SPECIAL APARTMENTS

Régis, John & Hugh have just come back from a new apartment that we ‘ve taken on, on the rue Saint Sauveur in the Montorgueil neighbourhood. It is in a building that once belonged to Colbert, who was Louis XIV’s finance minister, before he occupied that post and while he was working as the secretary to Cardinal Mazarin in the 17th century.

There is a beautiful courtyard with trees and it is extremely quiet. You can see it as it is now by following the following link

REFINED AND PEACEFUL ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT IN THE MONTORGUEIL AREA OF PARIS (SLEEPS UP TO FOUR GUESTS)
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Today we put some beautiful paintings, new lights, candlesticks, silver bowls, new cushions and decorative objects. We will also be changing the dining table and chairs and probably add a French bedhead in the bedroom.

We will keep you posted as soon as its finished and we’ve taken some new pics.

We are happy to announce that after three weeks, where we received a huge number of very highly-qualified applications for the post of Guest Relations Officer, we have finally settled on Hugh Yates. Hugh will join Geraldine Capelle, who has been working with us since September last year.

Hugh is from Dorset, in the South of the UK. He graduated from Manchester university last year, where he earned a 2:1 degree in European Studies and French. He is of course a native Enlish speaker, speaks excellent French, Italian and is learning Spanish. He has had some experience in the hotel industry, having worked a stint at the Royal Garden Hotel in London.

We are sure that he will be a great asset to the team. His email is hugh@specialapartments.com

We recently completed a total renovation of a studio apartment in the very central Les Halles neighbourhood of Paris for one of our investment clients. The apartment is situated on the first floor of a 17th century building, with very high ceilings. It is about 35 sq. Metres large.

The first pictures show the apartment before we started  renovation. There was a mezzanine that cut the light coming into the apartment making it very dark, which we moved to the other side of the studio, in order to open up the two large windows giving on to an inner courtyard. We also completely restored and renovated the plumbing and electricity, created a new modern bathroom with a large shower, toilet and sink and a modern American kitchen.

Below, you can see some images of the project that we presented to the client.

And after approximately six weeks of renovation and two more weeks for the decoration we were able to welcome guests in the new apartment, who were extremely happy with it.

Here are some pictures that we took in the beginning. We will be posting some better photos (some features such as the kitchen and curtains were not yet fully installed in these photos) on the web page of the apartment, http://specialapartments.com/12_cossonnerie.html

The Eiffel Tower seen from the Seine - ©John Armstrong

We’ve decided to create this blog to give keep you updated about whats going on at Special Apartments,  give you some tips for your stay in Paris and to show off this city that we love so much.

If you were happy with your stay at Special Apartments feel free to leave us a comment here.

If you send us your own suggestions and pictures of what to do while you’re here at john@specialapartments.com , we may even post them too!