Paris Map showing this locationOne bedroom apartment in 18th Century building. Perfect for two, but can sleep a third person on convertible couch in living room.
This is an immensely popular apartment, situated on the 1st floor (one flight of stairs - no elevator). It is L-shaped, wrapped around a charming courtyard garden, full of flowers, trees and shrubs. The living room has windows on both sides, giving on to the narrow street below and to the courtyard. A small built in desk is convenient for those taking a working holiday. From the living room, a few steps lead down into a well-equipped kitchen - big enough to eat in. On the same level is a full bathroom, (shower & tub) and a bedroom with double bed - with a view on to the courtyard garden.
EXTRAS: Color cable TV (CNN, BBC Prime) Hi-Fl system with cassette and CD player, washing machine, telephone answering machine. Weekly cleaning and change of linen.
YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD: Your apartment is situated on the edge of the 5th arrondissement, in the Latin Quarter, in the center of Old Paris, with the lie St. Louis and the Ile de la Cite a few minutes stroll away. Just across the river in the shadow of Notre Dame, you can saunter along the nearby quays to inspect the inventories of the bouquinistes who sell everything from antique Datlmier prints to yellowing pages of Balzac's Pere Gorjot. Since you're near the beginning of the Boulevard St. Germain, you can easily walk west towards the Sorbonne, the Cluny Museum and the Boulevard St. Michel. The Latin Quarter, so named because of the Latin originally spoken and taught in this intellectual heart and soul of Paris, has some of the best book shops, churches, jazz clubs, student dives and preserved Roman ruins scattered all around this area. Don't miss wandering through the romantic and medieval section around St. Severin and the old church of St. Julien re Pauvre, just off the Quai Montebello. This an awesome and invigorating part of Paris, too rich in history to miss.
METRO/RER STATIONS: St. Michel, Maubert Mutualite, Cluny
BUSES: 24, 47, 63, 86, 87.
Monthly rates available.