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Studio Flat for Two in central Paris on Left Bank in rue St Dominique, 75007, Paris 
It is a privately owned ground-floor studio, flat, apartment or bed-sitter in a courtyard set back from the street on the Left Bank in the 7th Arrondissment, between rue Surcouf and rue Jean Nicot, so it is central and convenient for the
sights of Paris, many within scenic and easy walking distances.
 
Métros, RER Stations and airport bus stop.
From the studio, "Latour Maubourg" Métro is about five minutes walk East and South along the Boulevard de Latour Maubourg. The station entrance is just outside the North-West corner of the moat of Hôtel des Invalides.
"Invalides" Métro is seven minutes North East across the grass of Esplanade des Invalides.
One station entrance is at the junction of rue de l'Université and the eastern boundary
of the Esplanade. Another is in the Aérogare des Invalides which is 100m to the North.
Both entrances lead to the Métro as well as the RER station for expeditions outside Paris. In the Aérogare building is an office for the Orly airport bus tickets and enquiries.
The pickup point for the Orly airport bus is a glass shelter just outside. 
Bus route No 69 passes the door, going East only.

The studio flat is a bed/sitting/dining room with separate rooms for kitchenette, bathroom and loo, in 22 square metres. It looks South into a courtyard and North into an inner 'courette'.
The entrance, sheltered in a passage at the back of the courtyard, has a heavy front door with two double-locking locks. Inside there is a cupboard with electric switches and fuses which unfortunately makes the doorway almost impossible for those in wheel chairs. On the left of the front door is the separate lavatory.
The sitting room has a glazed door, an oak beam and pillar in a high-ceilinged L-shaped room with walls painted white, furnished with a large double click-clack sofa bed which can quickly be turned into a sofa when required but most of the time it is left down as a bed; very large hanging wardrobe, containing an ironing board, with shelves to the ceiling; an antique chest of drawers and gatelegged table, a country Chippendale chair, four stools, plenty of table lights and a radio tape recorder with some tapes.
The room has terracotta tiles throughout and a sheepskin rug.
There are two tall windows on to the two courtyards, double glazing on the front window, both covered by shutters for when you are out.
There are plenty of towels and linen, all changed before your arrival. China, glass, tableware, saucepans, bowls and casseroles are all provided for easy self-catering.
The kitchenette has a glazed door, a sink, fridge, two electric rings with an extraction fan above, a combination oven (microwave/convection/grill), an electric kettle, toaster and adequate cupboards.
Overhead is a large hot water tank, which you should switch on on your arrival. It will provide plenty of hot water for the kitchen and bathroom.
The Bathroom, with door, has a deep hip-bath, the edge of which is 29" or 74cm high, with hand-held shower. A movable 'step-up' to the bath is provided for 'les anciens'. There is a basin with a mirror and nearby shaver socket and a very hot heated towel rail. Over the bath is a pull-out clothes line.
A telephone with an answer machine is provided. Its use is free. It receives all incoming calls but only allows local outgoing calls. For your relatives and friends, its number will be included in the final instructions before you go. For long distance outgoing calls, there are two telephone boxes at the junction of Boulevard De Latour Maubourg with rue St Dominique. Phone cards are available from le tabac on the corner of the same junction, diametrically opposite the restaurant, 'La Recruitment'.

Electricity. When you arrive, even before turning on the kettle, check the electricity meter reading which is in a meter box immediately outside the front door and note down the reading.
The towel rail is left on to air the studio when empty and the wall convector heater should have been set to #2 in case temperatures falls in winter.
Do not pay for electricity used before your arrival, so record the reading when you arrive - and again when you leave.
Leave cash on departure for units used at 0.12€ per unit of electricity.

For heating, there is an electric convector wall heater under the North window, which is controlled with a slider and a slimline 385 watt convector heater beside the dining table for background warmth. There is also a small, black blower heater for immediate warmth or as a fan when hot in summer !

The neighbourhood is busy but safe because of the many nearby Embassies and Ministries.
The streets are lively with excellent inexpensive restaurants, a variety of shops, including four bakers, two supermarkets, a greengrocer and the famous, mouth-watering, food market of rue Cler within a few minutes' walk.
Most shops stay open until 7 pm and some, including the market, are open on Sunday mornings.
The area is looking even smarter every year with more and more fashionable shops and restaurants, the newer being several Asiatic restaurants. Just a few doors West is the 'Asie Seven' where a substantial meal from a wide range of Asiatic dishes was only €4.70. It is also the most convenient take-away !

Car parking is fraught or expensive except in August when it is unrestricted.
There are two enormous, underground car parks. The one under Esplanade des Invalides to the East has a filling station on exit into rue Faber and its entrance on the far side in rue de Constantine, ie, the far side of the grass of the Esplanade.
The newer car park, Latour Maubourg, has its entrance in the parallel side road of Quai d'Orsay and down underground á la Alice in Wonderland just before Boulevard de la Tour Maubourg. Walk the route beforehand with a good map or a keen eye on one way street systems ! Cost for long stay was about €1/hour.
 
Keys and Security Code. When you have paid the full rent, ie, normally six weeks before arrival, you will be sent the final instructions re the studio and how to collect the studio keys, which is very easy when you know how. Therefore, if you are touring before arriving in Paris, it is essential that we know a reliable address to which we will send the keys and final instructions.
With adequate warning, keys can be sent earlier to arrive before you leave home.
After dark, ie, no precise time, the digi code allowing access through the street door is switched to the code instead of just pressing the central button. This code is included in our final instructions. Have it with you or you will not be able to get in on arrival! The set of studio keys has one for the digi code lock at the street door in case you forget the code.

The rent for two people from Saturday to Saturday is £300 (pounds) or €440 (Euros) per week throughout the year.
Unfortunately other currencies incur bank charges which we have to pass on to you.
The price for longer lets is negotiable by the month.
Except in unusual circumstances, the studio is not let for weekends nor parts of a week. If you want it for only a few days, rent it for the whole week and you are free to move in and out whenever you want within your week or weeks. Costs are still comparable with local hotels.

"Changeover Times".
To enable maintenance, uninterrupted cleaning and changing of linen on Saturdays,
outgoing tenants are required to leave by noon and incoming tenants are asked not to arrive before 2 pm. 

Cleaning. All tenants are requested to leave the studio clean and tidy for the next occupants and to replace anything lost or broken. If replacements are not possible, please let la femme de ménage know by telephone in time for her to do something about it.   She will come in from noon until 2 pm on Saturdays to wash the linen and ensure that everything is ready for the next tenants.

Availability of the studio is on page 6 of this site and is updated whenever a booking is confirmed.
If this is not your first visit to this web site, don't forget to click your 'Refresh' button to get the updated 'Availability'.

Contacts. Private owner: Mrs D. McGowan,
4 Milner Walk, New Eltham, LONDON, SE9 2HS
Telephone: +44 (0) 208 3028688 ie, 0208 3028688 from within UK.
Email: see page 7, "Contacts Addresses and Bookings" of web site:
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