LOCATION This 1930s building is in the golden triangle - close to the center of town with its canals and historic old town; but also close to Galeries Lafayette as well as close to Lake Annecy and Le Paquier. You want to stay IN Annecy or you will be needing to drive in heavy summer traffic, while you are able to walk to many places from this location. Another bonus about the location is that the apartment is directly across the street from the large Annecy Saturday morning market. You can walk out your door, pick up lunch and check out all the market vendors.
SPACIOUS The apt. is on the convenient elevated ground floor. It is spacious, comfortable and correct. The high ceilings, charm and a private terrace are bonuses. The kitchen is modern and well supplied. The bathroom has also been updated as well as the WC. There is a vanity in the WC to help more than one person have sink and mirror access simultaneously. Two bedrooms plus a fold out sofa in the TV room make this a comfortable space for larger groups, but it is also a great base for a couple. The master bedroom has a queen size bed, the second bedroom has two singles and the fold out sofa is a full size mattress. There is a portable infant bed, high chair and inflatable child bathtub. Laundry on premises is reserved for two week and longer rentals.
PARKING Private parking lot directly outside.
Nearest airport: Geneva. Train station: 10 min. walk. Discounts and laundry available for longer stays. Email or call now and you'll receive a prompt, helpful reply. We want to help make your trip a good one!
Annecy: The Old Towne is loaded with charm! Boutiques, designer shops, galleries and cafés line the canals and the walking area near the lake. The pedestrian mall walk culminates at a modern shopping center 'Courier' and theatre complex. The train station is also next door. Grocery stores are in both the Old Towne as well as the Courier mall. All within walking range. Restaurants serve the traditional 'savoyard' dishes as well as classic french — some until the wee hours of the morning. Just minutes from the apartment is beautiful Lac Annecy and Le Paquier, the large park area with train and carousel rides. The Pacquier is host to picnics, soccer matches, events, walks, and benches to just relax and look out at the lake and surrounding mountains. A Galeries Lafayette shopping experience, along with restaurants, post office and other shops, is a two minute walk the other direction. Close to the Old Towne, but just far enough away to feel like you are in a residential 'non-tourist' area. Voila!
Around Annecy: If you plan to stay long enough to do some day trips or have a eurrail pass, the train station is a ten minute walk. There is a TGV 'fast train' to Paris from Annecy. If you arrive by car, a space is provided for parking. If you choose to rent bicycles a locked shed is available for storage or, if you prefer, you may store them carefully in the apt. It's on an elevated ground floor, meaning about 6-7 steps above ground level. If you want to take the bus, the stop is across the street. If you want to do more sightseeing by car, however, you are about an hour from Mt. Blanc, Europe's highest peak, and the Mt. Blanc tunnel which takes you into Italy. Switzerland is 30 minutes north, the French Riviera is about a four hour drive south and the Burgundy wine area is about three hours. Albertville, Chamonix, and Grenoble, all winter Olympic hosts, are all nearby. Geneva, an incredible, historic city, is less than an hour away. Your options are limitless from this excellent location.
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Pets allowed: dogs less than 9 kg per pet (limit one pet total)
Small dogs with pre-approval and surcharge.
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Smoking
Smoking is not permitted
Smoking ONLY outside on the patio.
Check-in time is flexible and is a self check-in. Check-in instructions with photos and the lockbox code are sent to confirmed rentals.
The patio is a wonderful conversation area during warm months but please be respectful of your neighbors and the noise level after 9pm.
There is a private parking lot with a maximum of one vehicle allowed per rental. A parking permission pass is available to place in the windshield.
Important information
You need to know
Property Registration Number 740100002132A
Property # 172980
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock
About the area
Annecy
Located in Annecy Old Town, a neighbourhood in Annecy, this apartment is near a water park and on a lake. Amours Bridge and Prison d'Annecy are local landmarks, and some of the area's attractions include Centre Bonlieu and Annecy Aventure. Consider La Chartreuse de Pomier for a night out or Les Passagers du Vent if you're travelling with kids. Take in the nearby slopes with cross-country skiing and snowboarding, or try out other outdoor activities such as snowmobiling and sledging.
