Attractive and spacious, great natural light, fully equipped as second home

Description

3-room apartment ideal for a couple or single occupancy, fully furnished and equipped. Bedroom with large double-bed, big storage drawers and wooden chest. Can also sleep 2 guests on double sofa-bed in living room. Dual-purpose dining room-study, with solid oak dining table, desk, and large bookcase. Separate, fully-equipped kitchen with folding table for two (see photo). En suite bathroom with large shower cubicle and cupboard containing washer/dryer, plus ample storage for towels and supplies. Separate WC. Large walk-in cupboard with ample storage. Lovely features: original moldings on ceiling lights, fireplaces (non-functioning), natural stone flooring in kitchen, bathroom, and WC; original wood parquet floors everywhere else. Lots of useful gadgets incl. coffee machine, food processor, hand blender, microwave, quality cookware, shopping trolley, etc. Rent includes utilities & taxes. Booking & security deposit required, plus an initial cleaning charge of €80. A cleaner will come in every two weeks during the tenancy, and charged as an extra at €80 a month. Location: Alésia, ideally placed on Métro Line 4 and bus routes 28/38/62/68 for direct transit to Sorbonne, Sciences Po, Bibliothèque nationale de France (Francois Mitterrand), Institut Pasteur, Ecole Normale Supérieure, and to Gare du Nord (Eurostar), Invalides, Châtelet, etc. T3 tram route 5 minutes away, also connects to 13th and 15th arrondissements. Cité Universitaire is a short walk away. Velib automated bicycle hire just round the corner. Easy transit to/from Orly and Charles de Gaulle airports: by RER from nearby Denfert Rocherau or Cité Universitaire, and by Air France coach from nearby Gare de Montparnasse. Within pleasant walking distance of Parc Montsouris, Jardin de Luxembourg, trendy rue Daguerre, the Paris Catacombes, and bustling Montparnasse, which is also a mainline rail station. Alésia is very French, with a strong feeling of neighbourhood and safe. Well served for restaurants, cinemas, gym, some of Paris's top bakers and butchers, Les Halles veg&fruit next to fresh fishmonger and good cheese shop. Three supermarkets within 2 minutes walk, and several more beyond. Regular street market, and December food fair offers specialty cheeses, smoked meats, and other goodies from Southwest France and the Pyrénées. The flea market at Porte de Vanves is an easy walk away. Aspect: 4th floor apartment with East-West orientation gets morning sunlight in bedroom and afternoon in living&dining rooms/study. It also produces a cool breeze in summer. Well insulated for winter with double-glazing and independent central heating. Window ledge can seat two, for reading on sunny days! Facilities and equipment: Apartment is my second home, hence refurbished to high standard, with gas-fired ’combi’ boiler for instant hot water and heating, washer/dryer, vitro-ceramic cooking hob and fan-assisted electric oven, family-size fridge/freezer, dishwasher, microwave oven, blender, coffee percolator and Espresso machine. Dyson vacuum cleaner, etc. Highspeed Internet, HD TV, landline (free calls to landlines in EU, USA etc), and Harman Kardon Soundsticks II self-powered amplifier/speaker set. Printer also available. Digicode and intercom for secure access to building. Elevator.