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When commercial real estate website guru, Tom Brady, president of The Destination Group, invited his parents Tom and Kathie on their 50th wedding anniversary to Paris recently, he chose to base their visit, not in a snazzy hotel, but among the locals in upscale 6th Arrondissement real estate apartment digs offered by host, Delphine Olivier.

“After a day full of Paris’ best, we loved coming back to an elegant yet homey environment, without the formality of a hotel. We could host guests, open a bottle of wine with the bread and cheese we purchased down the street, and have a taste of local life,” Brady recalls. “Now I’m spoiled. I’ll never visit Paris any other way.”
Located next to the tiny island along the rive gauche, south side of the Seine River, the two bedroom, 950 square foot apartment, is one of two sophisticated pied-a-terre in elegant 17th century buildings Olivier, a consummate yet unobtrusive host, offers by the week or month. Originally a family mansion, this secure and private building has been completely restored, displaying antiques and engravings lining the circular entry staircase.
Amid the original 17th century handmade brick floor and oak ceiling beams and the restored linen covered walls, the apartment affords a modern, fully equipped kitchen and comfortable bath. The 13th century St. Chapelle and Palais de Justice views across the Seine are draft-free and sans the occasional street noise, thanks to double pane windows.
Olivier’s slightly larger second flat, located in one of the most beautiful mansions of the 4th Arrondissement’s Ile Saint Louis on Quai de Bourbon, was just elegantly remodeled. Built for the wealthy Charron family, historic beamed ceilings create a dramatic framework for family heirloom furnishings as well as comfortable sofas where guests can catch up on CNN or BBC, use the WiFi or phones. Clerestory windows, called jours de souffrance, flood the living room with cheerful morning sun. The Sorbonne, Latin Quarter, and the Louvre are just a short stroll along lively streets filled with interesting restaurants, locals and tourists.

SOURCE The Destination Group