We spent five nights in Clemence’s apartment and only wish we could have stayed longer! A true find, this apartment is not only beautiful, bright and spacious, but also extremely quiet. Since the walls of the apartment face internal courtyards rather than the street, we couldn’t hear any street noise whatsoever (and we were even there over a busy holiday weekend).
We were a little concerned that the listing mentioned that it wasn’t far from Moulin Rouge, but that proved not to be an issue at all. The neighborhood where the apartment is located is very nice, with plenty of restaurants and shops within walking distance.
If you plan to eat in (which we didn’t do much of), the kitchen has everything you’ll need. With only three of us, we only used the small kitchen table, but the large dining room could accommodate bigger groups quite easily.
Our six-year-old daughter absolutely loved the children’s room, which had lots of fun books and toys to keep her busy when we were trying to decide what area of the city to explore next. We also loved that there were speakers in the living room and master bedroom; streaming music was as easy as connecting our iPad.
Clemence wasn’t in town when we arrived, so she arranged to have one of her neighbors let us in and show us around the apartment. She also left a notebook in the flat with lots of recommendations for local things to see and do, as well as detailed instructions for the washer and dryer. (Yes, there’s a dryer too…so convenient to not have to hang all of your wet clothes and wait for them to dry!)
There’s no elevator in the building, but we were doing so much walking each day anyway that we didn’t really mind (other than when we had to deal with our suitcases on the first and last day). And going up and down the spiral staircase is a good workout when you’re eating lots of good French food each day anyway!