Perfect surprisingly quiet perch above a lively Latin Quarter neighborhood from which to launch all your Paris adventures! We loved the location — so close to everything, easy metro access nearby, historic building, and tons of stores, restaurants, and markets close by for quick shopping and dining trips.
The 102 steps up to the apartment (we counted!) are no joke with heavy luggage but TOTALLY worth it for the cool antique attic space — plenty of room for our family of four including full-grown 17 and 20-year-olds. I think six adults might be a stretch but if some of your kids were younger you could probably do six (two in the loft as long as they are old enough to navigate a pretty steep ladder and no railing around the space, two on a comfortable sofa bed, and two on a regular bed).
It is an A-frame shaped space with low ceilings in the corners, but the central part of the space is very high and lofty, bright and airy with sunlights you can open for fresh air. The low ceilings are only an issue in the bathroom and only if you are tall — but my 6’3” husband did just fine. There is a dining table with four chairs; the kitchen is small but has all the essentials if you actually want to cook a small meal.
But why would you?! You are in Paris, and right in the middle of a neighborhood with tons of wonderful dining options — both brasseries and take away windows. And if you want to venture just a bit further while still enjoying the fresh air and the sights rather than take the metro, we really enjoyed using the electric scooters with the BIRD app that are scattered all over Paris — you just scan the QR code on the handlebars to unlock the scooter and off you go, and you just leave it wherever you’re done with it. It’s fantastic, and there were always several parked just down the block from us.
The little balcony is fun and charming, and nice to have those doors to open for more airflow, though too small to have more than two people out on it at a time. But if you stand on your tiptoes and look to the west, you can JUST make out the top of the Eiffel Tower. ;) And if you close those doors at night and just leave the skylight windows open for air, it is surprisingly very quiet for how active the nightlife is right around there.
The Wi-Fi worked fine, though I can’t say anything about the rest of the electrical — we never even turned the TV on once, we were so busy enjoying Paris! We were grateful for the hairdryer, though. And I will say there are some pretty steep and slippery stairs to navigate to get to the toilet in the middle of the night, which is separate from the rest of the bathroom, so if you have mobility issues that might be a challenge. But it worked out just fine for us!
All in all, a fantastic location and charming, fun, fairly quiet, friendly, and useful home base for all your Paris excursions!