what is the point of the €800 deposit? I also was annoyed by her attitude to colect anything we left behind and bring to me as you must take this out, for example a bottle of mineral water that it was in the bedroom, she also asked me where did I find the ironing board and I didn’t even used it..

😊: The apartment is exactly as shown on the pictures: very large living room with open kitchen, design furniture, piano, large sliding doors to the terrace with incredible views of the Lac d'Annecy. Well-equiped kitchen with dishwasher, washing machine, micro wave, stove, enough cutlery and crockery, etc. 3 bedrooms, one of which is rather small, 1 large bathroom with shower over the bath and 1 separate toilet. Spacious terrace with dining table and chairs, a lounge part and BBQ. Quiet location although main road very close by, big private parking space. Located on the top floor of a 2 storey building. Downstairs neighbours very quiet. Good internet, clean, easy and flexible contact with the agency responsible for the rental. One of the most beautiful rentals we ever had. Feeling as if staying in the house of a friend.. 😢: We stayed in the apartment end of June during a heatwave with unusual high temperatures up to 37C and more. As the large windows in the living room have no shutters or curtains, from 9 o'clock on until the end of the afternoon, the temperature in the apartment became unbearable, because the apartment has no air-conditioning. We could use 4 ventilators, but even with these 4 running, we were unable to stay in the apartment during the day. We understand that this was an unusual situation, but we would strongly recommend the owner to instal an AC or at least provide a mobile AC as the rest of the apartment is definitively high standard. Unfortunately, this heat inside spoiled a bit our stay. We would absolutely like to come back, but not in summer season anymore..

Abwechslungsreiche Ferien<br>#128578; Die Lage am See ist super, ein kleiner Strand ist zu Fuß in knapp 5min zu erreichen. Doussard mit seinen vielen Wassersportmöglichkeiten ist nur 4km entfernt. Mit dem Auto sind viele tolle Tagesausflüge in der Gegend möglich (Annecy, Col du Semnoz, Grotte du Prérouge, Gorge du Fier, ...) Auch für Kinder gibt es viele tolle Aktivitäten: Wasserski, Paragliding, Kayak,... Die Fahrradwege sind sehr gut vernetzt und ziemlich flach, sodass es auch für jüngere Kinder angenehm ist.<br>#128577; Der Hauptort Annecy ist leider ziemlich überlaufen. Hier gibt es zu jeder Tageszeit lange Staus, sogar am Wochenende. Wir haben nach Möglichkeit Ausflüge gemacht, die Annecy weitläufig meiden.

Schöner Aufenthalt mit atemberaubender Aussicht!<br>#128578; Sehr schöne Wohnung mit praktische Lage. Lebensmittelgeschäfte, Sehenswürdigkeiten und Strände (auch einige wo Hunde erlaubt sind) in unmittelbarer Nähe. Die Aussicht vom Balkon ist unbezahlbar. Die Wohnung ist perfekt ausgestattet, auch um selbst zu kochen (super ausgestattete Küche) und um einen gemütlichen Abend zusammen zu verbringen.

The appartment provides a breathtaking view across the lake, offers a balkonee with barbecue, which we enjoyed several times. In addition though, we found it also very conveniently located: two minutes from the bicycle path all the way to Annecy old town, 10 minutes by bike from Spar and bakery in Duingt (wonderful ride in the mornings to get fresh baguette), 5 minutes from boat rental and a restaurant in walking distance. The bicycle path to Annecy is about 15km and is easily mastered by children as well (ours were 7 and 10 and did not complain once... thanks to also some ice cream stops along the lake). For evenings we recommend to always make reservations at restaurants, and dont forget to bring your masks. They are not needed if you sit outside, but are mandatory inside. They were not mandatory in shops during our visit. All in all we enjoyed our first stay at Lac d‘Annecy a lot and will certainly return.