Benoit's place is the perfect place to stay when you want to visit Paris. It is not situated in the city center - which is be easy accessible by subway (2 min walk to Pigalle station) - however, it is in Montmartre which is the most cosy, authentic and trendy area of Paris nowadays in my opinion.
The apartment is located in a side street of the Blvd Clichy, on the 7th floor and accessible by elevator, that came in handy with our large travel bags. The apartment itself is clean and airy, has an eclectic, IG worthy interior, tons of day light and - the best - a stunning view on the Sacre Coeur and the city of Paris.
The apartment has four large windows, so tons of daylight on both sunny and grey days. We loved that the apartment was so airy, light and quiet.
The kitchen is spacious enough to fix breakfast and drinks and is well equipped, should you want to cook yourself instead of going out. The bathroom has a bath for relaxing after those long Parisian walks and the best shower head. The bedroom is on the loft, very cosy and has a perfect window for stargazing. As I not that tall (166cm) I did not have any problems with the loft and stairway entrance to it, however, if you're taller (as is my boyfriend) you should really mind your head.
The area of Montmartre is lovely: lots of trendy stores, cosy bars (with heated terraces) and restaurants and beautiful buildings. Just step out of the building gate and walk 40m to the left and there is a great bistro at your left. We spend a few hours there, drinking cocktails, talking and watching all different kinds of people walking by.
Benoit himself is a great host. A bottle of wine awaited us, several tourist guides of Paris were at hand and prior to our visit Benoit provided us with information on the apartment, the area, travelling about and parking solutions as we travelled by car. There is an Interparking garage a 10 min walk away from the apartment, we thought was a bargain at E50 for three days (3x24h) of parking.
All in all, we already mentioned to Benoit, should we be visiting Paris in future, we would love to stay at Benoit's place again.