Who We Are

Athome-Hotel® and Vivre à Nice® are the leading suppliers of furnished apartments in France. We also provide services in other world cities through our rental partners and affiliates.

Athome-Hotel® and Vivre à Nice® are both brands of the company Absolu Dream, created by travel industry professionals to offer furnished luxury accommodations in Paris, Nice and along the French Riviera. (and coming very soon to other European cities)

Our mission: Make your next visit to France unforgettable by affording you the opportunity to «live like a local» and fully appreciate the charm and diversity that our capital and coastline have to offer.

With Athome-Hotel®, renting a furnished apartment is as easy as reserving a hotel room—but a much better value. You get more space and liberty for less money.

We invite you to visit our apartments online and contact us personally if you have any further questions. We are available:

Paris: , by fax au +33 (0)1 44 54 97 17 or, by phone at + 33 (0)1 44 54 97 00
Nice/French Riviera: , by fax au +33 (0)4 93 54 80 69 or, by phone at + 33 (0)4 93 87 30 64

The entire Athome-Hotel® and Vivre à Nice® team is here to assist in preparing your stay. We would be happy to hear from you.

Once you arrive and anytime during your stay, we invite you to stop by our offices:

Paris: 236 Rue St Martin in the 3rd arrondissement and in the heart historic central Paris. We would be happy to meet you over a coffee or tea and give you the latest information about what’s going on in the city.
Nice-French Riviera: 6 rue des Ponchettes & 7 quai des Etats Unis 06300 Nice, along the Promenade des Anglais and close to the Old port of Nice. We’ll be happy to provide answer any questions you have about Nice and the surrounding area.

In Paris, you will also have access to our Travel and Information Center, which includes a variety of maps, flyers, travel guides with the latest travel information. In addition, there are two computers with high-speed Internet access at your disposal.

And now, allow us to introduce ourselves:

	Hervé Lamarche Hervé is co-founder of Athome-Hotel. He has lived in Paris his entire life and won’t be leaving anytime soon ! One of his passions includes la cuisine-- he’s quite a chef in his spare time and would be happy to share the addresses of his favorite Paris restaurants. Hervé speaks fluent English.
	Alain Cartraud Alain is the other co-founder of the company. If you encounter the slightest difficulty during your visit, he is sure to have a solution. A true Parisian in spirit, he can give you all the tips and practical information you need to make yourself at home in our city. Alain speaks Spanish.
	Guy Loret Guy is our reservations manager. He spent a number of years living in the UK. A true Parisian at heart, he appreciates the culture and diversity the city has to offer. He would be happy to help make your visit unique by sharing his experience with the art of living in the French capital.
	Emmanuel Pioton Emmanuel manages Nice/French Riviera rentals. He’s been living in Nice for several years. Passionate about the city, he will tell you everything about the nicest beaches, the finest bars and restaurants, the most beautiful places in the countryside and the ski resorts less than an hour distant from the Riviera. He is an excellent resource for your entire stay along the South Coast. Emmanuel speaks Italian and English.
	Cedric, Fabio, Arnaud, Mohamed, Simon, Steve, Bertrand, Jean-Luc… These are our local team members and service providers for our organization. With varied tasks from maintaining an excellent website to meticulously preparing each of our apartments, they work behind the scenes to make your stay as good as it can be. They assure a high-level of quality and satisfaction in our family of brands.