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Antibes for green yacht crew: when to arrive, where to stay, who hires
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Second tier: St Maarten, Antigua, Viareggio, Auckland, Sydney, Dubai, San Diego. Cape Town for cheaper certificates.
Antibes is the whole story on this coast. Every dedicated crew house on the Riviera, Glamorgan, the three Crew Grapevine houses, Debbie's, The Crew House, Bohobos, Crew Lighthouse and Amma's, sits within a few streets of Port Vauban and the old town.
Cannes, Nice and Monaco do not have a crew house scene
Sweeping the Yachting Pages and Superyacht Services Guide directories for Cannes, Nice, Golfe Juan, Villefranche and Monaco turned up charter operators and general hotels, not crew houses. Crew working that far out commute from Antibes or fall back on ordinary hostels. Villa Saint Exupery Beach and Antares, both in Nice, are general purpose, not crew run.
What a bed costs in 2026
Roughly EUR 25 to 60 a night, or EUR 140 to 305 a week, for a bunk in a shared room. The curve is seasonal and the houses publish it. The Crew Grapevine rate card runs EUR 250 a week in January and February, EUR 275 a week in March to May, EUR 305 a week from June to September, then back to EUR 260 for the last quarter. Private rooms run EUR 100 to 500 a week. Amma's is the cheapest name on the coast at roughly EUR 20 a night, but that figure comes from a 2023 guide and needs confirming by phone.
The March to May squeeze
This is the crunch window. Every house here books in short blocks, three or seven nights, rather than open stays, because green crew arrive for the season and turnover is fastest. Several houses run non refundable or partial refund terms, so a wasted booking is real money.
From the bridge
Book the bed before you book the flight. In March the houses fill ahead of the boats.
Deposits and lookalike listings
Bohobos takes a EUR 50 arrival deposit and will not check you in after 23:00, so read the terms first. Crew Grapevine is non refundable and takes bookings by WhatsApp only, which is exactly the shape a scammer copies. Never wire a deposit to an unverified number claiming to be them. Some houses share a phone number or an address across different listed names. The Crew House and Bohobos both trace to the same number and the same Avenue Saint Roch address, and Crew Lighthouse and Glamorgan share a line. That is not proof of anything, but call and confirm who is actually taking the booking before you pay.
How crew actually book
Phone, WhatsApp or email direct with the house, not a booking engine. The platforms mostly carry the general hostel side. Agency referral and word of mouth outweigh online reviews here.
Where these came from
Live fetches of theglamorgan.com, crewgrapevine.com, debbiecrewhouse.com, thecrewhouse.fr, bohobos.com and crewlighthouse.com on 19 August 2026, the superyachtbay.com Antibes guide dated 3 October 2025, dockwalk.com dated 8 December 2023, mycrewkit.com listings, Hostelworld and Tripadvisor.
Where crew stay: 13 places, checked 19 August 2026
| Name | Type | Status | From | Min stay | Distance | Booking | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Glamorgan Crew HouseHouses up to 9 crew in 2-4 bed en-suite rooms. Runs a January discount promo (booked through 31 Jan 2026) on the site, so rates move seasonally; check direct before assuming the quoted figures hold in summer. | Crew house | EUR 50 a night | 1 week | Few minutes' walk to Port Vauban | Website, Email, WhatsApp, Phone | 19 Aug 2026 | |
| The Crew Grapevine, Portside HouseOne of three sister houses run by Capt. Jason and Chef Jennifer (with Seaside and Oasis). Bookings taken by WhatsApp only, 3- or 7-night blocks, 48h notice to leave, non-refundable. | Crew house | EUR 150 for 3 nights | 3 or 7 nights | About 100m to Port Vauban | WhatsApp, Email, Website | 19 Aug 2026 | |
| The Crew Grapevine, Seaside HouseSame booking channel and price grid as Portside and Oasis; house name matters for finding the right door, not the rate. | Crew house | EUR 305 a week | 3 or 7 nights | About 100m to Port Vauban | WhatsApp, Email, Website | 19 Aug 2026 | |
| The Crew Grapevine, Oasis HouseSame booking channel and price grid as Portside and Seaside. Listed independently on Dorms.com as a hostel-style property. | Crew house | EUR 305 a week | 3 or 7 nights | About 100m to Port Vauban | WhatsApp, Email, Website | 19 Aug 2026 | |
| Debbie's Crew HouseNo rates published on debbie's own site; check Airbnb/Tripadvisor listings for current prices, or contact direct. Three self-contained studios in a gated villa, run by former Chief Stewardess Debbie and Chief Engineer Franco. | Crew house | no published rate | 5 min train ride to Antibes station, then walk to Port Vauban | Email, Airbnb, Facebook | 19 Aug 2026 | ||
