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Two bedroom apartment, separate living room with open kitchen
(70 sq. metres/700 square feet) in 17th century historic classified building.
Sleeps four. 2 double beds. Second floor, without elevator.
In the heart of old Paris, the rue Vauvilliers is a charming short and narrow street running between the rue St. Honoré and Les Jardins des Halles.
The apartment is reached by an amazingly attractive staircase. The living room is comfortably furnished in an English style. Its well-equipped open kitchen makes it easy to cook and entertain guests at the same time!
Each of the 2 bedrooms has a double bed and its own closet space. There is an
all-marble bathroom with bath tub and shower – plus a separate WC.
All of the rooms retain the original old wooden beams in the ceiling, lending a captivating charisma to the apartment. Nevertheless, there are the modern conveniences one would like: Cable TV (for CNN and BBC World) with a video player, hi-fi radio/CD player, telephone and answering machine, washing machine.
Naturally, the necessary accessories are provided – For the kitchen, a microwave oven, toaster, coffee maker, dishes, cutlery and glassware and plenty of casseroles for cooking. Also, an iron and ironing board along with a fan for warm weather.
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD: The nearby Jardins des Halles offers extensive cultivated gardens and lawns and you can hear the clink of the “boules” from your apartment as devotees of this traditional French game gather in the evening setting sun to play nearby. There is also a 50 metre modern heated swimming pool a few minutes away in the same area – as well as a score of cinemas, many of which show English language films. Voila! Everything at your feet! Just a few hundred yards further is Rue Montorgeuil - a thriving gourmet food paradise where there is a choice of 5 boulangeries, 4 cheese shops, 3 fishmongers and a host of other tempting speciality boutiques - as well as a variety of supermarkets for more mundane items. You’ll find everything you’ve ever dreamed of…and some things you’ve never heard of!
The Louvre, Pompidou Centre, Notre Dame, Left Bank? The proverbial stone’s throw!
METRO/RER STATIONS: Louvre/Rivoli, Les Halles, Chatelet
BUSES: 21, 67, 69, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 81, 85
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