PARIS - France 2014 - page 253

Paris Home is a small outfit with only two little studios, but both are located on Rue
Amélie in the heart of the Rue Cler area (see map on here ) . Each has modern furnishings
and laundry facilities. Friendly Slim, the owner, is the best part (€690/week, no minimum
stay, special rates for longer stays, credit cards accepted, free guest computer and US or
Francetelephonecalls,freemaidservice,airport/trainstationtransferspossible,mobile06
19 03 17 55, www.parishome2000.com , [e-mail] ).
Paris for Rent, aSanFrancisco-basedgroup,hasbeenrentingtop-endapartmentsin
Paris for more than a decade (US tel. 866-4-FRANCE, www.parisforrent.com ) .
AirBnb matchestravelerswithspareroomsandunusedapartmentsaroundtheglobe.
Their information on Paris is impressive and easy to understand. Owners set the prices;
AirBnb facilitates the payment ( www.airbnb.com ) .
Tournights, run by Frederick, rents several apartments around Paris
( www.tournights.com ) .
Cross-Pollinate is a reputable online booking agency representing B&Bs and apart-
ments in a handful of European cities. Paris listings range from a small studio near the
Bastille for €60 per night to a two-bedroom apartment in the Marais sleeping six for €280
per night. Minimum stays vary from one to seven nights (US tel. [phone], France
tel. [phone], www.cross-pollinate.com , [e-mail] ) .
Eating in Paris
The Parisian eating scene is kept at a rolling boil. Entire books (and lives) are dedicated
to the subject. Paris is France's wine-and-cuisine melting pot. Though it lacks a style of
its own (only French onion soup is truly Parisian; otherwise, there is no “Parisian cuisine”
to speak of), it draws from the best of France. Paris could hold a gourmet Olympics and
import nothing.