First of all, Charlotte and Mathieu are two absolutely wonderful and generous hosts! You cannot imagine how helpful and funny they were, when I and my parents soak for some advice concerning our trip in and around Paris!
Coming from East Germany, we had a long journey by train going to France’s capital. Still, Mathieu informed us in the first place how to get from Gare De L’Est to the accommodation and picked us up at the bus stop, even though we had arrived at night since our train had a huge delay! The accommodation itself is situated in the yard of an apartment complex in a white annex to the head building. A staircase leads you to the entrance at the lower level, but the bedroom is on the first floor, next to the host’s flat. The apartment is impeccably clean and spacious with a big bathroom, a useful kitchenette, a nice round table and of course, the wonderfully furnished bedroom! It is amazing how quickly you get used to really “live” in this joyful place. The bus stop, where line 27 takes you just downtown, is just around the corner and the next metro station is 5-10min away and easily accessible by foot. Next to that, there are a lot of little grocery shops and bakeries within walking distance, but also a great place to buy a good wine at! If you feel like going out for dinner then just ask Mathieu for a nice spot – he knows the place like the back of his hand and he’ll surely recommend a restaurant worth eating at! The neighbourhood is incredibly calm and pretty clean, adding to the great impression we’ve got from l’Arondissement 13. Altogether, I can conclude that we have been completely blown by the city’s atmosphere, its nice people and our wonderful hosts – we would definitely come back at any time!