We absolutely loved this flat in Paris! It is exactly as described/pictured and more. Perfect location, SUPER comfortable KING sized bed, modern bathrooms and kitchen, quintessential Parisian flat, beautiful large comfortable HOME with everything you need, superb communication and flexibility from host, extra nice touches with toiletries (shampoo, body wash, soap) and Nespresso pods in kitchen. The owners son is a local chef and he hosted a dinner for us on our second night. It was such an incredible gesture and delicious meal. He was a true professional and served us course by course, describing each in detail as he went along. He was so kind and friendly as well. He helped to make sure we were comfortable in the space and made sure there were no issues or questions before, during and after the trip. Made a few unique suggestions of areas/museums to visit. It was so special. The host was also so kind to work with her cleaning lady to allow us to drop off our luggage at the flat since we arrived early in the AM at CDG and check-in was later in afternoon. She helped with check-in, to get the luggage in the elevator and into the flat, provided the keys, checked to see if we needed anything and was overall very kind & friendly. We returned later in the day to a sparkling clean beautiful apartment.
We book a vacation property with 3 main priorities (now traveling with 2 adults and 2 teenagers): 1) Bedrooms (size of bed/comfort and # of bedrooms) 2) # of bathrooms 3) location. Siham's flat met all of our criteria and more.
The flat/apartment is truly a home. The décor is gorgeous and comfortable. The KING sized bed in Main Bedroom was so COMFORTABLE (especially for us with a 6'7" (2 meters) tall father, beds in rental properties are often not ideal. Not here -- it was very comfortable. Our 15 year old son is also the same height but was completely fine on the twin bed in another bedroom (there were 2 twin beds in that room) and our 13 year old daughter was on the bunk bed in the 3rd bedroom and was happy there. We were also traveling for a wedding so had excellent closet space to hang our formalwear (suits/dresses) and the iron in the flat helped to steam out a few wrinkles from travel.
The fact that there are 3 bathrooms (1 full bath with modern/US type 'normal' shower, 1 with bathtub/manual shower and large sink, and 1 half bath/water closet with toilet and sink) was so nice for our family of 4. It helped with efficiency that everyone had a space to get ready for the day and settle down at night.
The location is on a smaller one-way street off of the larger busier surrounding streets (Ave de L'Opera and Blvd des Italiens) so while still quite lively with nearby bars & restaurants, it wasn't loaded with cars and buses the way other streets might be. It is still a city and there is still some expected background noise, but nice to be on a smaller street. There is a very popular "good value" Japanese restaurant downstairs that came in handy the first night. We were so tired and my daughter just wanted fried rice and gyoza. It was perfect. There are 2 nicer restaurants steps away from the apartment. A close walk away are Opera, Pyramides, and 4 Septembre Metro stations. Walking to the Louvre or Touleries was easy 15-20. One afternoon, we actually walked from L'Arc de Triomphe down Rue St Honore back to flat after a nice lunch at Cafe de Paris near Arc. You pass the presidential palace, a few embassies, and all the high-end couture shops. It was a nice walk and kids were just fine.
The flat was fully stocked: Laundry, dishwasher, microwave, dishes, pots/pans, Nespresso pods, soap, a full kitchen, etc.
Writing about this now, we have such amazing memories of this trip to Paris. Wishing we were still there.