Trip to Paris

Loads of good things to say about this place. Sam, the owner, communicates well and is very helpful. She lives locally and can provide lots of useful tips about how to get the best out of Paris. (best tip - get your Disney tickets from the Virgin store in town or at the Louvre centre 5 days before you visit, because they are half the price of tickets bought on the day). The extensive comments in the guests book are also most instructive, particularly about the immediate areas around the flat.
The flat is ideally place for exploring central Paris. There is no parking at the flat but I found the cheapest public car park in Paris was about 3 miles away at the junction of Rue Gaston Tessier and Rue de Crimee (web site of parkingsdeparis) . I dropped the family at the flat and ran back - each to his own, but the closer to the centre you are the more expensive parking becomes.
You can walk everywhere around Paris as we did - alternatively there are three different tube line stations within a 5 minute walk of the flat. Local shops are great and the pedestrianised Rue Montorgueil seems famous for its food shops. The flat is on the 6th floor, approx 100 steps up a beautiful and original wooden staircase. There are two separate bedroooms and a good double sofa bed in the living room. It sleeps 6 but it's a small flat with one bathroom so beware it'll be a tight fit. Kitchen is good with everything we wanted - bathroom is ok, although the shower drain blocked up too easilly and because the window was fixed closed it became very steamy. Comfy beds and pleasant features and fittings creating a good atmosphere and relaxing feeling. The only views are of the inner courtyard, but it means the place is incredibly quiet with no traffic noise at all. Free phone and internet access if you bring your own LT. We really enjoyed it and were happy to put up with the trek upstairs in lieu of travelling in from the suburbs daily. The Louvre is a 10 minute walk away, the Effiel tower is probably 45 minutes walk away - i ran there and back before breakfast one day. Having looked at web sites for many Paris appartments this one seemed good value to us and we would use it again.

It’s fair to say we will always remember our far-too-short a sojourn in your lovely apartment in 2, Rue de Mulhouse...

Also we will never forget the wonderful Rue Montorgueil, which without exaggeration is a sublime secret of Arrondissement 2...

Thank you for allowing us the wonderfully life enhancing privilege of discovering and enjoying them both.....and by extrapolation, Paris herself... '

Great little apartment. Very good location with a lot of good restaurants just down the street.

Recomended for two couples.

You have to like to climb stairs, but after all the good food and wine this is not a bad thing.

If you are going to Disneyland it is just a five minutes walk down the street to the Châtelet Métro Station. There RER A will take you straight to Disney in 40 minutes.

We will definitively come back :-)

We just got back from Paris and loved every bit of our vacation, especially the wonderful apartment. The location was incredible and we were able to walk to almost everything. The transit system was just down the street for airport connections etc. We love being in the center of shopping and restaurants and being able to pick up fresh bread and pastries every morning for breakfast. We traveled with our 3 college students and loved the space in the apartment and the cooking and laundry facilities. Everything was even better than described. There are just over 100 steps up an amazing spiral staircase but we felt it helped burn of a few of the delicious pastries we ate every day. Sam was wonderful to work with in every aspect of the reservation process. My sons are talking about returning to Paris and to this apartment after they get married! Wonderful in every way!!

WOW -what a fantastic and wonderful little appartment. This appartment was just perfect for us (2adults and 2kids), we had everything there, the heaters were great since it was mid December. Perfectly clean, heaps of books/maps, love the little BLACK book that everyone signs in, everything you need in the kitchen, even a washing machine.Sam was our little Angel for us (my wife got very sick and Sam help us with Doctor Appointments etc.We can never THANK YOU enough for that).We got the REAL feeling of living in an appartment in the middle of Paris (no car needed).This appartment charm comes to life when you think that it was built in the 18th century just have to use your imagination. Just 2 mins walk away you have the trendy Montorgueil Rue area - love this place, PAULS bakery is great, my kids and wife loved the clothes/bag/food/shops just around the corner from the appartment. So very easy to walk around - my kids (two girls age 10 and 14) so just keen to get out and see everything, so walking was not a problem.Even walking to the metro was great cause we had two or three to choose from or the bus system.We used the "L Open Bus Tour" great for tourist. My youngest daugther still remembers the stair case and walking up and down (110 steps one way)not that we are complaining just the funny little things she remembers. Overall, this appartment (and Sam) were just wonderful, we highly recommend this appartment. Just the only problem was our stay there was not long enough - next time we shall stay for an month.

The great thing about this apartment is the location. It is so central that we could come back for a siesta and then sally forth again! The accommodation was fine for the four of us although it would have been cramped for 6. It was very clean and the beds are really comfortable. The welcome was good and the owner helpful. Only the cooking was a bit of a challenge - but then not every family likes to eat in as we do! The wireless broadband access was great. The whole of Paris is literally on your doorstep and the rue Montorgeuil is fantastic. We only used the metro twice since most things are within walking distance. We will be recommending it to our friends!

Wonderful apartment everything we needed for 6 ladies, very central and rue Montorgueil was just fabulous. we enjoyed our stay so much. Hope to return again soon

This apartment was perfect for us (2 couples) to filnish our wonderful trip to france with a visit to Paris - great location near Montorqueil!