Wow! What a great home base for an extended stay in Paris. This large and charming apartment in the St Germain area provided all the comfort and convenience our family of three needed.
The location, especially for the value, is unbeatable. Great shopping, eating, metro and bus access are all on the street or just around the corner. Luxembourg Garden is two blocks south and some really fun streets such as "Rue De Bucci" are just 3 blocks north. St Sulpice is just two blocks west.
Going a little further, you can walk to Notre Dame, the Orsay and even the Louvre and the Marais in a few minutes more. The Cluny and Pantheon are very close, as are some world-class eateries.
The neighborhood is safe, clean, and friendly. It's on a quiet section of the Rue Conde, but it's close to some vibrant areas. You do hear some motorcycles and cars up the street at night. Summer visitors might want to put lite sleepers in the back rooms facing courtyard.
As for the apartment, the layout is spacious and could tightly sleep a family of six or four adults no problem. The appliances, heat, and plumbing are old but all worked well. The fridge is a pretty big for a Paris apt. and the kitchen has a good selection of plates, pots, pans etc. We made breakfast most days and cooked in a for a few dinners.
The beds were very comfortable, though we could've used one or two additional pillows. We were given plenty of towels and enough TP to get started, but asked for more and eventually bought our own.
This place has tons of character typical of an older Paris walk-up: gold-leafed crown moulding, double windows, and herring-bone floors (that creak). We loved it and found it very comfortable. Just know that there is some chipped paint and cracked tiles here and there. Given that it's the owner's part-time residence, it's a bit lived-in, but I would not say it's cluttered at all. We really liked some of the furniture and art pieces.
At night, we watched a few DVDs and used the fast wifi. The laundry machine (once we figured it out) worked well and the drying rack and hangers had everything dry by morning - really no need for a dryer.
The management company of Into-Paris is great. They proactively communicated with us upon our landing at the airport. We had already requested early bag drop off at their office next door to this property, but they surprised us by letting us check in to the apt early. Merci beaucoup! I'm sure they can't promise this for all visitors at all properties, but since the apt was ready to go, they just let us do it. Thank you! Tomas and others were also responsive to our few questions.
I would definitely recommend this property to a group of 4 or family of 5 looking for a good value in a great location.