A quiet hideaway steps from Place de Vosges and surrounded by le Marais’s history (and shopping), this apartment would be a five-star stay just for its location and its ground floor - with its two bedrooms, two bathrooms, living room sofa bed and good sized dining table. The “cerise sur le gâteau” is actually underneath the apartment: descend 30 steps down the spiral staircase to your own subterranean refuge, complete with two-sofa movie theater, sauna and sofa hangout with a gas fireplace.
The building itself is a lovely slice of history with exposed beams and old stonework on display. By entering the courtyard you reduce the street noise remarkably and both the bedrooms have no external windows reducing sound and light, excellent for the sensitive sleepers.
There are a few tips for visitors: as other comments have mentioned, bring a roll of toilet paper if you are staying for a few days (there is no extra provided); if you are intimidated by hooking up your laptop to the projector with your own HDMI cable then the theater might not be for you; and, take your showers at off hours as the complex’s hot water runs low by, say, 10 am on a weekend.
We happily would stay again!