Is Reserve your Spring and Summer Dates NOW pet-friendly?
Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 9 kg per pet.
How much does it cost to stay at Reserve your Spring and Summer Dates NOW?
As of 10 May 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Reserve your Spring and Summer Dates NOW on 22 August 2026 start from NZ$259, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.
How much is parking at Reserve your Spring and Summer Dates NOW?
On-site parking is available at the property.
What time is check-in at Reserve your Spring and Summer Dates NOW?
Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.
What time is check-out at Reserve your Spring and Summer Dates NOW?
Checkout is at 11:00 AM.
Where is Reserve your Spring and Summer Dates NOW located?
This family-friendly Annecy apartment building is located on a lake, within a 10-minute walk of Centre Bonlieu and Lake Annecy. Centre Commercial Courier and Jardins de I'Europe are also within 10 minutes. Annecy Station is 12 minutes by foot.
Reviews
9.6
Exceptional
Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
The apartment is in a wonderful location. Walking distance to the beach, old town, and local amenities like grocery stores, banks, and pharmacies. It's also a great apartment. Clean, well-decorated, and spacious. It was a great home base for our family, including our two young children. The new bathroom is great. It had everything we needed to cook and relax around the house, and the parking was great for easy accessibility to our car for day-trips. We will definitely be back!
Katie T.
Response from VrboOwner on 18 March 2020
Katie, so happy your family had a great time in Annecy! The size of the apartment works out well for a family and the location makes it very walkable. If you return I hope to hear from you again!
Superb location! Walking distance to everywhere! The Saturday Morning Farmer’s Market directly across the street is world class.
10 minute walk to downtown Annecy: grocery stores, laundry, wine shops, boulangerie, charcuterie etc etc. Brief Driving distance to Chateau on Lac Annecy. Chaminix and the Alpes Mont Blanc are near by don’t miss it. Very safe neighborhood with friendly people. It’s a beautiful small city in France! C’est fantastique! The apt is very nice - enjoy! The One parking spot made it perfect for our Tour de France!
Downtown Annecy is all one can ask for: great restaurants and shopping along the canals and Lac Annecy.
Daniel C.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 10 October 2023
Daniel, thank you for your kind review. I love hearing that guests had a wonderful stay in Annecy!
We had a lovely five nights in beautiful Annecy. Location of this apartment could not have been better, close to the lake and the lovely old town as well as to the station. Plenty of room including two sitting areas and good size bedrooms. Bathroom small but adequate and the toilet is separate which is handy. The kitchen light flickered a bit so we just turned it off as it was giving me a headache but it was well stocked with some handy extras. Beds comfortable and the bedrooms dark so you can get a good sleep. Once you close all the doors the bedrooms are quiet though being on a busy street the lounge room is not so quiet but not an issue. A drummer lives across the street and practises a bit but at reasonable hours and is quite good! Only minor issues I have is that things were turned off upon arrival such as the Wi-Fi and the lamp plugs were out. And the shower curtain needs cleaning it was quite dirty. But just minor ssues as this place overall is excellent and I would return.
Un très bon séjour.Appartement très bien situé à 10mn du lac et de la vieille ville et parfaitement fonctionnel pour 4 personnes voir plus.Tout était prêt quand on est arrivé, les instruction sont très claires .Rien à redire à part merci pour tout.À recommander sans restrictions
Magnifique appartement avec toutes les commodités nécessaires. Propriétaires très attentionnés et excellente communication! Nous avons passé une magnifique semaine de vacances avec notre famille.
Le seul dommage est que cet appartement donne sur un boulevard tres
Pas de lave linge et situė sur un boulevard tres bruyant. Dommage
martine R.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 19 July 2023
Je suis désolée d'avoir déçu notre invité. Notre machine à laver et notre séche-linge sont situés à la cave et sont disponibles pour des locations de deux semaines et plus. Pour les autres il y a des lavomatiques à proximité. En ce qui concerne le bruit dans la rue, nos chambres sont de l'autre côté de l'appartement et le bruit de la rue n'est pas un problème pour dormir. Les fenêtres sont à double vitrage. Il est vrai qu’en été, il se peut qu’il y ait du bruit du côté de la terrasse pendant l'exode du lac le soir. Il est difficile d'avoir un emplacement en ville sans quelques nuisances telles que la circulation.
