Benefits of Renting in Paris
October 16, 2008 by Sheila Whittaker
Booking a hotel in Paris is an expensive affair. If you’re travelling with a few people and have time in advance to do some research, there are many benefits to booking an apartment. You can find apartments that are close to main attractions, but on smaller, more residential streets.
Hotels over three stars started around €250 to €300 per night for anything that appeared to house anything more than a flea. By comparison, the apartment rental cost €270 total and could sleep six comfortably.
It also had a full kitchen and a fridge to chill our wine and beer and we could prepare our own meals (although we usually just snacked at the apartment). Another bonus was the lovely, deep bathtub. We booked about a month and a half in advance.
But the benefits don’t end at your pocketbook. Once you are in a neighbourhood where real Parisians live, you also are beside the local stores and restaurants. You will find the prices lower, the quality better and the experience more genuine.
Where we rented, we were walking distance to Les Invalides and La Tour Eiffel. At the end of our street was GBertrand, a delicious lunch spot. It took us less than five minutes to walk to the nearest Metro stop.
A good place to start your research is at USAParis.com, an association of Parisian vacation rental owners. We ended up renting from HomeTown, an outfit that specializes in the short term rental of Parisian apartments.
Details
HomeTown
17 rue de Choiseul
75002 Paris
www.hometown.fr
Ludovic Michel C.E.O.
Tel : +33 1 47 42 79 09
Ludovic.michel@hometown.fr
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