I spent 7 weeks living in this wonderful apartment, and I couldn’t have more good things to say about both it and the owners, Chantal and Philippe. They were incredibly accommodating hosts, letting me arrival early, checking in through out my extended stay, and even taking me out to an art exhibit and for a drink in the neighborhood.
As for the apartment - it’s even nicer than it looks in pictures. It’s very spacious and all recently renovated with a great kitchen, waterfall shower, and washer/dryer. Plus an incredibly comfortable bed! Lots of interesting art books in the living room and a nice desk area for if you need to sit and do some work during your stay. It’s on the ground floor, but it has a large sky light that makes it very bright during the day but keeps it really cool as a result. I felt very safe in the apartment as a single girl despite it being on the ground floor. If I was forced to say something negative it would be that it can be a little loud from time to time because the bedroom wall is on the other side of an apartment building entrance hall, but frankly for an apartment in a lively neighborhood it’s a quiet oasis and any noise is par for the course to be such a cool bustling neighborhood.
The location is perfect. Right in the border of the North Marais and Oberkampf you’re 5 minutes from many of the most exciting restaurant in Paris, lots of shopping, etc but feels like a real neighborhood versus a tourist destination. Multiple grocery stores, a biweekly farmers market, and the line of speciality food shops on Rue Operkampf means you can enjoy the nice kitchen with ease. Easy access to the multiple metro lines/buses or a nice walk to many key sight seeing sites. Like I said I can’t say enough good things about this charming place!