It’s not very often that you can walk into a home and be so comfortable, and so charmed, that your heart wishes this was your life. The beds were comfortable, the linens beautiful and scrumptious. There was a little (glamorous) table/nook in the kitchen perfect for two girls to scarf pastries and juice. There was a large, elegant dining room table that we sat at and ate late dinners, drank lots of wine and talked and talked. There were good places to sir and read and have a conversation.
The amenities in the house are all you can hope for. Catherine makes you feel like a wanted guest. She helped us figure out where she was (we’d gotten the street name wrong) and how to get there (before we had the Paris transit app and had learned to use Google Maps (two essentials in Paris)), she was always quick to respond when we had difficulty understanding something, and she also contacted me when something interesting was happening in the city or the neighborhood. We couldn’t have asked for a better host.
The house/apartment is in the Marais sandwiched between the Place du Republique and Ostercampf (sp?) metro stations. It’s a very central and lovely neighborhood with cafes, grocery markets, and beautiful boutique stores everywhere you go.
Both Catherine and her home are a gem and come with our highest recommendation!