Location: Paris Arrondissement 3, Paris, Ile-de-France (Paris Area), France, Europe (Le Marais, Paris, France) View Map
Accommodations: Apartment - Large Studio+ Convertible bed(s), 1 Bath (Sleeps 2-4)
Le Marais, 3rd arrondissement, Paris, France. On Rue Charlot. Ground floor on garden courtyard. Sleeps two to four.
This beautiful completely renovated garden apartment is located off the historic courtyard of a classic Parisian building in the Marais, among the oldest in Paris. The age of it will be obvious when you first see the exposed posts and beams on the wall of the courtyard itself, recalling the way Paris looked in the 17th century.
The apartment has the feel of a country cottage in the heart of Paris, with its short pitch of slate roof and its double French doors and French windows opening onto the garden. All in all, its location makes it a one-of-a-kind, romantic oasis of calm in the Marais.
Renovated by a designer with international travelers in mind, the result is a successful amalgam of old world charm and modern style. The apartment consists of one big room that serves as bedroom and living area, a separate and fully equipped kitchen, and a full deluxe bath. In the main room and bath are beautiful exposed stone walls, and the original thick oak beams are exposed on the ceiling as well.
The floor has wide oak boards in the main room, with a welcoming antique kilim rug, and antique stone tile in the kitchen and bath. Throughout there are clean lines and harmonious touches of color, giving a very aesthetically pleasing, peaceful ambience.
Hand carving graces the antique bed frame, while the bed itself is brand new and of the highest quality. For bedding, there is a down comforter, 100% cotton blankets, 100% cotton sheets, and four French pillows. The exceptional quiet of this apartment will further enhance sleep. The sofa is large and very comfortable, and hides a comfortable full-sized bed should it be needed. A small Paris bistro style table sits by the window for meals, and a wooden table serves as a small desk.
There is a TV with more than 40 digital channels including CNN and BBC, a DVD/CD/MP3 player with radio, a cordless phone, and an answering machine. A high speed WiFi Internet connection is available if you have a computer. You will also find a few classical and jazz CD’s, several DVDs (including movies that take place in Paris), a selection of interesting books, including many on Paris and France, and reading lamps.
The kitchen has lots of charm and modern appliances: a full-size oven, four burner stovetop, built-in refrigerator with freezer, microwave, toaster, hand mixer, and coffee maker. It is also well-equipped with all utensils for cooking and eating. The bath is beautifully done with deluxe modern fixtures, a large bathtub, a deluxe shower (it’s superb!), and both a washing machine and dryer tucked away in a closet. A hidden extra is a double-size hot water heater, so you should not run out. There is also a hair dryer, iron and ironing board, and vacuum cleaner. All linens, towels, and soap are supplied.
Tucked away on the corner of rue Charlot you will find a secret place only locals know about - the wonderful little open air Marche des Enfants Rouge, recently renovated but on the site of the oldest market in Paris.
Rue Bretagne has its own offering of excellent shops including butchers, bakers, traiteurs, wine, fruits and vegetables, and right on the corner one of the best fromagers (cheese shops) in the city. There is also a large supermarket conveniently nearby.
The neighborhood is chock-full of antique shops, funky designers, and art galleries on the narrow streets. There are many great little restaurants and cafes with terraces, as well as charming Parisian parks. The Picasso Museum is literally just around the corner, as is all the rest that the Marais has to offer, from the magnificent Hotels Particuliers (17th century city mansions), many housing museums, to the famous Place des Vosges.
The apartment is very secure: The neighborhood is very safe. To get in the building requires both a code to get in the main door and then a key to get through an iron security gate. The door of the apartment itself has a high security lock. The windows have security blinds that close tightly over them if you want to leave for any length of time, and the windows themselves also have locks. In short, there are more security features than you need! Especially for this lovely, quiet neighborhood.
