Your Romantic Paris Paris Arrondissement 17, Paris Vacation Rental by Owner Listing 189887

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Location: Paris Arrondissement 17, Paris, Ile-de-France (Paris Area), France, Europe

Accommodations:  Apartment, 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath (Sleeps 4)

Welcome to your romantic vacation apartment in Paris. Whether with your loved one, family members, or friends, this is the place for a relaxing, emotional, and fun adventure in one of the most visited cities in the world. There is something for everyone in this lovely corner of the 17th district, known as the Batignolles. In addition to its vantage point to key sites such as the Champs-Elysées, Arch of Triumph, Parc Monceau, Place Clichy and Montmartre, this neighborhood offers a true French look and feel. This means that out your door you’ll find not only early-morning fresh produce markets, but also butcher, boulangerie and fine pastry shops, to say nothing of flower vendors and even an artisan chocolate maker! Savor a prepared meal from the charcuterie or purchase your own ingredients for cooking at home at the market. Around the corner is known as ‘restaurant row’ with upscale and low-key dining as only the French can provide. The serene and picturesque Parc des Batignolles, a manicured and residential park, is a two minute walk away. For lively evening activities, you’re a ten minute stroll to Place Clichy for cinemas, great restaurants, Moulin Rouge and cancan dancing. Several years back a ‘New York Times’ article invited visitors to this French neighborhood for its ‘funky stretches and...deals, making it the latest destination for Americans who long for a well-priced piece of Paris.’ (June 2006)

Whether a seasoned or first-time tourist to France, take a 15-20 minute bus or Métro ride and all of Paris unfolds for you, including Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Notre Dame, also the heart of the Latin Quarter or Marais. On weekends, take the direct Métro line to Clignacourt/St. Ouen for the famous Flea Market, Marché aux Puces, where you can hone your bargaining skills and bring home deals from quality handcrafted items to magnificent antiques. This is Paris, so you create your own agenda, but if you want a few suggestions, we also include an information book with ‘good addresses’, fine dining, and those wonderful ‘mom and pop’ places that often don’t appear in the big publications but that can make the trip for anyone adventuresome enough to explore.

Part of a classic 19th century ‘Paris stone’ building, our two-bedroom first floor (second floor U. S.) apartment faces a garden courtyard for quiet reprieve at day’s end. The high-ceilings and hardwood throughout plus windows in every room make for classic construction yet creature comforts are not ignored. The fully equipped kitchen has been renovated with the latest appliances including a micro-wave convection oven, a clothes washer plus all the utensils required to cook-in if you so desire. The bathroom is also recently refinished with plenty of cabinet space for storing toiletries, as well as a good supply of linens and items like hairdryer and basics to get you started your first days. Down the corridor you find the first bedroom with fireplace, two extra-long twin beds and hotel-quality bedding. The hallway also opens onto the fire-placed salon, nicely appointed with oversized luxury leather chairs and ottoman, plus full dining setup for four. Adjoining the salon, the back master room with fireplace has extra-long queen bed, quality bedding, and floor to ceiling closet/storage. For your PC or other electronics you will find a custom-designed corner desk and shelving. You have use of phone and Internet WiFi service that includes a wide selection of cable channels.

On arrival, you will be greeted by our English and French-speaking representative who will help you familiarize yourself with the apartment and the area. She will be available by phone during your stay for any questions or assistance you may require.

We are the owners but are also long-time Francophiles who worked for many years in the city. We love and appreciate Paris for everything the city has to offer, and are continually amazed at how the place renews itself even after over twenty years. We are happy to share our apartment in what we consider one of the treasured corners of a city that is truly a ‘must see’ at least once. Anyone who has visited Paris claims his or her favorite spot. Welcome to ours! Have fun! You deserve it!

