We couldn't be more thrilled with our first Airbnb experience after staying at NOTRE DAME ROMANTIQUE. This enchanting little efficiency apartment is larger than it appears in the photos, and it is just as delightful and lovely as the images depict. Its location could not be more perfect--mere steps from Shakespeare and Co. bookstore, in the heart of the Latin Quarter, with views of Notre Dame. Across the street is a tiny bistro, where each evening opera-style singers sing and a violinist plays and a piano player entertains. They stay open till 7 am and so does the kitchen (you can order poulet at 5am!) Not far away on Rue de Ecoles is our favorite patisserie, as well as a restaurant we like: Coupe Chou. You can easily walk to the apartment from the St. Michel metro stop (it was an easy ride in from the train at Gare du Nord). We will never stay anywhere else in Paris if this apartment is available. Clement was kind and helpful and responsive to our many questions. Any issues to note? The bed here is a bit hard--the only thing we didn't love--but the linens were lovely, clean, and freshly ironed (as they'd be in a 5-star hotel). The air conditioning is limited (only goes down to a certain level and cool air reaches mainly a small spot in the hallway), but the weather was cool and breezy and lovely in August this year. So no, we have no complaints.
The apartment was impeccably clean. It's tastefully decorated. It was quiet and romantic. I have gushed about it to all my friends! Best of all, while staying there, one gets the feeling that he or she is living in the best part of Paris in his/her own little pied-a-terre.
I can't thank Clement enough, and I can't wait to see his other properties and those of his family nearby. This is our new home in Paris! Thank you!