Le Provençal Studio
Rue Charlot, 3rd Arrondissement, Le Marais

Studio Apartment, Sleeps 2

This newly renovated studio is located on the quiet courtyard of a very charming 18th-century building in the heart of Le Marais, owned by Adrian Leeds, editor of Parler Paris and French Property Insider. Complete with twin beds that convert to a king size bed, a Siemens brand washer/dryer combination, espresso maker, microwave, toaster-oven, two-burner ceramic stove, refrigerator, high speed Internet, flat screen TV, DVD player, stereo, and free (!) long distance phone service, this delightful and cozy studio makes a perfect Parisian home for one or two.

The studio has all new artist-designed hand-crafted mosaic-tiled kitchen and bathroom. The bath is equipped with a rain shower head and hand-held shower, magnifying mirror, hair dryer and glass shelving to put all your personal belongings. There is ample storage space in a floor-to-ceiling closet equipped with a clothing hamper, marketing cart, step stool, three areas of hanging space for your clothing, 4 drawers and shelving.

Best of all, it is wonderfully decorated with the style of Provence -- sunny, happy and absolutely a pleasure to be in.

Located on the 3rd floor (European, no elevator) up sweet wooden Marais stairs, facing southeast, this quiet studio gets a beautiful amount of sunlight through all three windows, decorated with colored shades and white linen drapes.

Le Marais

With rue de Bretagne just next door, the apartment embraces the heart of the Marais and central Paris with all the typical French commerce you could ever wish for, including three boulangeries (bakeries), a number of boucheries (butchers), poissonneries (fish markets), epiceries (grocery stores), primeurs (fruit/vegetable shops), fleuristes (flower shops), bar/tabacs (tobacco shops), cafés and lots of excellent and charming restaurant, not to mention Paris' oldest covered market, Les Enfants Rouges, which dates back to 1615! In the last few years, designer boutiques and art galleries have sprung up like tulips. The district becomes more and more important to Paris' finiest artisans. It is only minutes from the Musée Picasso, the Places des Vosges and a fifteen-minute walk to Saint-Paul, Hôtel de Ville and Notre Dame. Don't miss the Square du Temple, Le Carreau du Temple and the City Hall of the 3rd Arrondissement before reaching Place de la République. The location is great and with a large number of transportation lines, you're only minutes away from just about every part of the city.

Transportation:

Metro: République (#3, #5, #8, #9, #11), Filles du Calvaire (#8), Saint-Sébastien-Froissart (#8), Oberkampf (#5, #9)

Bus line #s: 96, 20, 75, 65, 56, 29

Amenities:

- Digicode, intercom entry system
- 3rd floor (no elevator)
- 2 twin beds or one king size bed
- Complete kitchen (cooking utensils, crockery, silverware)
- Hand mosaic-tiled shower with rain shower head and power spray
- Washer/dryer
- High speed internet
- Flat-screen TV – satellite
- DVD
- Stereo
- Telephone, answering machine
- Free long distance telephone service
- Stove with 2 electric ceramic burners
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Toaster/oven
- Microwave
- Espresso maker
- Hairdryer
- Iron, ironing board
- Lots of closet and storage space
- Linens, bath towels
- Non-smoking

Guest Comments:

Thank you so much. We had a wonderful time in Paris and loved your adorable apartment.

Gram Alexander

What a charming place, a pleasure to the eyes and the soul. And my back is no longer sore thanks toyour perfect mattres! I wish I could have stayed longer. In fact, next time I'm in Paris, "isolé," if I remember the word correctly, and I'm sure I didn't, I will definitely want to rent this place. You're the best, and your apartment is super! (That's su-pair, not su-purr, as you stinking already know.)

Michael Karmon

Adrian, the wonder woman, does it again! Le Provençal is beautiful, organize, not wanting for a thing. It was the perfect place for my (our) stay. Thank you for everything.

Carolyn Virgil

Thank you for everything! I loved staying in Le Provençal -- you've thought of everything, as I've told you several times. I was very, very comfortable and staying in the apartment was delightful. I've written about my activities and made other notes in the French Country Diary, if anyone has questions about my 10-week stay, don't hesitate to have them email me. Thanks, again!!!

Clista Fischer, clista_fischer@comcast.net

The apartment is just as cute as it looks on the Internet, and was actually larger than I had expected. Every time we visit Paris we become more addicted!

Dave and Judith Lundin

I'm a believer! Renting an apartment while visiting Paris -- and renting one as delightful and charming as Le Provençal enhanced my holiday more than I ever thought possible. You've furnished this incredible place as if you were going to live here and the attention to detail is incredible. Already I've recommended it to so many people that I'll probably never be able to reserve it again! Merci beaucoup et au revoir.

Maureen Jenkins

This apartment and this neighborhood is everything and more we could have hoped for. I don't want to stay anywhere else on my future trips back to Paris. Thank you for your good taste, your attention to detail and your professionalism! See you next time!

Sarah Donaldson & Eric McGinley

Le Provenal is the perfect oasis in this most beautiful city. The neighborhood is so lovely and the people so friendly. We can't wait to bring our girls to visit Magnificent Paris. Thank you so much for making our short visit easy and fun.

Don and Elizabeth Parsons

Thank you so much for a wonderful stay! I can't imagine staying anywhere else (you've spoiled me!). Thanks also for checking in on me when I was sick. Your care made a miserable week tolerable.

Sue Wright

Such a lovely apartment, so well preparef for our every need! I enjoyed the quiet courtyard and the bright, sunshiney room.

Michael Dominguez

The apartment and the charming neighborhood had everything we could ask for. Thank you for being such a thoughtful host.

Richard Mattson

Thanks for a great stay. The apartment was great. Paris was wonderful as always. We will recommend this place to all our friends.

Frank and Sue Thomas

We had a lovely visit to Paris. Love the pretty cheery flat and the locals. A great way to celebrate 33 years of marriage!! (We found the dining guide very useful.)

Anne and Robert Frost

We had alovely visit to Paris. Loved the pretty cheery flat and the locals. A great way to clelbrat 33 years of marriage! (We found the dining guide very useful.)

Brad and Karen Vander Molen

A wonderful stay (in spite of the "grèves") in Le Provençal. Merci pour votre aide. We love this district -- especially Julien, La Caviste and the Café Charlot (new!) and the fromagerie -- yum. P.S. Used your guide a lot and loved it!

Jim and Kinne Kirschbaum

We loved it all!!! Merci beaucoup! Great bed, quiet, great style, every nook and cranny filled well with ALL you need -- right place for everything to be well organized.

Gwen nd Carl Norris

Thank you so much. What a lovely charming place with every amenity. We had such a wonderful stay!

Price (everything included):

- Security deposit = one week's rent
- Prices vary according to season and availability
- High seasons may be calculated at the daily rate
- Minimum rental 4 nights
- All linens are supplied, as well as weekly housekeeping, electricity, heat, telephone and Internet.
- A check in the amount of 1 week rental held as deposit to confirm the booking and returned upon departure.
- Contract is required
- Rental payment can be made by credit card in U.S. Dollars
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