Nous avons passé un excellent séjour en famille à Annecy. L'appartement est agréable, proche du lac. Les propriétaires sont à l’écoute. Tout était conforme à nos attentes.
Annecy is absolutely gorgeous. The property was in a really great location. A short walk to the lake and old town. Not far from the train station.
The apartment was clean and spacious and quite comfortable.
Cet appartement est très pratique pour une famille et merveilleusement situé.
De plus, les propriétaires sont très à l'écoute, adorables!
Je recommande chaudement
Appartement très agréable et spacieux, idéalement situé
Greg et Karen sont des hôtes charmants et attentionnés.
L’appartement est spacieux et très fonctionnel. La place de parking est vraiment un plus, d’autant que l’appartement est idéalement situé (10 min à pieds du Lac et du Centre Ville).
Les propriétaires sont réactifs, ce qui est très appréciable, l’appartement est propre, spacieux et agréable pour un couple et 2 enfants, proche du lac d’Annecy et de la vieille ville.
This apartment is in an excellent location for reaching both the main spots in town and the lake. Arrival instructions are impeccable and checking in is very easy. The bathrooms are nice and appeared to have been recently remodeled, with a toilet and sink that are nicely separate from the rest of the bathroom. Everything was clean and bright and the kitchen appliances worked well. There’s also more space in this flat than you’ll find in many especially at this price. Particular to this apartment, you’ll find kind neighbors and an especially wonderful market across the street on the weekend. Although there is no need for a car to explore town, we did travel there by car and the car spot is so helpful. Karen was easy to work with as we prepared for the trip.
There are a few fine print details that worth knowing ahead. The concierge service mentioned in the listing means that packages of sheets are left for you to make your own bed. There’s an uncommon hot water policy (water only heated once overnight); the water was actually quite hot and ample for our group of three, but it means nervously taking showers and not washing dishes by hand in case you’ll need a late shower. That’s ok, but 1-2 dishwasher tabs on hand would be helpful so a guest isn’t buying a whole package. The flat would be improved significantly if the washer and dryer on the VRBO amenities listing were available to all guests regardless of length of stay. Finally, most of the departure instructions reflect what a good guest should be doing anyway, but this is the first time I’ve seen a request to sweep/mop when I’ve paid a cleaning fee.
None of these detract from the charm or location of the flat, but are different enough from the 20 or so places we’ve stayed in the past that they’re worth mentioning as you plan.
Appartement très bien situé pour visiter la ville à 5 minutes à pieds, avec un emplacement pour la voiture très appréciable ! Très bien équipé et confortable.
Petit bémol le patiot : pas très bien entretenu avec mauvaises herbes et nombreux mégots de cigarettes. Très bon contact avec les propriétaires qui répondent rapidement aux messages.
Valérie P.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 19 May 2021
Merci Valérie,
Désolée que le patiot n'était pas bien propre lors de votre arrivée. Vous êtes les premiers locataires depuis le début du Covid en mars dernier. Puisque nous sommes Américains nous ne pouvons pas y aller nous mêmes pour contrôler entièrement l'état des lieux. Les nouveaux gérants ont enlevé les mauvaises herbes ainsi que les mégots.
Merci d'avoir fait votre séjour chez nous!
Bien cordialement- Karen (et Craig)
L'appartement est trés agréable, parfait pied à terre pour visiter Annecy et ses environs. Tout l'équipement nécessaire est présent pour 4 à 5 personnes. La résidence est calme avec une place de parking réservée, obligatoire à ANNECY.
Le seul petit bémol est le bruit au alentour, l'appartement étant situé à proximité d'un boulevard, mais cela reste acceptable et normal pour un logement en ville.
