As much as the beds are Le Meurice are an absolute joy (seriously they are the most comfortable beds in the whole world) and as much as it’s great fun to camp out in a sceney it-hotel like Hotel Costes, what’s even better than either, is staying in someone’s own Paris apartment. So we were very excited to hear that One Fine Stay is adding Paris (and LA) to its portfolio of homes in New York and London, and it has some great French properties from a vast, airy house with a leafy patio on Rue des Dames in Batignolles to more typically Parisian flat on Rue Raynouard with stunning glimpses of the Eiffel tower. For anyone not familiar with the site – you pay per night to stay in a member’s home, irrespective of how many people are travelling in your party; the locations are very carefully curated and One Fine Stay has a fleet of cleaners, meet and greeters and people on the ground to make it feel like a properly luxurious experience. Best of all, each property comes with an iPhone with local recommendations from the owners so you can go for dinner at their favorite neighbourhood brasserie, find the most delicious pastries for breakfast or discover hidden gems that you wouldn’t otherwise know about. There’s only one draw-back to this model – because these are real homes they are not always free when you need them. So keep an open mind when you book – you may need to trade the Marais for Montmartre.
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