About Cannes Insiders
Cannes locals sharing what they know. Not a tourist guide, a local's perspective.
We are not an agency. We are not a tourist office. We are two people who live in Cannes, in the Californie neighborhood, and decided to share what we know about this city.
It all started with the apartment. We bought a studio in a quiet little residence in the Californie neighborhood, 10 minutes on foot from the Croisette. We completely renovated it: equipped kitchen, air conditioning, fiber wifi at 54 Mbps, smart lock for 24h self check-in. Then we started listing it on Airbnb.
Very quickly, we noticed travellers were always asking the same questions. Where to eat without getting ripped off? Which beach is actually free? How do you get to Ile Sainte-Marguerite? Can you visit Cannes without a car?
This site is the answer to all those questions. Not a guide copied from another guide. Not recommendations paid for by restaurants. Just what we know, tested and verified ourselves.
What we know about Cannes
We know the Marche Forville schedule by heart. We know that Tuesday's socca is better than Saturday's (fewer people, crispier). We know that Plage Zamenhof is the best free beach on the Croisette, and that the coves on Ile Sainte-Marguerite are empty in September.
We know the restaurants where locals actually go: Da Laura for fresh pasta (12-16 euros per dish), Aux Bons Enfants for grandmother's Provencal cooking (no credit cards, no reservations), Table 22 for a nicer dinner at 35-45 euros.
We know the Palm Bus at 1.50 euros that replaces the car, the TER train at 6.20 euros to Nice, and the little trail behind Pointe Croisette that leads to rocks where nobody goes.
Why we do this
Because we love this city and we are tired of guides recommending the same tourist traps on the Croisette. Cannes is much more than the Carlton and the Film Festival. It is Le Suquet at sunset, the market in the morning with a coffee, the summer fireworks with your feet in the sand, and entire days on the island doing nothing but swimming.
We want the people who stay with us to discover the real city. Not the postcard version.
The apartment
Our studio is in the heart of the Californie neighborhood, a quiet residential area full of pine trees, bougainvillea, and villas. It is 10 minutes on foot from the Croisette, 15 minutes from the Palais des Festivals, and 10 minutes from the train station.
We designed it for travellers who want to live like locals, not like tourists. Fiber wifi for remote work, air conditioning for summer, full kitchen to cook with market produce, and a smart lock to arrive at any hour.
It suits couples on holiday just as well as professionals coming for MIPIM, the Cannes Film Festival, or Cannes Lions.
Contact
The best way to reach us is through Airbnb messaging after booking, or via the contact form on our listing. We usually reply within the day.
For questions about Cannes, check our guides. We have probably already written the answer somewhere on this site.