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• Amenities
  • Washer
  • Linens Provided
• Beds
  • Queen Bed
  • Twin/Single Bed
• Entertainment
  • Cable/Satellite TV
  • DVD
  • CD Player
• Kitchen
  • Full Kitchen
  • Cooking Utensils Provided
  • Refrigerator
  • Microwave
• Communications
  • Telephone
  • Broadband Internet
  • WiFi (Wireless Internet)
• Suitability
  • Smoking Not Allowed
• Activities (on site and nearby)
  • Theme Park (Amusement Park)
  • Shopping
  • Sightseeing
  • Restaurants
  • Antiquing
  • Cinemas/Movie Theaters
  • Live Theatre
  • Museums

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$1000-1400 per week depending on time of year and length of stay.
Payment accepted in Euro equivalent or US Dollars.
Stays of four nights or less quoted separately.

Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.

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• 11/10/09
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  Michelle , Harvard MA
  • My family and I spent a week in this lovely apartment in August of 2009. It was absolutely perfect for our vacation. We were in a safe and convenient neighborhood, with everything we needed at our doorstep including a metro stop! The apartment is comfortable, well-stocked, and meticulously maintained. I would highly recommend this treasure to anyone visiting Paris!
• 11/06/09
  Positive Rating
  Donna & Joe , Storrs Ct
  • We just returned from Paris for a nine day stay at this apartment. We had a wonderful time, the apartment is perfectly located, allowing us to walk all over the city. And there's a metro stop close by, when we've walked too much. The apartment was very clean and comfortable; everything we needed was there, and Kathy's book of instructions and suggestions was very useful. We were comfortable and happy, and it is was hard to come home!! Thanks Kathy and Scott.
• 10/25/09
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  lisa, randy, judy , harvard, ma usa
  • hi kathy, we had such a wonderful time in paris!! your apartment is great ... so cozy to come back to after all the awesome sights each day. your neighborhood is fabulous, especially loved the market across the street! i am quite sure we saw your cheese guy!LOVED the amande croissants from the boulangie over twds rue de clichy. we did a LOT ... musee d'orsay, seine boat trip, le marais, st germain, eiffel tower, au printemps, rue de rivoli and le tuilleries, an open bus tour, les champs elyses (sp?) and that's all i can think of but i know there's more! the food was fabulous, and we loved having lunch and shopping. thank you so much for sharing your wonderful hideaway with us! love, lisa
• 10/25/09
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  david g. , armadale victoria australia
  • We had a great time in Paris and our greeter was most helpful. The apartment was excellent and fitted our needs in every way and all the information that you provided was most helpful. We ate out in a couple of the local restaurants, enjoyed the sense of local community, and had some very full days of exploration and don’t think we could have crammed more in during the two weeks. One day we will return and hope perhaps to use the apartment again (if allowed!). Can I pass the word around in Australia? Thank you so much for all your thoughtfulness in making our visit to Paris such a success
• 09/08/09
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  mary, rich, siobhan , Parkland, FL USA
  • Kathy and Scott, This review long overdue but the memories of Paris and the fabulous accommodation are not fading. We hope to return again and again.. This was our daughter's first time in Paris and her expectations were high. Rick, Siobhan and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. After a busy trip to Ireland, it was uplifting to arrive in Paris to your lovely apartment. We immediately loved the surroundings, the markets across the street,(the cheese and wine shops) the vegetable shop next door, the sumptuous bakery and beautiful flower shop next door as we walked out the apartment. What we loved most was the hustle and bustle of the streets and then coming home to the quiet and peaceful apartment overlooking the courtyard and having a glass of wine and relaxing before we went out to eat at one of the local French restaurants. Everything is at your fingertips. The location is perfect. It is out of the tourist area yet in close proximity to all the museums either by walking to Sacre Couer or taking a bus or metro which is about 2 minutes walk from the apartment. We just loved everything about it. It was truly a French experience and people were very friendly and courteous. We felt so comfortable and very much at home. The accommodation is superb, the decor is French yet updated with fine linens, leather furniture, very comfortable beds and the bathroom is fully equipped with a large shower and all the modern conveniences. We ate breakfast in every morning. Rick, went shopping each morning for the fresh croissants (to die for) fruits and breads etc. which we enjoyed tremendously. Writing about it makes me want to go back there right now! I highly recommend this apartment. It truly is a treasure. Mary. Rick and Siobhan
