Christine’s house is a beautiful hidden gem in the Montmartre area. To have a whole house with garden space was a rare find and it has a wonderfully spacious, stylish yet homely feel.
It’s also incredibly quiet. The area isn’t very noisy but the electric shutters in the bedrooms help keep any noise out from outside and there was no noise heard from neighbours either.
The three double bedrooms on the top 2 floors are all very spacious and comfortable and the 4th single bedroom is a bonus. Lots of bathrooms also means there’s no fighting for the shower in the morning either!
The house is spacious enough to let everyone have plenty of space to themselves but the large living room and kitchen/dinning room with floor to ceiling windows looking onto the garden are the heart of the house and great communal areas.
For us the kitchen became the main focal point. Big dinning table to eat round and read the papers and the high spec kitchen has everything you need including dish washer. Great coffee maker too. (Christine I think we owe you some coffee beans!) The washing machine in the utility room is also very good and fast. There’s also a lovely upright piano in the dinning area which is great if anyone plays well (less great if they don’t!).
We were there in the winter and the heating worked a treat and is adjustable per room. Wi-fi was pretty fast too which was important for our group.
The house was also very clean and well maintained. Lisa who came over once or twice a week to keep on top of the cleaning and maintenance is lovely and super thorough.
The immediate area is great for amenities. There is a small supermarket, boulangerie, lots of great cafes to find, the metro is a 5min walk and a climb up some nearby steps and short walk brings you to the Sacré-Cœur.
And finally last but not least Christine herself is a wonderful host. Great at getting back on any question we had before and after booking and during our stay. She was there to meet us on our arrival and couldn’t have been more welcoming. We felt right at home as soon as we stepped in the door and Christine spent time giving us some tips about the local area, making sure we knew how everything worked and had everything we needed before she left. She also left us some lovely ‘house warming’ treats that were very welcome and a lovely touch. During our stay she was always just a call away should we need anything and met us for our departure at the end of our stay to see us off and make sure everything had been ok.
All in all a fantastic stay and we will definitely return to Christine’s house on our next trip to Paris.