New York Habitat Blog

Once again the Cannes Film Festival preparations are in full swing in the South of France.

This year’s event is from May 16th to May 27th.

With the town of Cannes transforming from a seaside village into a bustling jet set location for this 10-day stretch, finding housing in the area can be difficult for the independent movie buff looking to screen the latest and greatest.

New York Habitat offers apartment and villas throughout the South of France, stretching from Montpellier in the west all the way east towards the Italian border and running along the southern Mediterranean coast.

Apartments and villas available in the Cannes area:

New York Habitat is in the unique position of offering furnished accommodations throughout the world, including Paris, London, New York and the South of France. With the festival so close, finding quality villas nearby can be challenging, but New York Habitat has some unique properties to choose from if you are making the trip.

One apartment, a four-bedroom villa on the French Rivera in Cannes (PR-739), is available for 3,105 euros per week during the festival and includes a pool and gardens. The drive to Cannes is about five minutes from the villa. Another possibility in Cannes is a two-bedroom accommodation (PR-625) that sleeps six and has a terrace with BBQ for 2,025 euros per week.

2007 Cannes Film Festival:

The festival expects to draw crowds of over 30,000 film professionals to screenings of movies at over a dozen theaters within Cannes. Movies which are selected as top award winners from the festival are generally recognized as some of the top independent films of the year and many go on to be top cinema hits. For more details about this year’s festival, visit The Cannes Film Festival website.

New York Habitat has many choices in Cannes and the surrounding area and with a few properties still remaining we would be happy to help you find a place to call home during your journey to the exciting Cannes Film Festival.

The New York apartment and hotel market continues to show strong occupancy, with an especially hot market in the Times Square area. 

The May 7th issue of Crain’s New York Business reports on its continued growth and popularity in Lisa Fickenscher’s article (entitled “Times Square Push” in the print version). The article notes that Times Square has 25% of Manhattan’s hotel rooms and accounts for 9% of the city’s total economic output.

New York Habitat has looked at its bookings over the past year and found that similar to the study mentioned in Crain’s, over 30% of our bookings for vacation rentals are occurring in the Midtown West area.

The apartments in the Times Square area:

One of the most important factors in selecting an apartment or a hotel room for your stay is to find something to meet your specific needs. With hundreds of offers within walking distance of Times Square, New York Habitat has the perfect mix of accommodations and bed and breakfast rooms to meet the needs of even the most discriminating travelers.

Some typical examples include a studio in Midtown West (NY-10010) for $240 a night with a fulltime doorman and a one-bedroom in Midtown West (NY-11423) in a high-rise building with views of the Hudson River for $297 a night.

New York Habitat also has some unique offerings to add a little something extra to your New York experience. These apartments include a 3-bedroom in Midtown West (NY 12189) that sleeps 8 people and has a terrace, or a 1-bedroom apartment in Midtown West (NY-12092) near the middle of Times Square that is located on a high-rise building’s penthouse floor with a terrace for $405 a night.

Additional Midtown West Neighborhood info:

The study in Crain’s goes on to note that eight out of every 10 tourists visit Times Square during their vacation. New York Habitat points out that because of its subway hub that includes the 1,2,3,7,S,A,C,E,N,Q,R and W trains, access to the rest of the city is convenient.

When visiting events at Javits Center including The Toy Show, The Auto Show and The Travel Show consider staying near Times Square because since it is one of the most accessible neighborhoods to the convention center.

Also, with a growing diversity in retail shops and restaurants in the neighborhoods because of the growing fulltime community, this is one of the best places to set up base during your New York vacation.

Photograph provided by francois-roux-photography.com

Well this week’s winner is Carlos who will receive 10% off a vacation rental. The correct price is 945 euros per week.

This one bedroom apartment in Champs Elysees Paris is now online and can be reserved.

Additional details about this apartment in Paris and neighborhood:

The apartment:
 
The apartment has several thoughtful features that make it interesting to potential tenants. There is a small balcony off of the living room and bedroom, which offer a views of the street.

Also, wireless Internet is available in the apartment. Finally with the Murphy bed in the bedroom and French doors opening into the bedroom there is plenty of room in the apartment to have friends over for dinner at night while using the office during the day for work.

The neighborhood:

With in .5 kilometers there are 30 restaurants, which have been rated by the Michelin Guide. Some of the top choices near the apartment include Pierre Gagnaire which features three stars from Michelin guide and features French food just across the street from the apartment and Rue Balzac which is co-owned by Claude Bouillion and rock star Johnny Hallyday also just around the corner from the apartment .

 Furthermore within a few blocks of the apartment along the Champs-Elysees are flagship shops of Cartier, Montblanc and several other international retailers.  

Availability:

This apartment is available in the vacation rental accommodations. The minimum rental length is 1 week.

Check in next week another edition of Guess the Price. Once again we will be offering a discount on agency fees to the winner of the contest. Next week we will feature an accommodation in New York’s Upper East Side.

To see the original clues for this apartment Guess the Price: One bedroom apartment in Paris.

Again, congratulation to Carlos.