With its original 350 yr old beams, hardwood floors and antique floor tiles, this feels like a country home in the heart of Paris. Quiet, open and airy, it is furnished for comfort and coziness in warm, rich hues.
**Note: This is a 5th floor walk-up, no elevator, all the better to work off those croissants!
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Located on a quiet street giving right onto the Place de la Sorbonne with its world-famous university, this charming and calm 2 bedroom, 65 square meter (700 square foot) duplex apartment is located 5 flights up to the top floor of a beautiful 17th century building in the heart of the Latin Quarter. A very calm, quiet building with only one apartment per floor, you are virtually a stone's throw to the beautiful Luxembourg Gardens and the famous Saint Germain shopping quarter right behind, as well as a 5-minute walk to the Seine with Notre Dame cathedral just across the bridge on the Ile de la Cité, the heart of medieval Paris.
Also within 5-minute walks are the Pantheon and the Jardin du Luxembourg where the French Senate sits, and right down my street is the Musee Cluny where can be found some of the last vestiges of the Roman Walls of Paris, and where resides the famous Dame de la Licorne painting.
This rooftop duplex has its original beam-work throughout and is bright, open and airy. It is furnished for comfort and coziness in warm, rich hues, with many of its features such as stairwell, mantelpiece, sinks and cabinetry having been sourced from "brocantes," the French answer to antique markets.
Renovated and decorated by me, its Franco-Californian owner, the apartment is a mix of arty and old-worldly, with many decorative items lovingly chosen from my around-the-world travels. Every aspect has been thoughtfully chosen to create an atmosphere of warmth and serenity; the only danger is that once you arrive, you never want to leave!
The bathroom has antique stone travertine tiles throughout, along with rich wood flooring that makes it a pleasure to step out of the bathtub and on to. The petite yet functional kitchen has all new appliances including gas cooktop, electric oven, and Miele washer and dryer. Just past the antique ceramic sink and the separative oak bar, the kitchen opens onto the dining area of the long, rectangular living space with its country dining room table on one end next to the decorative fireplace, and the living area with its couch you just want to sink into, opposite. Flooded with light from the living room double windows and two skylights, one really does feel tucked up and away under Paris' rooftops; a lovely respite from the busy streets below.
The living area provides a flat-screen television, which comes with English-speaking channels including BBC, CNN, & ESPN Sports, a VCR and an all-zone DVD player with my own large selection of DVDs to pick from. Free international calls to landlines in 63 countries as well as to mobile phones in the US and Canada as well as free are Wifi provided.
The two bedrooms, one with queen-sized bed, the other with king — one upstairs, one downstairs — are perfect for retiring to after a long day spent sightseeing. Both have high-power fans provided for hot summer days. The downstairs bedroom, which faces the courtyard, provides absolute silence, while upstairs one drifts off surrounded by the stunning 350 year-old beams that are the apartment’s bones, but also its heart.
**There is a staircase & large wooden beams across the apartment and there should be no attempt to climb onto the beams. Renter agrees that the owner will not be liable for any injuries caused by or related to any of these.
My apartment is professionally cleaned, with hotel quality towels and linens provided.
