In the heart of the Marais, just two blocks from Saint-Paul metro (line 1), around the corner from the historic rue des Rosiers and a few minutes’ walk from Place des Vosges.
The apartment:
My apartment is a cozy 1-bedroom (34 square meters or 366 square feet) in a small and quiet 18th century building (just four other apartments). The apartment includes an open plan kitchen/dining/living room and one small bedroom, a toilet room and a shower room. There are high ceilings and exposed beams in the kitchen/living room. The apartment was fully renovated in 2012 by an architect and interior designer. Everything is custom-made, with traditional-style décor but modern appliances.
Here are the details:
2nd floor apartment, European (3rd floor, American), no elevator
Intercom entry system
American/open kitchen and dining area with all-new state-of-the-art appliances, stone countertops, custom wooden cabinets, dining for six around kitchen island
Living area has a high-end 4-seater sofa that easily converts to a comfortable queen bed, traditional stone fireplace (non-working), desk area, flat-screen TV, DVD/stereo with surround sound, custom bookcases, antique chandelier (all lights on dimmers), large windows with custom curtains overlooking a narrow, quiet street
Bedroom: queen-size custom-built canopy bed, custom curtains, built-in shelves, drawers, two closets, large window opens to quiet courtyard
Shower room: Large Italian-style stone-tiled shower with large showerhead, custom-made metal/glass shower door, sink with stone countertop, access via bedroom
WC: Toilet and small sink, access from bedroom and from living room
Plenty of bed linens, hand, bath and kitchen towels
Washing machine and dryer
Hair dryer, iron, and ironing board
Refrigerator with freezer
4-burner electric/induction stovetop and oven
Microwave oven
A complete array of kitchenware (all cooking utensils, dinner and tableware, serving pieces)
Nespresso machine and French press
Electric tea kettle and tea pot
Toaster
Ipod dock/speakers in bedroom
Picnic bag & blankets for outings
DVD/CD player with surround sound, plays DVDs from all regions, with a small collection of movies in English and French (subtitles in French and English)
Flat screen color TV with cable channels, including BBC World, CNN International, ESPN World and Aljazeera International and cables to hook up a Macbook or iPad
Private telephone line with free long distance telephone service to landlines in 106 countries, including US and Canada, as well as to mobile phone numbers in France, the US and Canada
Ethernet cable and free WiFi internet access
Several shelves of guidebooks, cookbooks and other books in English
Manual with recommendations for local restaurants and instructions for equipment provided
Two fluffy bathrobes for use during your stay
Electricity, heat, telephone and internet included
Air conditioning--very rare for Paris! And fans...
Note: this is a non-smoking apartment