Besides having a charming and friendly family in a very sweet and unique little triangle of houses with no traffic allowed in the lanes, (so unusual for Paris), Christel is lovely and gracious. Her home is welcoming too. It features a lovely new private bathroom with a perfect shower and a sweet bedroom with a comfortable bed. You feel like you are in the French country when you are just a stone’s throw away from lively Paris.
Christel was very helpful with directions, reservations, the metro, everything one needs to know in Paris. Also explaining Parisian customs and details like where to find the ever elusive “toilette” and how to gain appropriate permission.
She and Andre were also generous with printing out ticket vouchers to museums and events.
The neighborhood encircling des Peupliers is really fun too. It has a wonderful Boulangerie mere steps away, a sweet grocer with lovely friendly people a block or two away, a flower shop and the Cafe Canon a few blocks up Rue de Tolbiac where they serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. And it’s delicious too! A few blocks farther, there is the major metro center at Avenue d’Italie and more cafes and bars than you could hit in one lifetime! It’s near great Asian food too.
As a single woman traveling alone in Paris, it was wonderful to come home each night to this friendly and warm family. They also gave me plenty of privacy as needed. I highly recommend Christel’s abode to people who want to feel at home in Paris. And I’m ready to come back.