Carole is super sweet, helpful, and she speaks English, which was wonderful!
Her apartment is a relaxing, comfortable place to come back to after a day of sightseeing. We loved our bungalow hidden away in the city.
It's not located in a touristy neighborhood, and we liked that. We really got the feeling of everyday life in Paris. We had to take the Metro most places (there are 3 stations close by) but we got the hang of it pretty quickly. The unlimited Metro pass we bought made it much easier. It was quite an adventure, and again, gave us a picture of real life in Paris. We had a favorite boulangerie, a few doors down, we would go to each morning for coffee and croissants. There is also an open air market every morning, except Mondays, within a few minutes walk, as well as lots of shops and restaurants.
We ended up purchasing the 5 day "Paris PassLib", which gave us:
- 5 days of unlimited travel on the local Metro, bus, and trains
- 4 day museum pass
- 1 day on the hop-on-hop-off tour bus
- a 1 hour boat ride on the Seine River.
It worked out great for us!
Here's the link:
https://en.parisinfo.com/what-to-see-in-paris/paris-pass/paris-passlib
Hope you have a great visit!!