• 08/08/09
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  lisa , new york, NY
  • That neighborhood is so precious and I will certainly recommend the apartment to friends and family in the future. Best, Lisa New York, NY
• 07/14/09
  Positive Rating
  Mercedes , Iowa City Iowa
  • Our family of 3 fell in love with the apartment, which is situated alittle bit off the tourist beaten path, and nestled well within a neighborhood where local people live and shop. The street was long ago used by monks walking to and from Sacre Coeur and aptly named "Rue des Moines--"the monks" which originally caught my attention, because I live in Iowa! The apartment was exceptionally clean and quite quiet. The beds were comfortable, with excellent quality bedding. The appliances were new and in excellent working condition. The kitchen had everything we needed, and we also enjoyed watching the BBC news from the comfortable lazy boy chairs in the living room/dining room. The owner was VERY easy to communicate with (via phone or email--she is a native english speaker) and very responsive to my many questions :). She left a 3-ring binder in the apt, which was helpful in taking full advantage of the delightful area. The binder had information about local restaurants, markets, transportation options, how to use appliances, etc. There was a native english-speaker--the greeter-- available to us at all times. As we walked out the front door of the building, there was a fresh flower shop at our right hand, a covered air daily food market across the street, an amazing bread store/bakery a half block to the right and a funky cafe to the left (delicious food-frequented by locals mostly and a few tourists). The neighborhood had excellent culinary options (Ethiopian, Thai, Greek, Middle eastern). Bus and metro options were excellent. We easily used the #31 bus to see sights. We caught the nearby #66 bus to L'Opera to catch the bus to Charles degaulle airport--saving ourselves about a $140 cab ride!). There are two metro stops close by ("Brochant" is about a block away and "Rome" a few blocks further). We enjoyed our walks through the bustling Clichy area. It was easy to walk to amazing sites (for instance Mont Martre and Park Monceau)or use nearby public transportation. The area had a dizzing amount of interesting options for food, wine, clothing, books, etc and at prices that were a third less than we saw in the more touristy areas of town. The apartment was perfectly comfortable (did I mention it was clean, clean, clean!) and the area gave us access to the usual tourist attractions via public transportation while affording us an opportunity to experience a slice of life shared by locals. Local shop owners were friendly and forgiving of our limited French speaking abilities. We are recommending this apartment to friends and hope to return ourselves. Merce and family.
• 05/31/09
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    Hello again, Kathy and Scott. Our trip was wonderful, and the trip to the Moulin Rouge was a perfect 60th event. The apartment and neighborhood worked out really well and I would recommend it to anyone. You were right about having plenty to do in our own little neighborhood and the people could not have been nicer. I guess we will just have to return to see some more. Our day trip to Giverney was beautiful, a little rain at Versailles didn't hurt at all, and we did quite well with the public transportation. Regards,
• 05/31/09
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  • Guest Comment entered by Homeowner:
    I agree whole-heartedly with Barbara. We ran into some other US folks that rented an apartment that sounded like it was the size of your living room. We felt so fortunate to be in your place with plenty of room for the 4 of us. We loved the markets being so close and the fact that we could have a wonderful (cheap) breakfast every day there before venturing out.
• 12/29/08
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  Lia Mason , Irvine, CA
  • Dear Kathy, our stay on Rue des Moines was a wonderful experience. The location couldn't have been better, loved the covered market right outside our door steps. The apartment was lovely , with two large comfortable bedrooms and a spacious living room. It was our home away from home. The kids enjoyed the courtyard and met many of the neighbors while playing outside. The Batignolles area was everything you had said it was. We explored many sights by using the metro which was walking distance from the apartment. Had many wonderful meals at home and out . My son has informed us that we are coming back next year so he can climb the Eiffel tower again and stay at Rue Des Moines. So, thank you so much for making our stay in Paris an unforgetable one for us and the kids. Sincerely Lia,Randy, Martina and Barron Mason October 2008

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