AirBnB

Rick and I have stayed at a minimum of 10 BnBs in six countries (Andorra, Canada, US, Germany, Amsterdam, and now Monaco.) We've been in the country, city and on a houseboat. All have been arranged thought AirBnB and all have been varying degrees of wonderful.

Each one is different unlike hotel chains.

I also love the program Bienvenue chez Nous on TF1 where four BnB owners visit each other's BnB and rate them for a prize. I know that a variation of this program is in other countries. Maybe it is French, but the ratings (usually called strategy by the recipients of anything other than a great mark) are much lower than I would give.

The contestants can be incredibly picky, looking for a stray hair or a little spot. We come in and pretend we are on the show, but we aren't that picky.

What is fun is to check out the ambiance, the art work, etc. I loved the little colored bottles above.

 The kitchen was equipped well, although cooking on our honeymoon part II wasn't part of the plan.

Real orchids in unusual vases flanked the bidet. I do miss have a bidet available in Argelès after years of having them in Geneva. The best place for one in our flat would be the kitchen or patio, and somehow, that lacks appeal.

The view out the window of the BnB in Monaco. We were met by our friendly owner who gave us a brief tour and her phone number if we needed anything. We didn't. Everything was complete.

Interesting stones and other art work graced the one bedroom flat on Princess Caroline Street.

We have learned to check certain things like wifi, parking (if we go by car) and we just added an elevator to our check list as we hiked up to the third floor, minor, minor, minor.

At the moment Rick and I don't have a next trip planned except to go back to the BnB in Andorra for a writing/hiking/golf week in the mountains.

How would I rate our Honeymoon Part II. 10 on 10 or A+.