Internet Special for the dates of May 31- June 7, 2008. 10% discount on any reservation during this time period.An astounding renovation by a talented interior designer has created a wonderfully light, romantic and spacious one bedroom luxury apartment in the very centre of Paris. Stylish and wonderfully equipped.
Location
The apartment is located on the 4th (5th US) floor of a genuine 1860 Hausmann building in a quiet and leafy avenue in central Paris at Chatelet, a few paces from the historic banks of the river Seine, and a short stroll to Notre Dame and the Louvre, or perhaps a walk to the Marais or over the river to the exciting Latin Quarter.
Transport is right outside with the main Metro and rapid transit system, RER underground stations (‘Chatelet’ station) a block away.
Access to the apartment is by secure coded entry, with a main double street door and a second door which opens by key. The freshly renovated and large hallway gives access to the elevator. There is a short set of steps leading from the elevator to the apartment.
The Apartment
Originally a typical Beaux Arts style apartment, the décor has been enhanced and re-interpreted by the owners to characterise the earlier, luminous and supremely elegant style of the Swedish Gustavian period, but with a modern twist. The rococo theme is given a new dynamic by the use of contemporary furnishings and complementary style icons by such famous designers as Philippe Starcke.
The large and impressive living room has high ceilings and two tall double glazed windows giving attractive wide views of the sky and street below. The original marble fireplace and over mantle mirror give the classic feel while the modern queen size sofa bed is top of the range for comfort and style.
The bedroom is romantic and light, also with two tall windows. It has its own original polished marble fireplace and a very generous amount of built in wardrobe space. There is a separate flat screen television. Drapes on all windows in the bedroom and the living room are ‘black-out’ style. The bed is queen size with a deep but firm mattress. All bed linens and towels are of the best quality.
The Dining room also with large windows is contiguous with the kitchen but can be completely separated by an ingenious system of ‘pocket doors’ which slide away completely when not needed. It has a classic Gustavian style table which can be extended to seat up to six persons.
The apartment is equipped with modern domestic and media appliances. In the Swedish style kitchen there is a catalytic oven, vitroceramic hob with four hot plates, microwave, dishwasher, fridge freezer and a really effective extractor hood. All cooking utensils and other small appliances are top quality and all cutlery and crockery as well as glassware is supplied.
The large bathroom has a full size shower, basin, and designer toilet and bidet. A hairdryer is supplied and there is a mirrored cabinet with power outlet. There is a bathroom radio.
There is a built in cupboard with a washer and separate dryer. All instructions are in English.
The apartment is of a high technical standard and the bathroom has an American standard telephone (while all other rooms have wireless telephones). There is also a fax and answering machine. There are two Ethernet DSL internet connection outlets.
Two LCD televisions plus cable decoders with 150 channels including CNN and BBC, a DVD player and a two separate CD and radio sound systems complete the entertainment line up.
In the hall closet, as well as space for baggage storage, there is a cyclonic HEPA vacuum cleaner, steam iron and ironing board plus a personal safe. The apartment has smoke alarms and a fire extinguisher.
The apartment does not have air conditioning which could not be installed for architectural heritage reasons. However, facing North, the apartment is light but not hot and benefits from a beautiful reflected luminosity from the warm sandstone of the buildings opposite.
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