An attractive, clean, newly renovated and roomy base for a wonderful experience in one of the best parts of Paris - the celebrated Rue Mouffetard. The neighbourhood is the kind of place you should have on your Paris must-see list even if you stay somewhere else, where every type of food is rolled out fresh each morning in the street market and local specialty shops. The area is also home to endless cafes and bistros if you don't want to use the well-appointed kitchen in the apartment.
Because this newly-renovated flat is situated within the inner part of the block - with courtyards on either side – it is very quiet, even with the new soundproofed windows open at night. It is a little higher than most of the neighbouring structures, so its casement windows open to an entrancing view of courtyards, rooftops, innumerable chimney pots, and the steeple of Saint-Médard church, which dates from the 12th century. We experienced some hot August days while we were there but found that a pleasantly cooling breeze passed through the opened windows on either side of the flat in the evening.
The flat is inside two levels of access-code security (at the street and inner courtyard doors), though the neighbourhood seems perfectly safe and friendly in any case. Metro station Censier-Daubenton (Line 7) is only a five-minute walk away, and connects efficiently with the other Metro and RER lines.
The listing given on Airbnb was quite accurate, and the host/hostess greeted us on arrival, were very helpful, and were available if needed throughout our week-long stay. As stated clearly in the listing, it is on the sixth floor, but we usually did the climb only once a day when we came “home” in the evening.
The kitchen area is equipped with a cook-top stove and oven, dishwasher, coffee maker and clothes washer, and a breakfast nook in addition to the small dining table in the sitting room. Excellent high-speed WiFi and HD cable TV offering several English channels. Very comfortable bed. Would certainly stay again.