We stayed two weeks in Patrick’s apartment in Paris. This is our sixth different place that we have stayed in over the past couple of years. It distinguishes itself in a couple of ways. It is very clean and spare but comfortable. It is small but amazingly efficient. No wasted space. The kitchen is very modern and easy for two people to cook in. We usually had lunch out and ate dinner at home, availing ourselves of the neighborhood markets and stores. It is on the ground floor with a window that looks out on the courtyard with its garden. We contributed a small bush, so we may have to come back to visit it. The courtyard location makes it sociable place and I threw a small party around the table outside our window for the couple, Johanna and Pierrick, who helped us settle in. Two of their friends joined us. We spoke a combination of French and English.
Getting in and out of the apartment was easy. A cell phone is useful for this, but you also may ask Patrick for the outside door code which will make meeting up a little easier.
Getting to the center of town is easy. The 58 and 28 busses and the Metro #3 at the Gaité stop to the Metro 1 work nicely. You can also walk through the Daguerre market and take the 38 bus. I recommend getting the RATP app to plan your trips. But we like the fourteenth. What I say is that it has more children than tourists.
There are a variety of cafés, bars and restaurants for every taste and wallet. We dropped into the Naguerre fairly often and had a nice dinner at Café Collette, but everyone’s tastes are different.
So come to Paris and stay in Patrick’s beautiful place. We will be back.