Antibes Crew Houses: Prices, Bunks and How to Book (2026)
What an Antibes crew house is
An Antibes crew house is a shared house for yacht crew looking for work. You rent a bunk by the night or the week, cook in a shared kitchen and live with anywhere from about 15 to 40 other people. Most of them are dockwalking and picking up daywork around Port Vauban.
That's the real reason to stay in one. The bed is just a bed. What you're paying for is the information. Housemates pass on daywork they can't take, and some houses run job boards and WhatsApp groups. You'll also hear which captains are hiring, which boats to avoid and which agency actually calls back. A cheap Airbnb on the edge of town can't give you any of that.
The trade-off is tight living. You get bunks, shared bathrooms on some floors and strict rules on noise, arrival times and notice. In return you get the cheapest beds near Port Vauban and a house full of people who know where the work is.
Boulevard d'Aguillon, Old Antibes: most of the in-town crew houses are a few streets from here and the port. Photo: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Antibes crew house prices compared (2026)
These figures come from each house's own website as of October 2026. Prices change, so check the house's page before you transfer any money.
| House | Bed type | Nightly | Weekly | Distance to Port Vauban | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Crew Grapevine | Triple/quad share, ensuite | No single nights; 3-night block €140–170 | €260–305 (by season) | Beside the port, Old Antibes | crewgrapevine.com |
| Debbie's Crew House | Shared room | €43.50 | €260 | Outskirts: bus ~5 min, ~30 min walk | debbiecrewhouse.com |
| Debbie's Crew House | Private single | €46 | €280 | As above | debbiecrewhouse.com |
| Bohobos Crewhouse | Dorm bunk (2–5 bunks per room) | €42 + €1.20 city tax | €240 | 200 m | bohobos.com |
| Bohobos Hostel | 4-bed dorm | €30–45 (by season) | Weekly crew rates in peak season | 200 m (next door) | bohobos.com |
| The Glamorgan | Bunk, shared room | €50 (min. 4 nights) | €260 (2 weeks €480) | ~10 min walk | theglamorgan.com |
| The Glamorgan | Private double | €110 | €500 | ~10 min walk | theglamorgan.com |
| Crew Lighthouse | Standard bunk | €59 + tax + €5 booking fee | €260–300 | ~10 min walk | crewlighthouse.com |
What the table can't show:
- Crew Grapevine only books in 3-night or 7-night blocks. Its June–September tier (€305/week) is the most expensive.
- Debbie's says its weekly rate works as "pay six nights, get one free". It also has a newer house next door with ensuite rooms at the same prices.
- Bohobos Crewhouse is closed from November to February. Private doubles in the hostel next door cost €50–85 per room per night, for two people.
- Crew Lighthouse shows €300/week on its rates page and €260 on its homepage banner, so ask which one applies before you pay. Students on yacht courses in Antibes can get €50/night or €260/week, with a 7-day minimum and proof of the course.
Most weekly bunks land around €240–305. Before you choose on price, think about the walk. If you're dockwalking at 08:00, a bunk 200 m from the quay is worth more than a pool 30 minutes away. Our dockwalking guide explains why the early start matters.
Old Antibes from the sea, with Port Vauban just around the walls. The closer your bunk is to the port, the earlier you're on the docks. Photo: Abxbay, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Which crew house suits you
The Crew Grapevine: for green crew who want the job network
The Crew Grapevine was founded in 2009 by a yacht captain and a yacht chef, and runs weekly industry inductions and interview workshops, plus CV printing and critique. Guests say they're added to house WhatsApp groups where jobs get posted. In your first season, that support is worth paying for.
Bohobos Crewhouse: the cheapest bed closest to the port
Bohobos Crewhouse costs €240/week, sits 200 m from Port Vauban, and has privacy curtains on the bunks and air conditioning. It only opens from March to October.
Debbie's Crew House: a pool and some quiet
Debbie's Crew House is a gated villa with a garden and pool on Route de Nice, outside the centre, and is popular with more senior crew between jobs or doing courses. Buses 10, 23 and 620 stop outside.
The Glamorgan: a private room in town
The Glamorgan has doubles at €110/night or €500/week, but ask about availability. Most rooms are ensuite, all are air-conditioned and laundry is free.
