This post has been in the pipeline for a while, as we actually visited Paris at the end of August during the school holidays. We decided to do a stop off in Paris on the way to and from my in-laws in the Dordorgne. We had two nights in the city on the way there and one night on the way back. When I’m searching for Airbnb’s, I swear I literally spend hours on the website before I finally decide on a place. There’s so much to consider - the location, the cost, whether it’s suitable for your families needs, not to mention how stylish it is! ha! When I came across this apartment I really wanted it to be the perfect fit for us, and it turned out it was.
You never really know what you are going to get when you book an Airbnb, but this one really exceeded expectations. Paris is known for it’s tiny apartments, but this place is super spacious - a large kitchen with a dining table, through to a lovely living room with a typical Parisian balcony and then two really spacious bedrooms. The second bedroom had only a single bed, which was fine for our daughter, but I’m unsure if they can provide another fold out bed if you have more than one child. There was certainly room for a travel cot if you brought your own.
With Airbnb’s, I always think there is a fine line between making the place feel homely but not having all your worldly possessions on show. This place had it just right in that there were a few carefully chosen objects dotted around to style the space - books, ceramics, artwork, plants and dried flowers - making it feel stylish and inviting but not cluttered. They had loads of built-in storage in the kitchen and the bedrooms which obviously allowed the owners to store their own stuff when they weren’t there. Since we stayed there, I actually discovered that the apartment was designed by Heju - a French architect duo who I’m a little bit in love with. You can see more of the spaces they’ve designed on their site - just dreamy.
With an apartment like this, you could almost not leave the place during your stay, but we managed to drag ourselves away and the other bonus was that it is located in the Montmartre area of the city. We hadn’t stayed here before, but it was super close to the metro station, and was in walking distance of the Sacre Coeur. Early one morning, my other half went for a run and said this was the best time to visit the Sacre Coeur - before the droves of tourists showed up, so he got to enjoy the wonderful view of the city, almost interrupted.
The nearest metro was Jules Joffrin, which made it easy to travel around the city, It’s also well situated if you are planning to visit the flea markets at Clignancourt. On our return trip from the Dordogne, unfortunately this Airbnb was unavailable, so we stayed at Mama Shelter, which was also really fab, but I’ll save that, along with a few of my fave places, for another post!
BTW, I feel like I need to point out, this post isn’t sponsored - it wasn’t a gifted stay - I just loved it so much that I wanted to share! :)
We paid around £130 per night which I thought was pretty reasonable for such a great location and amazing accommodation. You can check out their listing here.
