My wife and I have rented about a dozen apartments in Paris over the last decade or two. We recently had the pleasure of staying in Florence’s apartment over several weeks and truly loved it! It is a wonderful place and we hope we can stay there again in the future.
This is not a bare rental apartment such as those offered by some. This is a home, and a marvelous one! The bedrooms are very nice (one is rather small but its bed is a very comfortable fold-out; the other is a large room with a very comfortable bed Americans would call Queen Size or perhaps King Size. The bedrooms have large windows—both facing an interior garden, not a street. The two full bathrooms (one has a separate toilet) were a treasure.
The kitchen has every appliance one might need and better spices than one would expect. The terrace is very large compared to those we have had in the past, with plants lovingly cared for by the owners. Truly a wonderful place to enjoy a morning coffee or an evening glass of wine. Inside, the artwork is eclectic and intriguing. So is the collection of books. If only our French were up to reading more of them!
Outside, the area is among the most fun and diverse of any in which we have stayed in Paris. You will find French, Greek, Turkish, Lebanese, North African, Italian, and many other restaurants, boulangeries, patisseries, butchers, wine merchants, cheese merchants, traiteurs, all within a short walk. Two markets, one the famed Marché d’ Aligre (Tuesday - Sunday), the other the Marché de Charonne (Wed. and Sat.) are a 10-15 minute walk away—or one can get there by bus quite easily (download the RATP app for help on that).
A bus line runs in both directions in front of the building. A metro stop is a block or two away.
For all these reasons, to us, Florence’s apartment is in a perfect location.
The hosts could not have been better! Florence and her husband are extremely kind, responsive, and fun people. They greeted us upon our arrival with wine, juice, milk, bread, coffee. Just the thing for recently arrived, and tired, travelers. And they gave us an introduction to how things work in their home. I can't imagine better hosts or a better place for a stay in Paris.
We loved our stay in this apartment. We’re quite sure you would too.
Doug Blomgren
Portland, Oregon