What's included, and what isn't
Most houses include bed linen and towels, Wi-Fi and a shared kitchen. The differences are small but add up over a few weeks:
- Laundry: free at the Glamorgan and on site at the Grapevine. Bohobos charges €3 per wash.
- Toiletries: the Glamorgan doesn't provide soap or shampoo. Bring your own anyway.
- Security: Debbie's has a safe in each room. Bohobos has lockers and numbered food boxes in the kitchen.
- CV printing: the Grapevine prints and critiques CVs, and Bohobos gives residents 50% off printing. Get your CV right before you print 50 copies. Our CV guide covers what captains want to see.
House rules and booking: read the small print
Most money problems crew have with these houses come from the cancellation rules. Read them for the house you pick:
- Notice to leave or extend: the Grapevine and Debbie's both ask for 48 hours. Miss that at the Grapevine and you're charged for the next week.
- Refunds: all Grapevine bookings are non-refundable, and if you leave early you lose the unused nights. Crew Lighthouse is non-refundable after check-in. It says it "may" refund your prepayment if you get a yacht job, after charging at least 7 days. Bohobos is the most flexible: if you leave early for a job or daywork, you can turn the unused nights into credit, with proof of the job and 24 hours' notice.
- Deposits: Bohobos takes a €50 security deposit, returned within 24 hours. Crew Lighthouse takes a €50 refundable key deposit.
- Minimum stays: Debbie's requires one week from March to November and three nights otherwise. The Glamorgan has a 4-night minimum on bunks.
- Late arrivals: Bohobos takes no arrivals after 23:00. The Glamorgan charges €20 after 8.30 pm and €30 after 10 pm. Crew Lighthouse charges €20 for arrivals outside 10:00–20:00. If your flight lands late, book a hotel for the first night.
- Behaviour: the Glamorgan's terrace closes at 9 pm and parties aren't allowed. Crew Lighthouse can move you to another room or another of its locations.
How to book: book direct with each house. The Grapevine takes reservations over WhatsApp and Debbie's takes them by email through its rooms and rates page. Bohobos, the Glamorgan and Crew Lighthouse list rates and contact details on their sites.
When to book: the dock advice is simple. Antibes fills up in April and May, when crew arrive for the Med season, and again around the September boat shows. Book a few weeks ahead for those. Outside them, the week before often works.
Alternatives if the crew houses are full
Stay in Nice and take the train
Regional trains from Nice-Ville to Antibes take around 20 minutes, run often and cost a few euros one way (see Rome2Rio). If you're staying a while, the Pass SudAzur Explore gives unlimited travel on the Alpes-Maritimes and Monaco network: €35 for 3 days, €50 for 7 or €80 for 14. Antibes station is about a ten-minute walk from Port Vauban, and the pass covers Monaco too, which helps around Monaco Yacht Show week.
Nice-Ville station: the regional train to Antibes runs throughout the day and takes around 20 minutes. Photo: Smiley.toerist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The downside is that you miss the evening chat in a crew house, which is where a lot of daywork gets passed on.
Hostel
Bohobos Hostel, next door to the crewhouse, takes all travellers and stays open in winter, when the crewhouse is closed. Dorm beds start at €30/night from November to February. In peak yachting season it says it only takes people working in the industry, on weekly rates.
Share a flat with other crew
Splitting a flat or an Airbnb with two or three other job-hunters can be cheaper per head, especially for a month or more. Dockwalk notes you can often get a pre-season deal on an apartment close to the port. You'll be away from the crew house network, though, so you'll have to work harder to hear about jobs.
Red flags
- The website doesn't load. Older directory listings include crew houses whose sites no longer work. If you can't find a working page with prices and rules, don't send a deposit.
- No refund terms in writing. The Grapevine, Bohobos and Crew Lighthouse publish theirs. If a house doesn't, ask for its refund terms in writing before you pay.
- The price doesn't match the page. If you're quoted something different from the published rate, ask why before you pay.
- Pressure to pay the whole stay up front. The Grapevine takes the first week up front. Bohobos and Crew Lighthouse take a prepayment plus a €50 deposit. Be careful with anyone who wants a month in advance before you've even arrived.
Once you've got a bed
Once you're settled in an Antibes crew house, start working the docks. Our guides to daywork for green crew and the main daywork hubs cover what to do next. When you're in town, check in on the Radius map so captains nearby can see you're available for daywork.