Vincent C.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2020
Verified
6/10 Okay
Nathalie K.
22 September 2019
Liked: Check-in, communication
Bonne semaine mais !!
L’appartement est très bien situé, à 5mn du lac et du centre ville mais se trouvant sur une voie principale d’Annecy, il était impossible de laisser les fenêtres ouvertes ou d’aller dans le patio tellement le bruit et la puanteur des voitures étaient infernales. L’appartement en lui même était agréable hormis les vieilles armoires dans les chambres qui ne fermaient plus et les serrures des portes qu’il faudrait changer.. À part ces soucis nous avons passé une bonne semaine..
Appartement très bien agencé pour une famille de 4 (2 parents d
2 jeunes adultes). très bien situé par rapport au centre-ville et au lac propriétaires très réactifs face aux petits aléas
À refaire
Urban experience, close to the lake & old town, very comfortable apt with everything you need!
Our family of 4 (2 adults, 2 teenagers) enjoyed our stay our 8 day stay so much. This apartment is definitely very comfortable by american standards (european apartments can be very tiny). The owners have thought of everything travelers might possibly need. The kitchen was great--basic spices and foil, dishwasher tabs, sugar, tupperware for storage...things a real family traveling would find helpful. This was truly a huge perk along with the lovely welcome basket of goodies that got us started on our first day there until we could get to the store.
It was very hot when we were there in June but we opened windows at night, closed everything up during the day, used the several fans and we were fine.
Location is walkable to lake, old town, grocery, bakeries, shopping. We also enjoyed having a car to explore the villages along the lake and although there is a parking permit available for the apt lot, there are only a few spaces in the first place so during the busy summer month we visited, only one tricky spot was available each day so we chose to park in the free parking lot across the street--so easy (just cannot park there Fri night/Saturday because of the market). Note: You definitely do not need a car to stay here but having one just opens up more possibilities for longer stays (we visited Chamonix one day).
Markets--the old town ones are great but on our last day, we went to the market literally across the street and it was fantastic! Not as busy as the old town one (which was very narrow streets crowded with tourists...us included).
We would stay here again in a heartbeat if we decide to have another city experience vs staying in a quieter area in a village--both would be great just different experiences.
Owner was so great to work with--always available to help with anything needed.
For us, having a washer would have been helpful (we were in the middle of a longer trip before and after) but easy to access the laundry service across the street or a self service laundromat a little further away (I was able to walk there with our loads in duffles).
Having a separate wc (toilet room) from the shower is great with multiple people in your party.
Wish we would have been able to enjoy the patio a little more but summer road traffic was pretty intense most of the days.
We loved Annecy and this very comfortable, convenient apartment!!
Jenny M.
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2019
Verified
10/10 Excellent
PY b.
8 January 2019
Appartement TB
L'appartement est très confortable, très propre et très bien organisé.
Py
PY b.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2018
About the host
Hosted by Karen Roalson
Hi! We're Craig and Karen Roalson. We both grew up in Iowa, (USA) and aside from living for three wonderful years in Annecy, France, we still live here. We moved to Annecy in 2002, When it was time to move back to Iowa we bought this apartment so we could come back to visit the city we had so enjoyed. It's been a lot of fun getting to meet people from all over and help them to have a nice stay in Annecy.
Why they chose this property
Upon moving to France we didn't know where we would be located. When we arrived in Annecy, we immediately saw how fortunate we were. Annecy is in the Rhone-Alpes area of France which is a beautiful area, just about 30-40 minutes south of Geneva, Switzerland. The Olde Towne in Annecy is charming and there is always something going on around the lakefront. We felt like we knew the town well and knew what kind of location would be best. We fell in love with this apartment's location, the little garden area, and the traditional French windows and high ceilings.
What makes this property unique
When visiting Annecy people know about the Olde Towne, the lake, and the shopping. This apartment is close to all three and renters do not have to sacrifice space for location. It's quite spacious, including a garden area. There are also two bakeries nearby.
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Spanish
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