Mary and Regis’ place is an absolute gem. We spent 9 nights in the apartment for a week and a half in Paris and it was just the most wonderful home base to return to throughout the day and in the evening.
Let me start with the only possible downside to the apartment, which is very clearly listed and we knew about going into...but took some getting used to. The stairs. This is in a very small, old portion of a building and of course has no elevator. The apartment is at the very top of the building on the 6th floor. There’s 5 tight spiral staircases to get up in order to get into the apartment. One staircase immediately inside of the apartment to get to the apartment itself, and then one more to get up to the main bedroom. So a grand total of 7 staircases to get to bed...116 steps I believe. The first day getting up there even with our small amount of luggage was a real struggle. Throughout the time we were there the climb got easier, and by the time we left I didn’t want to cry if I had gotten all the downstairs and then found out I had to go all the way back up because I forgot something. So you do adjust to it.
That’s it, though. Everything else about this apartment was an absolute treat. The decor is very cute and authentic. The apartment was incredibly clean and comfortable. The master bed even had a mobile tempurpedic mattress that I didn’t know about and was a wonderful surprise! We used the second bedroom as our closet and that way the master stayed clean and relaxing which was such a nice way to live. The kitchen has everything you could need and we kept some food and drinks for the morning and evening as we needed it. The apartment feels so much more spacious than I think even the photos can portray. My husband and I never felt like we were on top of each other or couldn’t get our own space. We had more than enough room.
Mary was so helpful leading up to the trip and the location...oh my gosh the location. It couldn’t be any better. Just two blocks from Odéon metro station and just surrounded by the best food in Paris. We didn’t have to travel most evenings for dinner and being able to walk home after dinner was such a dream.
We will 100% stay here again if we can next time we are in Paris. You just don’t find that space or location in the city. So happy with our little Paris apartment!