What we offer our guests: We will answer whatever questions you have before you arrive, and will provide detailed instructions for getting to the apartment whether you are arriving by plane, train, or auto. We will be there to meet you, help with your luggage, show you into the apartment and explain how everything works. We will give you a brief introduction to your neighborhood so you know where important things are (like the best bakery!), and can also give recommendations for the best little hard-to-find restaurants, and help make reservations if you would like. If you have any problems in Paris, we’ll try to help. Our goal is to help you live in the neighborhood like a local French person, an experience you would never have in a hotel. Also, we go out of our way to make early check-ins and later check-outs possible. We always manage to make it work out well for our visitors, minimizing hassle. We also routinely organize taxis for the day of departure -- they come right to the door to pick you up.
IMPORTANT CONTACT INFORMATION: The best way to contact us initially is by email. Please just fill out the VRBO form. We will respond as quickly as possible, usually within 24 hours. If you do not receive a reply, please call us as there may have been a problem with the reception of the email.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Washer: A full sized machine, in the unit for your exclusive use.
- Dryer: A full sized machine, in the unit for your exclusive use.
- Linens Provided: 100% cotton linens, blankets, and towels, as well as two down comforters (one lightweight, one heavier weight)
- Off Street Parking: Available in nearby private garage, at extra charge.
- Beds
- Double Bed: A hand-carved antique bed, with a brand new mattress set of the highest quality. Width is 140cm.
- Convertible Bed: A very comforable full-sized sofabed with excellent support. The same size as the main bed.
- Entertainment
- Cable/Satellite TV: More than 40 digital channels, including CNN and BCC.
- DVD
- Video Library: A few DVDs, including a growing collection of films that take place in Paris.
- CD Player
- Stereo System
- Music Library: A few jazz and classical CDs.
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen: Refrigerator with freezer, quality full-sized built-in oven, modern 4 burner stovetop, large sink, microwave oven, toaster, electric and Italian coffee makers.
- Cooking Utensils Provided: The kitchen is very well outfitted.
- Refrigerator: With freezer.
- Microwave
- Communications
- Telephone: Cordless phone with answering machine. Free calls to Paris and France.
- Free Long Distance: Unlimited calls to fixed lines in 44 countries, free of charge! Contact us for details.
- Broadband Internet: ADSL at up to 20 Mb/s
- WiFi (Wireless Internet): High speed, easy to set up for either PC or Mac.
- Other Amenities
- Luxurious bathroom with American tub & Deluxe Shower, CD/MP3 player, Radio, Cordless Phone, Answering Machine, Clock Radio, Fan, Refrigerator with Freezer, Oven, Stovetop, Toaster, Coffee Maker, Hand Mixer, Iron & Ironing board, 100% Cotton Linens & Towels, Oak & Old Stone Floors, Access to Garden Courtyard
- Suitability
- No Pets Allowed
- Handicapped Accessible (may have limitations): From the street, there are just three steps up and three steps down to get to the apartment door. Contact us if you need specific information regarding the bathroom, etc. Note that while we do NOT list the apartment as wheelchair accessible, some visitors in small wheelchairs have found it to be ok. Again, contact us if you need specific information.
- Kid Friendly: Children 6 years old and older, unless otherwise approved by owner.
- Smoking Allowed: In courtyard, just outside the door.
- Smoking Not Allowed: However, smoking is possible just outside the door in the garden courtyard.
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Restaurants
- Swimming
- Biking
- Fitness Center/Gym
- Antiquing
- Cinemas/Movie Theaters
- Live Theatre
- Museums
- Other Activities
- Fine dining, Cafes, Antiques, Galleries, Picasso Museum, Centre Pompidou, Other Museums, Place des Vosges, Hotel de Ville, Open Air Markets, Marais Street Life, La Seine
Rate Details (In Euros)
Mar 01–Jul 31, Sep 01–Nov 30 ................. €850/wk. ALL INCLUDED
Aug 01-Aug 31 ................................ €750/wk. ALL INCLUDED
Dec 01-Dec 19, Jan 05-Feb 28 ................. €690/wk. ALL INCLUDED
Dec 20-Jan 04 ................................ €930/wk. ALL INCLUDED
5 nt minimum, except last minute. 3rd and 4th person, add 50 euros.
