This very compact and well designed ground floor apartment is situated in Rue de Montmorency, one of the oldest streets in Paris, in the Marais. The Marais is a trendy and vibrant quartier, filled with individual boutiques, cafes, bars and restaurants. It is also home to the Carnavelet and Picasso Museums. Rue de Montmorency is just a few minutes walk from the Pompidou Centre and the nearest metro station is Rambuteau. The Place de l’Hôtel de Ville and the Place de la République are both within 10 minutes walk, and a little further will bring you to the Ile St Louis, and the Place St Michel on the Left Bank. There are a selection of small supermarkets and boulangeries very close to the apartment, and a wonderful open-air market in the Rue de Bretagne about 5 minutes walk away.
The apartment is accessed by a main door (with security code) into a courtyard, where each of the ground floor apartments has its own private terrace. Our apartment is at the end of the courtyard and accessed by its own terrace, which is furnished with table and chairs, pot plants and a canvas cover providing shade. Entrance is into the main living/dining area, which is equipped with phone, TV, DVD and stereo. The apartment also has wi-fi internet access. There is a sofa-bed in the living area, suitable for extra guests or children.
Stairs lead up from the living /dining area to a mezzanine level with a bedroom corner, with large double bed. There are plenty of wardrobes and shelves on this level for storage. The decoration and furnishings are modern, with wooden floors and white painted walls, but the high ceilings have the original old exposed beams, which together with the clever layout, gives the apartment a great deal of character. A few steps lead down from the living/dining room to the open-plan kitchen on a slightly lower level. There is a small dishwasher, fridge/freezer, oven/hob, microwave, coffee machine, toaster and kettle. Behind cupboard doors, there is a washing machine, drier, iron and ironing board. A couple of steps lead up from the kitchen area to the bathroom with bath (with hand held shower), basin, WC and heated towel rail.
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