We stayed during one week in Jacqueline’s flat, rue de Lappe, in August 2014.

The apartment is perfectly suited for a relaxing stay in the heart of Paris. We, a couple, found the apartment ideal.

The apartment is ideally located, in the Bastille district, slightly outside the main tourist tracks but right in the center of Paris. The area is very charming and offers an interesting and charismatic mix of tradition and modernity. It turns out a great experience to stay there. The area is definitely worth being explored: a stroll from Le Marais and the beautiful Place des Vosges, with lots of lovely passages and courtyards with crafts workshops around. In the meantime, Bastille has become one of the trendiest parts of Paris and there are plenty of bars and restaurants with terraces around.
The district is safe, even late at night. In addition, it is a district where Parisians live in. Thus all desired daily conveniences (markets, supermarkets, bakers, butchers, good and inexpensive restaurants, pharmacies etc) are close by. One can find amazingly good fresh products at cheap price nearby at the Marché d’Aligre and enjoy genuine Parisian way of life.
Many touristic attractions are within walking distance (Le Marais, Notre Dame, Ile Saint-Louis, Opéra Bastille, Port de l’Arsenal, Quartier Latin, Beaubourg…). It provides also an opportunity to discover some not-as-well-known places like Canal Saint-Martin or the Promenade Plantée. The apartment is only one hundred meter from the subway station Bastille where 3 different lines stop. Thus it is easy and fast to reach any other sight, as well as the two airports and the train stations.

We found the apartment spacious and comfortable. It remains fresh in summer and is luminous. It is on the ground level in a private courtyard and provides a high level of privacy. Although directly connected to one of the liveliest streets of the district for nightlife, it is amazingly quiet. We did not hear any noise either from the street or from the neighbors.
The pictures give a fair impression of how it is. The apartment is very well equipped (kitchen, bathroom, laundry, internet, music, tv…). The living room includes a large dining table and a comfortable sitting part with sofa and bookshelves. The bedroom is nicely furnished with wood furniture and a comfortable bed. The apartment is a former workshop. It has been amazingly well refurbished so that one enjoys modern comfort in an atypical environment. We very much appreciated the charming flavor of the apartment. It felt warm, relaxing and cosy. It is definitely a place that one remembers with pleasure and which adds much value to a trip.

Finally, Jacqueline is a perfect host. She is very responsive, friendly, easy going and informative.

We strongly recommend staying in Jacqueline’s apartment. Both the apartment and the district are very well suited to both first-time tourists and Paris lovers. We would definitely like to stay again in Jacqueline’s flat.