Ref: PCDB. rue Claude Bernard, 5e.

Typically French apartment in the Latin Quarter - sleeps 5.  Map

This typically French apartment is located in the Latin Quarter, at the foot of the rue Mouffetard, one of the city's oldest streets. For generations it was known as one of the great market streets of Paris. The market tradition has hung on to this day and every morning you will find fruit and vegetable stalls, shops selling fine cheeses and wines and traditional market cafés.

The winding streets of the 5ème arrondissement are best explored by foot and you are within walking distance of many great monuments and attractions including the Pantheon, Jardins de Luxembourg, St Michel and St Germain. The nearest métro is 3 minutes walk away at Censier Daubenton.

The apartment is situated on the first floor (no lift) and sleeps 5 comfortably in 1 double bedroom, 1 twin bedroom and 1 single bedroom, there are 2 bathrooms. It is beautifully presented and has been decorated with a traditional French feel. There are antiques, paintings and parquet flooring throughout. You have views onto a well kept communal garden.

The entrance opens onto a small hall which leads directly to the dining area (13ft9 x 10ft10, 4.20m x 3.30m) with a large antique dining table and antique chairs. The table seats 8 comfortably. There is also a wooden sideboard and a small antique sofa.

Large doors connect the dining area to the living area (10.82ft x 16.40, 3.30m x 5m). Here you will find a sofa, 2 armchairs, a small chair, a coffee table, a TV (terrestrial channels) and a fireplace (decorative).

This apartment has high-speed broadband internet connection.

Connected to the living area is a small office with an antique desk and chair.

In the kitchen there are all the expected appliances including microwave, oven, fridge/freezer, electric hobs and coffee machine. There is a washing machine and tumble dryer in the kitchen, clothes can also be dried on the rack in the bathroom.

Following through, a large hallway connects the bedrooms, the bathroom, the loo and the shower room. Plenty of cupboard space can be found in this hallway.

The main bedroom (15ft x 11ft10, 4.6m x 3.6m) has a double bed (4ft7, 1.4m wide), 2 bedside tables with reading lamps, 2 chairs a table and a decorative fireplace.

The second bedroom (16ft x 13ft9, 4.9m x 4.2m) has 2 single beds, a desk and cupboard space.

The third bedroom (11ft10 x 9ft10, 3.6m x 3m) has a single bed, a desk and chair.

The bathroom has a bath tub, a handheld shower and a washbasin. The loo is separate. The second bathroom is a shower room with an overhead shower and washbasin.

The area has several traditional French markets including rue Moffetard (every day), and place Monge (twice a week). There is also an abundance of restaurants to choose from. Try Mavrommatis (42 rue Daubenton), arguably the best Greek restaurant in Paris or Marty (20 avenue des Gobelins) - French cuisine. There's also Le Languedoc (64 boulevard de Port-Royal) specialising in dishes from south-west France.

This is a No Smoking property.

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