Just spent 7 wonderful days in Gaelle's apartment in Belleville. What a wonderful place to stay. The apartment was very clean with fresh bed linen and towels for us. Gaelle lives at the end of the hall and was available if needed for anything. There was plenty of space for myself, my husband and our 4 yr old daughter. There was lots of hot water in the kitchen and bathroom and the shower was great! There was a rubbish disposal area which was very handy. The Wifi connection was perfect (I had read some previous comments saying it was bad, Gaelle seems to have gotten a new modem as the signal strength was excellent and we were using two powerful smartphones on it) and most useful for us to play Netflix on for our daughter at the end of our long days of sightseeing! The terrace was lovely to use and have a BBQ on. At night time it was very peaceful in the apartment block which is great when you have kids! Gaelle's apartment was in a very safe and friendly neighborhood with two lovely big playgrounds for kids just across the street which are fenced in and very safe. There was a little kids carousel near the playgrounds which was on in the evening time and we spent most of our holiday budget on it !! There are a couple of supermarkets on the same street as the apartment (including an aldi!) which was most useful for picking up general food items and ensuring we had plenty of water, fruit and snacks while traveling around Paris with our daughter instead of having to pay lots of money in the tourist destinations for a bottle of water or terrible junk food especially if you are a parent!! Gaelle's apt is right next to a metro stop which made it very easy to get around Paris! We visited Disney land a couple of days and as the metro runs until 12.30 we were able to stay in Disneyland until after the spectacular light shows at 11pm at night! Belleville is a lovely area with nice cafe's and restaurants to sit outside, have a glass of Sancerre and watch the world go by. There were fab bakeries to get morning croissants at and the Parisians were so friendly to us. The residents of Gaelle's apartment block were so welcoming to us also ! We would definitely recommend staying here with kids or sans kids! We heart Paris!
The Hannafins xxx