Suggestions for apartment rental in Paris

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<p>I just bought tickets last night to go to Paris in February. I was on line last night trying to find an apartment in a nice section for the four of us. There are a lot of on line apartment sites. I have had mixed luck in the past using these rental sites so would love any suggestions anyone has about a place to stay where we can cook a lot of our meals. Any other suggestions welcome too. It has been many years since I have been to France and I am feeling rusty in language and in navigation!</p>

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<p>We used the reviews on slowtrav.com when we rented ours. Here are some for Paris:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.slowtrav.com/france/vr/list.asp?r=Paris[/url]”>http://www.slowtrav.com/france/vr/list.asp?r=Paris&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I’ll PM you with the review of the apartment we rented…</p>

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<p>I used this site two summers ago and had fabulous luck. The place I had would be too small for four but I recommend my experience. Good luck!
<a href=“http://www.ownerdirect.com/lodging/france/greaterparis.htm[/url]”>http://www.ownerdirect.com/lodging/france/greaterparis.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>When we went to Paris last February, we stayed in an apartment off of Rue Mouffetard in the 5th arrondisement (the Latin quarter) - it was a great location, walking distance (within a 5-10 minute walk) to 2 Metro stations. </p>

<p>Here’s a link to the apartment we stayed in: <a href=“http://www.beau-paris.com/_apt/postes/en_index.htm[/url]”>http://www.beau-paris.com/_apt/postes/en_index.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>It was very nice, small, but an amazingly efficient use of space, good water pressure, comfy beds. We did cook quite a bit while we were there, but it was just a hot plate and a microwave, if I recall correctly. Maybe not what you are looking for. But I highly recommend the location!</p>

<p><a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rue_Mouffetard,_Paris[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rue_Mouffetard,_Paris&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>It was a great location for pretending you were actually a Parisien, loads of bistros, restaurants, tres bien fromageries and patisseries just steps outside your door. There is a farmer’s market on the weekend, and often bands perform in the square at the bottom of La Mouffe.</p>

<p>Make sure you dress warmly: Paris in February can be very cold! </p>

<p>My other favorite part of Paris was Montmartre, which was almost impossibly charming as you climbed the hill to the Sacre Coeur.</p>

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<p>You should definitely check out the discussion boards on the fodors website <a href=“Europe - Fodor's Travel Talk Forums”>Europe - Fodor's Travel Talk Forums; and do a search for Paris apartments. You will get TONS of great advice! Before CC it was where I spent all my time to plan trips.</p>