Anny's apartment in the 11th arrondissement is a gem. If you are interested in a lively neighborhood near fabulous dining, this is the spot for you. There are also beautiful retail shops on the rue de Charonne located just around the corner and on rue Keller itself. It has convenient access to the Metro (Ledru-Rollin, Bastille and Voltaire) and is a short walk to the Coulee verte Rene-Dumont. Bakeries, epiceries, and a Monoprix are within easy access. Our family of 3-4 adults (depending on schedules) rented the apartment for two weeks.
Communication with Pierre of Tranquille Emile which manages the apartment was courteous, timely and informative from the time of booking onwards. We arranged for early check-in in advance and were in contact with a member of the Tranquille Emile team from the day before we arrived until we made it to the apartment. It all went very smoothly. In addition, there is a detailed notebook in the apartment which provides a neighborhood overview, emergency contact information and operational details for how to operate the appliances.
The apartment itself is bright with three large, operable windows and newly panted walls. There are two spacious bedrooms with comfortable beds and bedding. There is also a pullout sofa bed which we used when we were all together as a family of 4 adults. We experienced very warm weather for part of the trip and there were three standing fans which helped make the evenings comfortable for sleeping. There were also USB charging ports built into the reading lights in one of the bedrooms. These were very convenient. Note that you need to bring additional outlet adaptors with you to charge multiple devices. There were none in the apartment besides the two USB ports.
The apartment is very close to the corner of rue Keller and several cafes which are open late until the early hours of the morning. The noise level was fine for us but it is quite boisterous on the weekends. The fans helped us to sleep by creating white noise and cooling the spaces without having all the windows open. If you are a light sleeper this could be an issue for you.
In addition, there is a school directly across the street. Again, we thoroughly enjoyed watching and hearing the children arrive and be picked up by their families. There is a melodic bell that calls them to class 8:30am that you will also hear throughout the day. It is life in Paris and we felt happy to be a part of it.
The kitchen is new and very functional. The refrigerator is large so you could stock it to feed a family. However, we did not really put it to the test. There are great markets in the area for produce and all your cooking needs.
We did use the washing machine several times which was quite helpful. When a drying rack for the clothes could not be located, one was very quickly delivered to us. We appreciated it.
I highly recommend this apartment. I would be happy to stay there again and I look forward to the opportunity to stay again.