This fantastic flat near Notre Dame is steps from from the Seine, shops and restaurants. The neighborhood is lively though For the most part, the street quiet. The jazz club across the square rocks long and hard on Saturdays.
The flat is as advertised; a stylish, function three story walk up. The floor to ceiling mirrors give the small flat a real feeling of space. The bedroom is in the back of the flat. There is a tower fan that keeps the room from getting too warm.
Michel is a great host. Super responsive. I mentioned that it was my wife’s birthday. He suggested an amazing restaurant owned by his friend Gerard. WOW! What a meal.
One thing we found worked out great was this thing called the Butobus. This is a water taxi that plies the Seine. It consists of five hop on, hop off ferries that stop at eight stations from the botanical gardens to the Eiffel Tower. It cost 10 Euro a day. Is how we avoided the traffic and saw the city from the river.
There are lots of great restaurants but the most fun thing to do is get wine, cheese and bread and hang your legs over the edge of the banks of the Seine. It is hard to fully appreciate the Joie de Vive with which Parisiennes embrace the summer.
The flat is perfectly situated for a great holiday.