Modern kitchen, dishwasher, washing machine, full oven, chef's amenities.
Location: Paris Arrondissement 9, Paris, Ile-de-France (Paris Area), France, Europe (Mins to Moulin Rouge, Sacre Coeur, Montmartre, anvers metro) View Map
Accommodations: Apartment, condo, 1 Bedroom + Convertible bed(s), 1 Bath (Sleeps 2-4)
'La Parisienne', on the fourth floor with a lift, is a one-bedroom 42 square meter apartment designed by an Italian architect with the décor chosen by one of Australia's top interior designers.
Apartments overlooking parks are rare in Paris and the window above this one lets in loads of sun all year round. You can just see the top of the Eiffel Tower lit up on the hour at night and, if you lean out the window, Sacre Coeur is just up the hill. There is a fresh gourmet food market alongside the park on Fridays.
Although located in the 9th, the apartment borders the 18th and is just a short walk away from the artistic heart of Paris, Montmartre, with it's fabulous designer clothes and jewellery shops. Moulin Rouge and the theatre district of Pigalle is one metro stop or five minutes walk away.
There is also an open air tourist route bus stop almost outside the door, which takes you to every major tourist attraction in Paris, including the Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Seine, Arch de Triomphe, Pompidou Centre and other major art galleries and museums.
Paris' art and theatre action is across the huge boulevarde on one end of the park, while the 9th arondissment itself has become the gentrified home of Parisian film makers and writers. It has trendy restaurants and the famous Rue des Martyrs and Rue Lepic has some of the best gourmet food shops in Paris.
Anver metro is a stone's throw from the apartment and the Seine is a half hour walk if you get stuck there after the metro closes. There is also a velib station (cheap bicycle rental stands all over Paris - 5 euros for one week) almost outside the apt and five more in close proximity.
Inside the apartment is spacious and elegant. Foldout leaves of the dining table make it comfortable for six. The Italian Marmarino bathroom with bath is luxurious and the gourmet kitchen inspires you to cook.
The apartment is owned by best-selling Australian author Barbara Biggs, who often visits to write by the chair in front of the window. The spot where she wrote her third book, The Accidental Renovator: A Paris Story, which is about the apartment, it's renovation and the eccentric Parisians she met during 2004 when she lived in La Parisienne for seven months to renovate it. For more information see author's website - see links to 'more information' or google.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Washer
- Linens Provided
- Elevator
- Beds
- Double Bed
- Convertible Bed
- Entertainment
- TV (No Cable/Satellite)
- DVD
- CD Player
- Stereo System
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen: Full stove, four hotplates, microwave, dishwasher, architect designed
- Cooking Utensils Provided: Quality cookware, glasses and cutlery for a fabulous dinner party, including coffee stovetop espresso and plunger
- Refrigerator
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- View/Location
- Monument View: Just outside the apartment is a park with a magnificent view of Sacre Coeur up on the hill, the highest point in Paris.
- Communications
- Telephone: Incoming calls to allow contact with loved ones at home. Broadband also.
- Broadband Internet: High speed internet and wifi ethernet available
- WiFi (Wireless Internet)
- Other Amenities
- The apartment is located in a classic 19th Century Haussmann building overlooking one of the few Paris parks. It's also close to an open air tourist bus stop which makes you close to all major Paris attractions including the Eiffel Tower (Eiffel Tour), Notre Dame Cathedral, Seine, Arch de Triomphe, the Louvre, Pompidou Centre, Opera, museums and galleries
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Cinemas/Movie Theaters
- Live Theatre
- Other Activities
- Close to markets, Moulin Rouge and theatre district, restaurants, Tourist route bus stop, gourmet food shops. Their is also a small view of the Eiffel Tour (Eiffel Tower) just above the building opposite the park so you know you're in Paris!
Rate Details (In Euros/US Dollars)
Sept 1-December 20 185 euros/night 950 euros/wk
Dec 20-Jan 5 250 euros/night or 1250 euros/week
Jan 6-Mar 31 ... monthly rentals available 2250 euros/mth otherwise 20% off above
1/3 deposit to confirm booking. Balance 4 wks prior to arrival.
Prices are for one bed - 100 euros linen surcharge if sofa bed used
Less than 1 week cleaning surcharge - 40 euros
Less than three days 70 euros cleaning
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Map & Owner's Profile
Relax - Park View, Architect-Designed
Year Purchased: 2003
Why the Owner Chose Paris Arrondissement 9
I didn't want to be right in a tourist area, but rather in a place where Parisians hang out. This place provides the best of both because, if you turn right outside the apartment buiding, there's the tourist area of Montmartre across the big Boulevarde at the end of the park outside my window. If you turn left and go down the hill, there are no tourists at all (they're all heading up to Sacre Coeur)! this is where there are loads of fab restaurants, cafes and boulangeries - all frequented not by tourists but by locals. There's also a fresh food market outside the door, which you don't tend to get in tourist areas.
The Unique Benefits at this Apartment, condo
You get to live like a local. The kitchen is superb and you'll want to cook in it. the proportions and aesthetic feel are to die for :)
Owner's Map of Paris Arrondissement 9
I'm a writer and have written three books at the window in the apartment. One is The Accidental Renovator: A Paris Story, the armchair travel book about how I 'accidentally' bought the apartment after the heat wave in 2003 and, against all the best advice, insisted on renovating (think gutting!) it.
I visit my apartment every year, but mostly live in Sydney and Melbourne Australia.
I'm setting up a business model to provide an income stream for the Social Change Foundation (think child protection) charity I'm setting up.
Otherwise, I love beautiful properties and places.
Property Photos
- Modern kitchen, dishwasher, washing machine, full oven, chef's amenities. - Paris Holiday Apartment
- Romantic dinners with sunsets over Parisian skyline and park - Paris Holiday Apartment
- View to Square D'Anvers - Paris Holiday Apartment
- Original artwork in lounge
- Lounge with Paris rooftops and park outside
- Fireplace in lounge, tv, dvd, broadband, CD stereo
- Lounge and kitchen with park view
- 19th Century Haussmann building with nearby Sacre Coeur in the background
- Elegant Italian designed bathroom with full bath and shower
- Turn of the century Captain's bureau in bedroom
- Light-filled, quiet bedroom
- Nearby Sacre Coeur
- Market outside apartment door on Fridays
- Lounge
- Fire place in lounge
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I have recently added the guest book function to the website. To get it going, I wrote to previous guests inviting them to comment, which is why all the early comments are made in the same week - the week the function was added!
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