Our lodging in the Saint Germain apartment took place on a family trip to Europe between late July and early August, 2015. We had never used this hosting modality before and didn´t know what to expect. I´d highlight as some of the best aspects of this type of lodging the warm and almost domestic ambience, as well as the possibility of saving time and money by making a meal at home.
The Saint German apartment is a feast for the eyes - the tasteful decor combines excellent architectural solutions the harmonic combinations and current technology in kitchen cabinets. The available kitchen appliances and dinner/tableware are new and handy, helping us get over breakfast more quickly. We did not cook in the apartment, as we made the most of our days in Paris by visiting its beautiful attractions and sights. Nevertheless, we enjoyed a glass of the delicious Bordeaux wine that awaited us as a welcome token every night, when quite exhausted we arrived home. I commend the very comprehensive and instructive manual about the apartment, its surroundings and also about tourism in Paris that awaited us, along with the nice Bordeaux.
The apartment is very well situated, not only for being a few blocks from Boulevard Saint Germain, as by the proximity of Saint Sulpice metro station. There are a variety of cool shops and two small supermarkets very close to the apartment in Rue de Rennes.
The drawbacks we have to share should be judged in light of the size of my family (the couple and three daughters 15, 13 and 8 years old) and our background (I believe we still cannot manage to travel light). Upon arriving we had to undo part of the beautiful decor to accommodate our luggage and couldn’t find enough space for clothes and shoes we would wear while in Paris.
The apartment has only one window overlooking a car park, thus ventilation is not very effective. During our stay the bathroom exhaust fans were not working, so every time we arrived home we had to open this one window in order to get “fresher” air. Moreover, as we were there in the peak of summer, nights were extremely hot and the only available floor fan was obviously not enough to guarantee proper sleep for any of us five.