Aurélie's cozy little hideout in Montmartre was exactly what an artsy fartsy bohemian writer like myself needed. I went to Paris for a two week writing holiday on my own. The movie and art related books and posters and whatnots around the apartment provided a heap of inspiration for my works and the quirky interior felt like a chic home. A street or city view instead of the courtyard one might have given even more inspiration but there was a sense of privacy in Aurélie's apartment.

Location was perfect. Just out the door and the Montmartre stairs up to Rendezvous des Amis. A minute's walk to Abbesses metro, that in my mind is the best metro line of Paris taking me to Montmartre, Tuilleries, St. German des Pres and Tour Montparnasse. There are also some of the nicest brasseries of Montmartre like Cafe des Deux Moulins and Cafe Coquelicot within a couple minutes walk. And for an eco-hippie like myself, there was a Naturalia on rue Lepic, a Bio c' Bon on pl. de Pigalle and marketplaces along rue Lepic and rue des Abbesses.

Other than that, Aurélie was a very pleasant person and provided some great hints about exhibitions and eateries and all kinds of things to go and see.