Marais Cote Seine, a magical Paris spot

Paris will always be Paris.  One of the most beautiful cities in the world, which manages to always hang onto it’s own beauty through the best and the worst of times.  It was really built to last, and each time one goes back to Paris, the natural beauty and fine architecture never cease to amaze.

A well known cafe along the banks of the Seine River in the Marais section.

Marais cafe facing the Seine; a meal with a view.

This area of the Marais, known as Saint Gervais, is so wonderful since it is right in the heart of everything, between the Seine River and the Hotel de Ville/Saint Paul and the Rue de Rivoli.  It is a micro neighborhood which is calm and full of trees and beautiful buildings and amazingly, so central to everything.

La Rue des Barres leading from the Seine to the heart of the Marais

La Rue des Barres leading from the Seine to the heart of the Marais

Walking through this section of the Marais provides a chance to witness, firsthand, one of Paris’ early villages and it still looks as it did in many ways.  The attention to detail concerning the beautiful historic buildings, paved walkways, churches and galleries is still as it was….  When we reach the Rue Francois Miron, we find a unique Paris building, which is part of many Paris walking tours.

One of Paris' three oldest buildings. A true Paris historical monument.

One of Paris’ three oldest buildings. A true Paris historical monument.

This unique building is home to our latest Paris apartment offering for our special guests.  The chance to sojourn in this ideal location will make your trip to Paris even more memorable and enjoyable.  No need to take a walking tour to view this building as you will be one of it’s residents for your stay in Paris.

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Lisbon Laurel Lovers Hideaway…

Well after a few months of hard hard work, our first Lisbon apartment is ready to go. Our first offering in the Lisbon market is the ground floor of this beautiful typical townhouse, located in Lisbon’s wonderful Principe Real neighborhood.

Laurel Lover's Hideaway is discretely located on the ground floor of this beautiful Lisbon townhouse

Laurel Lover’s Hideaway is discretely located on the ground floor of this beautiful Lisbon townhouse

This is the first of three beautiful apartments we will be offering our guests, all part of our Novo de Loureiro (New Laurel Street) townhouse. The pretty pastel pink facade is quintessential Lisbonesque. The entire building is being renovated floor by floor in order to combine the beautiful surroundings with very comfortable and trendy interiors. The process is moving along quickly, despite the huge undertaking we had to accomplish. Imagine what the ground floor looked like when we first received the keys….

Pre-GC (Before Glenn got his team of qualified workers started on the Laurel Townhouse renovation)

Pre-GC (Before Glenn got his team of qualified workers started on the Laurel Townhouse renovation)

The ground floor Laurel Lover’s Hideaway moved quicker than expected. We only had to redo the electricity and plumbing, install a new bathroom and kitchen and give the entire apartment a full head to toe painting….

Contemporary furnishings are perfect for this Lisbon Hideaway

Contemporary furnishings are perfect for this Lisbon Hideaway

As always, our apartments all have cable tv, and high speed WiFi, top quality sleeper sofas in the living area, and top quality queen size beds to ensure our guests a great night’s sleep.

Queen size beds are standard in our Laurel Townhouse in all apartments

Queen size beds are standard in our Laurel Townhouse in all apartments

Although a fan of contemporary decor and style, I still appreciate some of the unique historic designs we find in many European settings. Portugal is famous for it’s beautiful, bright and colorful Azulejo tiles. These tiles include Moor and Asian influences through the centuries and add a nice touch to a modern setting as well.

Portuguese Azulejo tiles have been discretely sprinkled through the apartment.

Portuguese Azulejo tiles have been discretely sprinkled through the apartment.

Our first apartment is ready for rentals and we will shortly be adding on two more beautiful apartments including the first floor two bedroom/two bathroom unit, and the duplex located on the top two floors of our Laurel Hideaway townhouse. Coming soon…..

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