Apartment description :

The first impression, when walking into this contemporary style duplex apartment, is that of a spacious and astoundingly well lighted and comfortable place, with enough room for a group of up to 5 guests. The 2 bedrooms and the bathroom were conveniently placed in the apartment's lower level, while the kitchen, dinning room and living room are integrated into a very large area in the building's top floor, and receive light from 4 large door-sized windows located side to side of the apartment's saddle-roof walls that overlook the street. These windows are free from the sight of neighbors, while the bottom floor windows have a free view towards an ample courtyard decorated with trees.

Located in the 6th District of Paris, very close to the heart of the Latin Quarter, Rue des Beaux Arts had its origins in 1824 from the Passage des Beaux Arts; it was opened after the demolition of the Hotel de la Rochefoucault-Liancourt. This street's takes its name from its close boundary with the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts, and it was the witness and home to very famous people such as Oscar Wilde, who died at number 13 (L'Hotel) on November 30th, 1900 at the age of 46, and after 2 days of agony; it was as well a place to stay for Jorge Luis Borges, the famous Argentinean writer in his countless trips to Paris between 1977 and 1984. Being and area of outstanding cultural interest, and having a proximity to the west with places such as: l'École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts, l'École de Architecture de Paris La Seine and L'Institut National des Langues et de Civilisations Orientales, and to the east with L'Institut de France, Le Musée des Monnais et Medailles de Paris, this street is also just few blocks south west of L' Ile de la Cité or Ile de Saint Louis, where one can enjoy the monumental presence of Notre Dame, the cathedral built between the years of 1250 and 1260 by the architect Jean de Chelles. On the other hand, the apartment is south and east of the Louvre Museum found at the right bank of the Seine River by turning left into the Quai Malaquais, and going across the small bridges that traverse it. The most immediate businesses are countless galleries, antique stores and bookstores, art supply shops and picture framers; but of course there are also a few bars and cafés as well, for thirsty artists and their humble dealers. In order to find a wider variety of restaurants, cinemas and other stores, distance wise, the most convenient place to go is south on Boulevard Saint Michel located only at 5 minutes by metro or by bus.