Ile St. Louis

Description from the manager

Located on the 1st floor of a lovely elevator building, this sun-drenched one bedroom apartment offers luxury and class for your long awaited stay in Paris. The apartment is fully equipped and beautifully furnished, and offers the greatest of comfort.

The spacious salon (living/dining room) features a welcoming seating area with two oversized couches and a couple of easy chairs - ideal for relaxing with a glass of wine and a chunk of Morbier after a long day of exploring the City of Light. The salon flows into a den/television room, which has another large pullout sofa for your two extra guests. The bedroom offers a queen-sized bed deck...ed out with the finest linens. The adjoining elegant bathroom, complete with deep bathtub, affords quiet but real luxury.

Should you fancy eating in on occasion, or sampling some of those luscious delicacies acquired in the Paris markets, the kitchen is fully equipped for trying out a new French recipe, or simply enjoying your morning coffee with a croissant or pain au chocolat. Elegant comfort awaits you in this gem of an apartment set in the quaintest île in the Seine.Read more

Additional Location Information

While this apartment is in the heart of Paris, you’ll find your heart beating just a bit slower here in Ile St. Louis. And it’s not just because of the slow blues that you naturally associate with the name St. Louis, or this island’s American namesake, Louis Armstrong. It’s more that at its heart, Ile St. Louis is still a sleepy, quaint 17th Century village, complete with its own boulangeries and fromageries, and, of course, Berthillon.

Even before putting down your bag, you find yourself in front of the original Berthillon, arguably the most charming ice cream shop in the world… and, no argument, the best glace in all of Europe.

Ile St. Louis is the delectable petite cousine to the bustling Ile de la Cité, right next door. That other île, just steps away, has the Notre Dame and all those tourists. So taking in those sights will certainly quicken the heart. But you’re staying here, where things happen a little more slowly… and if you didn’t know you were in the middle of Paris, you’d think you’d been transported to a time when, well, there was just a bit more time to take it all in.

Your pied-à-terre is an elegant, luxurious one-bedroom apartment, quietly nestled in the old streets of Ile St. Louis. From here you can effortlessly explore the most famous sights and landmarks of Paris… across the diminutive Pont St. Louis is the great cathedral, to the north the Pont Louis Philippe lines you up with le Marais and the Hotel de Ville. Paris is your oyster, Ile St. Louis its pearl.

The Ile St. Louis is considered to be one of the best and chicest neighborhoods in Paris. The central location allows one to wander Paris at ease. The actual Island lends itself to the great history of Paris, and is one of the oldest parts of the city. You can easily discover the rich history on the Ile St. Louis by admiring the existing mansions and homes of former writters, poets, musicians, aristocrats, and artists.

As the Ile St. Louis is in the center of Paris, the location allows one to easily access the right or left bank, by simply walking north or south.

Nearby are the Pompidou/Beaubourg Museum, the Picasso Museum, the Louvre Museum and the magnificent Place des Vosges.

The Gare du Nord and Gare de l'Est train stations are both nearby. Orly and Charles de Gaulle Airports are easily reachable by taxi or Metro.

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What Past Guests Are Saying

• RVDG
  Christchurch, NZ

  A home away from home in the centre of Paris.

  Left on 07/07/2012 for a stay in June 2012
  
  

  We stayed in this luxurious apartment for 10 days and had a fantastic time. The set-up is brilliant; washer/dryer, fully-equipped kitchen (with espresso machine!), lots of space, lovely decor.
  
  The location is also excellent, walking distance to many of the tourist attractions and not far from a metro station. There are always throngs of tourists about, being so close to Notre Dame, however, nearby there is a fantastic boulangerie and many other little shops that make you feel like a local.
  
  Bernard is a very attentive host, greeting us at the apartment with a welcome basket of goodies. He also arranged for a car and driver to meet us at the airport, which was a fantastic option and did not cost much more than a regular taxi. So nice to be greeted when you have been travelling all night with a baby.
  
  The set-up was great for our small daughter too; they supplied a baby cot but unfortunately were not able to find a high chair. We were able to rent one from a local company though. The apartment is on the first floor and, while there is a lift it is tiny. Good for suitcases and not much else. It did not even fit the pram in it so I doubt it would fit a wheelchair etc. The apartment would be good for families with immobile babies, or an older child, if I had a mobile toddler I would be too worried about damage to the lovely decor etc.
  
  Overall we were extremely pleased with the apartment, the service and the location and we would not hesitate to stay here again, or in one of Holiday France Rentals other apartments.
  

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  Recommended for: Travelers, Romantic, Luxury

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