Guest Comments
We were very happy in your apartment MARAIS22, and it was very central and within walking distance of Notre Dame and Pompidou Centre. Both bed and pullout couch were very comfortable with cotton sheets.There was constant hot water which we appreciated.
The disappointments were no English T.V. channel and no stoppers for sinks and bath but easily remedied. Also we were unable to hook up the shower over bath – needs to be repaired. Also the door of entrance to building needs to be adjusted as we had to ask passerbys to help us open it. After three days we met a guy who told us when you enter the entrance code you pull the door towards you first and then push hard.
It would have been helpful to have been told this initially. These are just minor complaints. We enjoyed our stay with Paris Apartments by Numbers and felt very safe etc.
Posted by: Maire Muldowney ¦ 12 March 2012 at 19.36
Grav35 studio well located on a nice quiet street leading on to Beaubourg.
Very accessible to the metro Arts et Metiers or Rambuteau both on Beaubourg. Only a stones throw from the Pompidou Centre and walking distance to the lively Jewish neighbourhood of which rue de Rosiers is a must for lunch; also walking distance to Notre Dame which has a magnificent organ and has various recitals for music lovers. After a long slog around Paris, for those of you who like good value, the cheapest pints 2.50 euro “happy hour” and not much more after that are to be found on Beaubourg in the Serbian bar on the first corner of Beaubourg after leaving Arts et Metiers; a couple of doors up the best Chinese restaurant. If you visit Sacre Coeur don’t take the metro back down but walk down rue Lepic – very atmospheric old Paris. The metro is great and no problem getting around.
I agree with a few of Bronwen Toovey comments on the apartment. Yes the mirror on the sliding door on the bathroom has not yet been fixed and there is also a crack in the window making it very awkward to open. However we had no problems with noise or keys. The apartment would generally benefit from less clutter and a little more attention could be given to bathroom cleaning.
After returning to Paris after a 30 yrs lapse I found the Parisiennes very helpful and friendly.
I found all the staff very efficient in Paris Apartments by Numbers especially the Irish rep Liam. Thanks.
Will be back to Paris again! Gorgeous city and great to walk around.
Posted by: Catherine ¦ 6 January 2010 at 17.14
We stayed at this apartment for a little less than a week in November 2009. The apartment was well appointed, quiet and quite pleasant. I would certainly consider staying there again.
Posted by: Simon | 10 December 2009 at 20:09
We recently stayed for one month at this unit. It most updated than we anticipated, some malfunctions (Technician dropped by but nothing was fixed), no appliances instruction, but we’ve managed. We didn’t use the kitchen as much as we planned; smaller than the bathroom 
. Yeah, good size bathroom, I think some remodeling needed to take advantage of the closet space. Service responses to our inquires were slow or sometimes none. We have to figure out the closest Children’s Hospital in an emergency. Another point that we didn’t anticipated, we’re Asian, and the building is surrounded by Asian restaurants & groceries, not the best but convenience, though we only used a few times. And lots bag stores. Overall, quiet, great location. I think we have quiet neighbors because we can hear ourselves from the bottom of the stairs but the neighbor’s steps once a while. We would stay here again if we’re in Paris, but smoking rule needs to be expanded like no smoking within 25 feet of public places, like in America. We suffered when we stepped out of the unit. No place to hide from the downwind, so we ended up taking the Metro more, rather walk the beautiful streets of Paris.
Posted by: Tien | 15 May 2009 at 07:33
On the plus side, the bed was great, plenty of towels and apartment reasonably quiet at night, though the upstairs neighbour was pretty noisy, would love to know what he was doing up there? Good value for the money.
Location – very good close to Metro and food shops just up and around the corner and I found a really great restaurant which I visited 3 times whilst there. There are some great museums not far, however, it should be noted by anyone interested that the Picasso Museum is shut until 2012.
SCI staff fabulous. Showed me around the apartment and told me how to use everything.
Had a bit of fun with the key also, could not get door open one night for about 15 minutes and then thank goodness it worked. You have to pull door towards you after second turn of the key.
The area is a bit strange – but I work out that this is where all the handbags coming in from China are being distributed to the various stores, though I could not work out the connection with the Africans buying great bags of bags. Puzzling, but made for interesting speculation.
I would use SCI again, but not necessarily this apartment. Would try another area.
Love Paris and thanks for the whole week of fine weather.
Posted by: Bronwen Toovey | 08 October 2009 at 08:31