Studio rue Charlot - B Paris apartment rental

Studio
rue Charlot - B

Address: rue Charlot - B

Zipcode: 75003

Area: Marais

Metro: Filles du Calvaire

Description:

The building: Historic house 17th century completely renewed in 1998. The staircase will be completely renewed in fall 2003. Your flat is located on the second floor of building C; your flat has the best possible view of this house with sun all day. Building C is in the courtyard facing you when you come in the house, that is to say you ll never hear a car or anything that make you think you're in a city. Every morning, you ll hear the little birds in the green courtyard beautifully set up with orange trees, roses and magnolias. A real exception for central Paris! For your security the house has a digit code on its first door and a second door with an intercom entry.

Your flat:
The flat, completely new from A to Z and has been redecorated in a gothic neo-medieval style in September 2002. The flat is considered as a very large studio or one bedroom flat according to Parisian standards. It is superbly furnished and decorated by its owner who is an interior designer. Inspired by medieval French architecture, the decoration is absolutely stunning, so charming it is sometimes used as a decor for photography's. Part of the original decoration are restored wooden oak beams on the ceiling, stain glass windows, stone sculptures, wonderful teck floor, Italian marble, a decorative fireplace, French countryside antiques and beautiful paintings and lighting.Heating is safe and electric with new generation radiant radiators that provide a warm and comfortable atmosphere.

Main room:
Entrance door is highly isolated for cold and noise and have one super security lock of the best standards. Every part of each wall ceiling and wooden floor have been highly insulated so you would not suffer from the cold during wintertime and will never hear your neighbours. Each window has double-glazing. The 3 windows are overlooking onto a quiet, peaceful and romantic courtyard. Bedding consist of one standard high quality double bed (140 x 190 cm), because sleeping perfectly is the first luxury. A convertible sofa allows you to sleep one adult or two children in the same room eventually. A big table with extensions allows you to organise dinner parties up to 5 or 6 people. Navy Blue cotton curtains and original medieval style bed covers. Original paintings, old city maps and mirrors. TV, DVD player + selected films in English. Many books and city guides at your disposal. Telephone + answering machine and internet access. Hi-Fi system.

Kitchen:
The kitchen is open in the main room. Big fridge and freezer, 2 electric rings with safety system, microwave oven, coffee maker, toaster, kettle and all the basics needed to have a snack or dinner at home. Basics like oil vinegar coffee, tea, sugar and spices and welcome drinks are always provided for free. Under your sink, you ll find all the products you need to clean up and use the machines: x-tra silent dishwasher, and upscale washing machine that is also a dryer at the same time. Your owner or our cleaning lady will be happy to help you with these if you're crossed with electronics!

Bathroom:
The bathroom, decorated with superb white and blue Italian mosaics and antique marble floor has an x-tra large shower for 2 with 2 separate systems, hydro jets for massage therapy, a sink and a WC. Ever had a shower party? This is the place to have one! Big mirrors and a few drawers for your personal belongings. A cupboard to hang your clothes, a safe for your valuables is located in this room too. Hand and bath towels are provided for every day's use. Hair-dryer, iron + iron-board, soaps and toiletries are at your disposal. Efficient and fabulous light with the sun passing trough the antique colour stain glass window.

Close to the apartment

Oberkampf
The Bastille area around Rues de Charonne, d'Oberkampf and de la Roquette have numerous atmospheric bars and small restaurants and on Rues de Charonne and d'Oberkampf there are a number of bars appealing to those who like rock music, motorbikes and leather jackets. The rue du Faubourg St. Antoine has always been a center for furniture makers but there are picturesque little alleys and streets in the area. Rue de Lappe typifies the rejuvenation of the Bastille area. There are still traces of it being part of the "Gay Paris"of the 1930's,with its "bals musettes", or dance halls, frequented between the wars by Piaf, Jean Gabin and Rita Hayworth. "The Balajo" Dance Hall is still in existence.

Canal St-Martin
canal St-Martin is a pleasant tree-line canal crossed by iron footbridges and locks and some upscale bars, cafes, restaurants and boutiques along its banks. By the side of one of these footbridges is the Hotel du Nord made famous by Marcel Carneís classic film, 'Hotel du Nord'. The Hotel is now a lively bar used for blues and comedy evenings, sometimes in English.

Place de la Republique
Place de la Republique is a large square at the meeting place of three arrondissements, 3rd, 10th and 11th and several avenues. Its central sculpture, Morice's 'La Republique' , glorifies France's many revolutionary struggles; rather ironically the square was vastly enlarged in the mid-19th century by Haussmann to minimize revolutionary activity in this part of the city.

The Temple Quarter
North-east towards Place de la Republic and including the whole of the Marais, was once a state within a state owned by the powerful Order of Knights Templar, founded in the Holy Land to protect pilgrims. By the 13th century it had its own international banking system and had become independent of the crown. They became too powerful and in 1307 Philip the Fair had the Knights arrested and the order dissolved. In the area, at #51 rue de Montmorency, is the oldest house (1407) in Paris.

Rue Vieille-du-Temple and rue St. Croix de la Bretonnerie
With its many cafes, restaurants, clubs, fashion boutiques and “maisons et objects” stores, it is the center of Paris’s vibrant gay community. Shops are open on Sunday when most other parts of Paris are closed. On rue St. Crois de la Bretonnerie is the gay bookstore ‘Les Mots a la Bouche, and a nice salon for tea is ‘Mariage Freres’, 30-32 rue du Bourg-Tibourg, which sells 450 varieties of tea.

A noticeable landmark is the Gothic Hotel Herouet and its turret built in 1528 at the corner of rue des Frances-Bourgeois and rue Vieille-du-Temple.

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