PRICE INCLUDES EVERYTHING. No other charges. Credit cards accepted via PayPal.
CONTACT US FOR LAST MINUTE SPECIALS.
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
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Map & Owner's Profile
Marais "Country Cottage in Heart of Paris" Garden Apartment
Year Purchased: 2004
Why the Owner Chose Paris Arrondissement 3
This will be our "pied-a-terre" when we move from Paris. It is a wonderful little island of calm in the center of the city -- and our favorite neighborhood. We love the old world stone and beams -- the way a Paris apartment should be -- and the garden outside the windows makes you feel as though you could be in the countryside.
The Unique Benefits at this Apartment - Large Studio
Having the center of Paris at your doorstep! And the Marais and our neighborhood, in particular. It is like a little village in the heart of Paris.
Just around the corner, and with a little neighborhood park just behind it.
The local open air market just steps away at the end of the street. Open 6 days a week, and on the site of the oldest open air market in Paris! (The name means, "The Market of the Red Children", and
A beautiful open square and park, once upon a time the Place Royale, and possessed of a long and colorful history. Victor Hugo's house can be visited here.
Known as "Beaubourg" to parisians, a famous architectural landmark and the home to a museum of modern art. Many excellent world-class art exhibitions.
The main street of the "village", filled with shops for all things good to eat. A fabulous cheese shop on the corner of rue Charlot. An exceptionally good bakery at #25, called La Fougasse.
Named after the temple of the Knights Templar -- that is, the holy knights of the Crusades! The park is on the site of the knights' headquarters, and an archeological dig has just recently begun next
A wonderful little museum just around the corner, often overlooked. Free entrance, too!
The museum of the history of Paris, set in 16-17th century mansions, with a splendid garden. Not to be missed.
An historic street, now renowned for world-class shopping. One of the few streets in Paris where the shops are open on Sunday, so each Sunday it is filled with Parisians (et surtout Parisiennes!) out
The heart of the oldest Jewish district in Paris, justly famous for its delis and falafel sandwiches...
"Street of the Old Temple" (referring to the Temple of the Knights Templar -- see the Square du Temple). The beating heart of the Marais, with many restaurants, outdoor cafes, bars, and of course sho
Hidden behind a door at #24 rue des Archives, le Cloitre des Billetes is a rare gem of medieval architecture in the Marais. First built in 1294, it would have been largely alone in the fields outside
Tucked away around a 19th century market hall are wonderful quiet tree-lined streets filled with outdoor cafes and restaurants. This is a corner of the Marais that only locals know about.
Owner's Map of Paris Arrondissement 3
Joelle is French, and a professor of French literature. Chris is American, but has spent most of his adult life here in France. We like to make this apartment available to travelers, like ourselves, who wish to immerse themselves in the local culture and would not have it be changed to suit them. And we want to make it the way we'd like to find an apartment in another city -- beautiful, clean, with a very good bed, and outfitted with everything one might need. Voila!
Property Photos
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- The ideal vacation apartment in Paris - Paris, France Accommodation
- Antique hand-carved bed, with new high quality mattress, 100% cotton sheets - Paris, France Accommodation
- Stone walls and oak beams characteristic of the Marais
- View from the kitchen to front door, windows, French doors.
- The charming, well-equipped kitchen
- Modern appliances, plenty of space for cooking wonderful meals.
- Elegant, modern bath
- Full bathtub w/hand shower wand, and separate luxurious overhead shower
- View from courtyard toward apartment door (open) and windows.
- Rare 17th c. "colombage" in the courtyard -- the way all of Paris once looked!
- Another view of the colombage in the courtyard.
- The Rue Charlot, a narrow street in the Marais full of interesting shops
- A few doors down, the oldest covered market in Paris! A vibrant spot.
- Just around the corner from the apartment...
- The splendid Picasso Museum, just steps away
Vacation Rentals by Owner Listing #49273
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