This is a wonderful apartment: 2.5 bedrooms and 1 full and 2 half baths. There are 2 full bedrooms and a 3rd that has a bed but no door, however, it is tucked around a corner so you still have privacy. It has a full kitchen and a full/separate dining room. The living room is large with 2 big sofas.
The location is perfect: you can walk to the Eiffel Tower in 20 mins and the Arc de Triomphe in 7 mins. There are nice restaurants and cafes on the same block and a large grocery store 10 mins away. The location of the apartment is in a great neighborhood: safe, clean, near the best attractions and a block to the metro station. (Unfortunately, the metro line close to this apartment is closed for repair July/Aug 2021, and we had to walk about 1 mile to the station instead, so bring good walking shoes). The kitchen is well stocked with everything you need to cook meals. There is a dual washer/dryer and full dishwasher. The dining room was a lovely place to have our meals. There was a beautiful piano in the apartment and my daughter decided to teach herself to play which was wonderful...such a bonus.
Celine, the owner is super responsive and caring. It was a little cold when we first arrived and she brought us extra blankets. Then it got pretty hot and she brought us an extra fan. She is very responsive and clearly cares about her guests and ensuring a great stay. Celine is an excellent hostess.
As we were in Paris for 2 weeks, we visited all the neighborhoods and I would say Celine's neighborhood is by far the best. So many of the others were crowded, touristy, seemed unsafe, and even dirty. We were always so happy to get back to "our neighborhood" where we felt perfectly at home and comfortable.
We found the Parisians to be welcoming and helpful. There were several times when we were out and about and were confused by something and a passerby would offer us help or advice without us asking.
A few notes:
- For US travelers: The apartment is on the 2nd floor. The instructions state it's on the first floor but in France 1 = 2nd floor.
-The balcony/terrace seems not to be usable anymore: no furniture and you need to climb through a large window to get to it...so isn't a good option for kids or older people. My daughters did go out once and were "shushed" by neighbors so I would suggest not going out.
-The wood floor in the master bedroom seems quite old and sinks about 1/3 of an inch and squeaks as you walk on it. At first, I was afraid I was going to fall through...but we stayed 2 weeks and it had no incidents...just noisy and hard to get used to.
-Do not use the large bathroom toilet for anything more than urine!!! It has some sort of crusher/macerator and it can't really handle much. We were warned of this and rarely used it for more than urine, but just a few times we did and it backed it up. We thought we were being super careful and were shocked to find we had blocked it.
-The kitchen is well stocked and you can make full meals in it which was nice. There are plenty cloth hand towels and dish towels in the drawers, and even baking dishes.
-There are a few small markets around, but the Casino market was like a large US market. There are smaller Carrefour markets around but a little more expensive with a smaller selection. We brought reusable bags from home and enjoyed the walk to the Casino market.
-There are numerous bakeries, pastry shops, and cafes within a block. There are even nicer sit-down restaurants on the same block.
We highly recommend Celine's apartment. It was a wonderful home base for a longer stay. We had all of the amenities of home.