My daughter and I traveled to Paris for a father daughter trip. Cecile's house was so charming and was such an authentic and gorgeous corner of Paris, that it really made our trip very special.
You won't be disappointed if you book this house!
Here's my tale:
Our entry to Paris was via the bullet train from London, and our arrival was in a crowded, confusing train/metro station complete with an attempted pick-pocket on me while we boarded a metro with our large suitcases. We were prepared for such a thing and the pickpocket team was thwarted. When we arrived at the metro station nearest this house, Cite Universitaire, it was pouring rain!!! When we arrived at Cecile's house, soaked to the bone, she was there to greet us with a smile, kndness and such wonderful charm that we felt like we were visiting family. She had the place stocked with a baguette, cheese, a beer and gave a thorough welcome tour after we settled a bit. What a nice way to offset our somewhat rough beginning.
The house is quirky and charming, the bathroom is down about 12 steps of a spiral stairway, with a very small separate water closet and a decently roomy shower/sink area. The shower works very well, good pressure and clean and nice. The living area is charming and comfortable with a piano and chairs and love seats and you really feel like you are in Paris, perhaps 40 or 50 years ago. The kitchen is well-equipped with a refrigerator of decent size, espresso machine with pods, tea, a dishwasher and even a clothes washer (no dryer, but there's a laundramat within about three blocks). You go another 113 steps or so up to the bedrooms on a spiral stairway. The top of the stairs is very narrow, so if you are a bigger person, know you have to squeeze through an entry at the top of the stairs that is maybe 18" wide or so. The bedroom was roomy and confortable, the second bedroom was smaller, and you are surrounded by books, so it's almost HarryPotter-esque in its quirky charm. There's an attic bedroom we did not use accessed by a very narrow ladder, good for kids. The house is about 5-6 blocks from the metro station, that's how we got around, everywhere. The floral distict is a few small streets of ultim=ate charm in the middle of a more contemporary local neighborhood. Cafe 13 is close by and excellent, the park vbetween the house and metro station is lovely and loved by locals, great park to jog in.
We loved this house and Cecile was a wonderful host!!!!