2 Bedroom Bd du Montparnasse Paris apartment rental

2 Bedroom
Bd du Montparnasse

Address: Bd du Montparnasse

Zipcode: 75006

Area: Montparnasse

Metro: Duroc, Falguière or Montparnasse

Description:

Approximately 90 sq. meters, in a classic parisian building of the 19th Century with elevator and concierge, this apartment is located on the 2d floor.

In the area of Montparnasse, in the heart of the left bank, not far from the Invalides, the Luxembourg gardens and the Latin quarter, the apartment is also very close to the cinemas and plenty cafés and good restaurants (as the famous La Coupole). The nearby Rue de Sévres with plenty shops (patisseries/boulangeries, traiteur, butcher's, laundry, supermarket, pharmacy,...) and the easy access to the public transportation make this a top location for residents and visitors (at the intersection of several metro and bus services).

The apartment contains a living room with a dining area (sofabed for 2 persons in the living room), one bedroom with comfortable double bed, another bedroom with twin beds, one bathroom with tub and stall shower, wc separate from bathroom. Roomy kitchen with dining area, oven and stove top, refrigerator, washing machine and dishwasher. Completely independent hot water and heating systems. Telephone, television, radio and stereo.

The apartment is furnished with standard contemporary furnishings and antiques. Very bright thanks to good southern exposure, it also has double paned windows to protect from street noise. Nice view on trees, balcony, high-ceilinged, hardwood floors and a white marble fireplace charm this comfortable apartment which has been renovated in 2003.

Close to the apartment

Rue du Cherche-Midi
Was an ancient Roman road and now this narrow street has chic designer boutiques, galleries and cafes. The world-famous baker, Poilane, is at No. 8. Nearby is the first Parisian Department Store which belies it name, Bon Marche. It has a fabulous food market ‘Le Grand Epicerie’

Invalides & Napoleon's Tomb
The group of buildings 'Hotel des Invalids' was ordered by Louis XIV the ('Sun King') to house the king's old soldiers. A year later he commissioned the Eglise du Dome, a magnificent Baroque church with its beautiful gold-leafed dome, which holds the impressive tomb of Napoleon. Napoleon was brought here from his grave in St. Helena where he was exiled, to fulfill his last wish to be buried 'on the banks of the Seine among the people of France whom I have loved so much. In the complex is the Army Museum with the largest collection of militia in the world. Leading from the impressive forecourt of the Invalids with its captured canons runs the tree-lined Esplanade des Invalides to the grand Pont Alexandre III a gift from Czar Alexander to commemorate the 1892 French-Russian alliance.

Musee Rodin
Musee Rodin housed in the magnificent Hotel Biron. August Rodin originally rented rooms in the Hotel for living and as a studio. There were plans to destroy the house but in 1916 the French government agreed to convert it into a museum for him. The museum now houses his sculptures, academic paintings and sketches. There are also several works by Camille Claudel, the talented sculptor who became Rodin’s muse, model, and lover at the age of 17. He was nearly 50. The lovely garden is a setting for some of Rodin’s best known works including ‘The Thinker’, ‘The Burghers of Calais, and ‘The Gates of Hell’.

La Pagoda
In rue de Babylone stands a japanese pagoda built in 1895 by the founder of the Bon Marche department store as a gift for his wife. In 1931 it became a cinema and cafe where silent screen stars such as Gloria Swanson would like to go. In 1998 it closed due to a lack of fund to maintain it, but happily it has been renovated and re-opened as a cinema, still with its cafe.

Blvd du Montparnasse
Blvd du Montparnasse is lined with cafes and restaurants which are evocative of the exciting period when the area was "hip". The large Art Deco brasserie, 'La Coupole', at #102, which opened in 1927 with columns decorated by different artists; the famed ëDomeí at #108, now a luxurious fish restaurant and bar, the 'Rotonde'and the late-night cafe, ëLe Selectí at #99. Further east along the boulevard is the legendary ëLa Closerie des Lilasí a favorite with Picasso and Hemingway, Lenin and Trotsky, and still has a clientele of politicians and publishers.

There are many good Breton creperies off blvd. Du Montparnasse as Gare Montparnasse serves the northwest coast of France and in the 19th century many immigrants from Britanny settled here.

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