Paris Hideaway

We had such a wonderful weekend in Paris, due in large part to this lovely apartment! Set in the 2nd Arrondissement, just north of the Marais and a one minute walk to the lively and fun market street Rue Montorgueil, it provided the perfect opportunity to have a more local experience of Paris. The apartment itself is super comfortable, has been recently refurbished and as you can see, beautifully decorated with a classic French flair. We were very pleased and would definitely stay here again. It is a 2 bedroom, so Bowen had her own space for sleeping, which worked out perfectly, leaving the other bedroom for Henry's nap/sleep while Stewart and I still had the living space/kitchen for hanging out in the evenings. If you are interested, we found this apartment through www.vrbo.com (vacation rental by owner) and I've included the link here. It's the second time we've use vrbo - we also booked our Amsterdam apartment last summer through them and have been pleased both times. It's a worldwide site, and we have found it to be a great help when searching out apartments - now the only way to travel with children! Also, it's so much more economical. A 2 bedroom suite in a well located Paris hotel would be unaffordable. Just a note regarding this apartment and small children. It is on the 4th floor (US 5th) with a lift, but has fairly open windows in all rooms that are a definite hazard to children when open. We solved this issue by keeping them closed while B was awake and open while she was asleep.

On another note, this apartment will always be special to us as it's the first trip we took with both kiddies, H only being 8 weeks old! In addition, Laura was able to take some photos in the bedroom shown above - it had amazing natural light and I know the results will be stunning!