12 rue Cambacéres is an elegant apartment of prestige in one of the best arrondissements of Paris, the 8th, near the Élysée Presidential Palace on the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré and central to everything. It is in a building of ‘standing’, a lovely pierre de taille from La Belle Époque, on the third floor with an elevator or take the gorgeous carpeted staircase. It overlooks a spacious courtyard on both sides with greenery and is very calm and quiet, which we greatly appreciated for our yoga and meditation practice!
I love to cook, and the kitchen is completely equipped and has gas stove! The apartment has high ceilings, hardwood floors and is well appointed and aesthetically pleasing. The furnishings and beds are very comfortable.
It is within walking distance to the Parc Monceau and the market Villiers, a large Monoprix supermarket, restaurants, cafés, and Les Grandes Magasins de Paris, Printempts and Galleries Lafayette and so much more. Also, within walking distance are the metro stations St. Augustine, Miromisnil, Champs Elysees Clemenceau and Madeleine which link with various lines to about anywhere you would like to go.
Our hostess, Joanna, was very accommodating when we missed our plane and arrived later than scheduled on a Saturday evening! She was welcoming, knowledgeable about the workings of the apartment and solicitous as to our comfortable stay. She arranged for housekeeping when we needed it and promptly answered our inquiries we had during the month we were there.
A perfect apartment to live like a Parisian, which I did for 10 years only a few blocks away on the rue de Courcelles! I can't wait to return!