Right upfront - We loved the place and can only recommend it!!!
Searching for a centrally located place with "Parisian flair" Olivier's place caught our attention ... and it exceeded all our expectations. The apartment is located in a typical historic Parisian apartment / office building. With two separate bed- and bathrooms, a living room and a well equipped kitchen with a spacious dining area the place was ideal for our family of four. Its hardwood floors, high ceilings with crown moldings, French doors and eclectic furnishing (incl. a fireplace in one of the bed rooms) the apartment provided exactly the “feel” we were looking for.
In regards to the location – not knowing anything about Paris we totally lucked out. The place is easy to reach by train from Charles de Gaulle airport (the apartment is right in front of the metro station). It is in a vibrant neighborhood with plenty of grocery shopping, bakeries, stores and restaurants / bars … and to top things off - a lot of the main attractions of Paris are in an easy walking distance. I don’t think you can’t get any more central than that.
Olivier himself is fantastic host who is going out of his way to make sure his guests are comfortable. We rented quite a few vacation homes so far and this was one of the most thorough and helpful introductions we ever had (covering the apartment, neighborhood as well as getting around in Paris) – providing us with a real jump-start to exploring Paris.
We would have loved to stay longer and will certainly look up Olivier’s apartment again for a return trip to Paris in the future.