PARIS, France


Member since
2002The member has not specified any exchange dates
Large, central, modern flat in PARIS, France, Montorgueil pedestrian area
Our apartment is very central: located within walking distance of the subway station "les Halles"
a historic , pedestrian district with plenty of foodshops, cafés, restaurants, as well as fashion & design stores.
It is on the 4th floor of a 17th century building, renovated 10 years ago, with a glass elevator and a view of the Sacré Coeur de Montmartre.
quiet and large: a fully equipped kichen + dining room, a 42-square-metre living room with computer & video projector,
2 bedrooms, a bathroom with bath and shower (+ washing machine + dryer), a separate toilet
+ the master bedroom: 35 sq. metres, with its own bathroom.
a view of the Sacré Coeur de Montmartre!
plenty of CDs, DVDs, a videoprojector & large screen (7x 6ft), books (literature, art & architecture + guidebooks)
Our neighbours are all very nice and helpful, & fluent in English. Laura, the caretaker, is very helpful too.
Our apartment is available during the school holidays only.
Both Julia and Alice have graduated & moved out to their own apartments but sometimes travel with us!
Alice lives in Valencia now, so we hope to find many opportunities to visit her...
We have done over 20 exchanges so far, (Italy: Rome, Florence, Spain: Barcelona, Valencia 3 times, Sevilla, Granada, The Netherlands: Amsterdam, Belgium: Brussels, Sweden: Stockholm, Denmark: Copenhagen, Austria: Wien, Germany: Berlin, Koblenz, The UK: London three times, The USA: Boston, Brooklyn, Slovenia: Ljubljana, Greece: Poros , Poland: Cracow, and 2 more in France last summer (Vic-la Gardiole (34) and Durban (32)
In 2018, Pak Nam Pram inThailand, Valencia again, Venice for Easter, etc
: all of them very successful, and we look forward to doing many more!
OUR WISHES FOR 2019:
: ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, we'll both be retired!!!
AND: Valencia, Mallorca, Minorca, Madrid in March or May
Greece in May/June/September
Japan spring or autumn 2019
Our Family
- 2 Adults
- 2 Children
- 19 Exchanges made
Occupation
- Engl.teacher, retired
- Architecture & art teacher, retired
Our Home
- House Type: Flat
- Floor: 4
- Environment: In the city
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Sleeping Capacity: 5
References
In my house
- Pets - Not allowed
- Small children - Allowed
Exchange Types
- Bed & Breakfast
- Hospitality wanted
- Long-term exchange wanted
- Non-simultaneous exchange
- Home exchange
- Hospitality exchange
- Renting possible
Indoor
- Free internet access
- Computer available
- Central heating
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
Facilities
- No smoking
- Lift/Elevator
Our Destination Wish List
- Open for all offers
- Italy
- Greece
- Japan
- Switzerland
- Austria
- Croatia
- Martinique
- Guadeloupe
- Reunion, Forêt de Bébour, Reunion
- Sardinia, Italy
- Sicily, Italy
- Myanmar (Burma)
Spoken Languages
- English
- Italiano
- Français
- Español
Our Neighbourhood

Nearest Airport: Orly/RoissyCDG - 45/60 mns, direct by RER, or 35/45 euros by taxi
So much to do nearby!within walkig distance of Les Halles, the Opera, the Louvre, Beaubourg, + many bus & subway stationsa large pedestrian area with many foodstores, cafés, restaurants (see photo),....+many more shops in the "Forum des Halles", and of course the "Grands Magasins": Galeries Lafayette & Printemps, rue de la Paix, place Vendôme,...
Occupation
- Engl.teacher, retired
- Architecture & art teacher, retired
Children
- Girl - Age: 34
- Girl - Age: 31
Pets
- We do not have pets.
References
This member has completed 19 successful exchanges. Here are some members that he exchanged with in the past:
València,
Spain
ES145704
LONDON,
Great Britain
GBL004467
Granada,
Spain
IE9125
VENEZIA,
Italy
IT06477
Kraków,
Poland
PL098
Poros,
Greece
SE1004363
Ljubljana,
Slovenia
SIOC0902