Super apartment in the 9th Arrondissement
Just had a terrific 3 night stay at Monica’s apartment. It’s a great place - lovely, light, smart, and comfortable 5th floor apartment with great street views of Paris, in a relaxed, convenient and well-connected area of town.
The apartment is perfectly set out for a couple - compact and cosy, with everything you need to make a short stay very pleasant indeed, including an amazing boulangerie next door, that serves incredible croissants and pastries!
The area of Paris is smart and quiet, with local traffic and occasional buses, but nothing more. The are plenty of local restaurants and bars, and several small supermarkets within 15 minutes walk. Across the road is Liege metro station - 1 stop to St Lazare & RER, or about 25 mins from Gare du Nord. Place de Clichy is 5 minutes walk and has other metro lines and good buses to the Arc de Triomphe and Trocadero (for fantastic views across to the Eiffel Tower).
If walking is your thing, central Paris (e.g. Louvre/Pl de la Concorde/Rue de Rivoli) is no more than 20 minutes going south, with Notre Dame another 10-15 minutes beyond that. Montmartre and Moulin Rouge are only 10 minutes heading North. We walked to the Eiffel Tower via the Arc de Triomphe in less than an hour, which was a great way to enjoy the city and see so much more. Really, there is no where you can’t get to easily.
Monica is also a great host - she kept in good contact before our stay, made sure we had clear directions and instructions for accessing the apartment and everything we needed during the stay. Monica also checked we knew the weather had turned snowy before we left, so we could pack extra warm clothes. Genuinely, a great host, who left lots of welcoming messages and nice touches/treats around the flat.
Overall - very highly recommended for a fantastic Paris break.