| The Crew HouseRun by Martin and Virginie. Prices shown on the live site read as an old rate card (no season year printed); treat the €25-35/night figures as indicative only and confirm before booking. Same address/phone also surfaces under the "Bohobos Crewhouse" name in one 2025 directory, suggesting a shared or rebranded operation, worth a direct call to clarify which name is current. | Crew house | EUR 25 a night | Centrally located near Port Vauban | Email, Phone, Facebook | 19 Aug 2026 | ||
| Bohobos Crewhouse & HostelRuns two products at the same address: Bohobos Hostel (5 dorms + 7 private rooms, up to 39 people, nightly) and Bohobos Crewhouse (8 dorms, up to 36, weekly with 50% refund on 7+ days notice). €50 deposit on arrival, no check-in after 23:00. | Crew house | EUR 34 a night | 200m to Port Vauban | Website, Hostelworld, Email, Phone | 19 Aug 2026 | ||
| Crew Lighthouse5 rooms, up to 18 guests. Same phone number as The Glamorgan's WhatsApp line, suggesting shared or affiliated management, confirm which house you're actually booking. Late arrival (22:00-22:30) costs an extra €20. | Crew house | EUR 59 a night | 1 week | Short walk to Port Vauban | Email, Phone | 19 Aug 2026 | |
| Amma's Crew HouseNo own website; runs through Facebook ("Amma's Crew House - Antibes" page) and a verified My Crew Kit listing. Known as the cheapest crew house in Antibes, sleeps up to 14. Price figures above are from an August 2023 guide, treat as dated, not current. | Crew house | EUR 20 a night | Walking distance to Port Vauban | Email, Phone, Facebook | 19 Aug 2026 | ||
| Backpackers House AntibesGeneral backpacker hostel (22 rooms), not crew-run, but its old-town location is a common fallback when the dedicated crew houses are full. Book via Hostelworld/Booking.com; no direct crew booking channel found. | Hostel | no published rate | 5 min walk to Port Vauban | Hostelworld, Booking.com | 19 Aug 2026 | ||
| Villa Saint Exupéry BeachGeneral social hostel, not crew-run, listed as a fallback for crew doing day work or dockwalking as far as Nice, not for Antibes-based crew. 7.8/10 aggregate rating across thousands of reviews. | Hostel | EUR 45 a night | In Nice, not Antibes, not a marina-side option | Hostelworld, Booking.com, HostelsClub | 19 Aug 2026 | ||
| Antares HostelGeneral hostel open 25+ years, not crew-focused. Only relevant to crew doing day work or job-hunting runs into Nice; most Antibes-based crew won't use it day to day. | Hostel | USD 87 a night | In Nice, not Antibes, not a marina-side option | Website, Hostelworld, Booking.com | 19 Aug 2026 | ||
| Bel-Air Crew HouseDescribed as small and friendly in directory copy, no prices published anywhere found. Could not independently confirm it is still operating in 2026, call before relying on it. | Crew house | Unsure | no published rate | Under 5 min walk to Port Vauban | Email, Phone | 19 Aug 2026 |
Also checked
- Serena Crew House (Antibes) named in multiple crew forums and a Facebook page ("antibesyachtcrewlife"/Serena crew house), but no address, price, or independent site found; task rules out logging into Facebook to verify further
- Hotel Trianon (Antibes) appears on mycrewkit's crew-accommodation category page alongside Amma's, but reads as a general hotel, not a dedicated crew house, not verified as crew-focused
- Résidence Stella Maris (Antibes) surfaced when searching "Stella Maris" but is a standard apartment-residence/hotel, not a yacht crew house, likely a false-positive match on the name given in the task brief
- Crew houses / accommodation in Cannes, Golfe-Juan, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Monaco swept Yachting Pages' Cannes and Monaco accommodation directories, Superyacht Services Guide's regional directory, and direct searches for each town; found no dedicated, independently verifiable crew house in any of these towns as of 2026, general accommodation directories return charter/hotel listings, not crew houses. One search surfaced an unnamed 'family-run crew house with 3 rooms' in Golfe-Juan but no name, address, or contact could be confirmed
Checked by hand on 19 August 2026. Prices move, houses fill and owners change; confirm the rate and the deposit terms in writing before you pay anything. If a listing here is wrong, email ahoy@joinyachting.com and it will be fixed within a week.
Who hires here
AgenciesBluewater, YPI Crew, Camper and Nicholsons, ReCrewt. Register with every one in your hub, then go and stand in front of them.
Job boardsYotspot, DayWork123.
Straight answers
When should I arrive in Antibes?
Early March. Hiring peaks March to May and April is the single strongest month, so you want to be walking docks before the boats leave the yards, not after.
What does a crew house in Antibes cost?
Roughly EUR 25 to 60 a night for a bunk in a shared room, or EUR 140 to 305 a week. The Crew Grapevine rate card runs EUR 250 a week in January and February and EUR 305 a week from June to September. Private rooms run higher.
Do crew houses in Antibes take deposits?
Some do. Bohobos takes a EUR 50 arrival deposit and refuses check in after 23:00. Crew Grapevine bookings are non refundable and taken by WhatsApp. Read the terms before you send money, and never wire a deposit to a number you have not confirmed.