Apartments to rent in Paris

It would help if you said what you consider reasonable, in euros.

Just a few weeks ago, in France's highest court, the government won its final battle against those illegally renting short term apartments allowing Paris to collect hundreds of 50,000€ fines and to continue efforts to limit the number of illegal short term rentals, defined as those of less than one year.

By the time France reopens borders to tourists from outside the EU, probably not much before 2022, the short term rental landscape will have dramatically changed and what may or may not be available in the future will be much clearer than it is today.

Other than the obvious legal choices; i.e. Adagio or Citidine, it might be too early yet to know one's apartment options.

I'm taking Tocard's response to heart as I have read the same about the very serious crack down on apartment rentals in Paris. David Lebovitz speaks to it in his blog. While I know that the supposed "legal rental" number begins with 75, some advertising their flats using that in their ads apparently are lying. Does anyone know if there is a government registry (of sorts) in Paris/France that those numbers/addresses could be checked for verification? I dislike staying in hotels since my husband has jet lag issues and is up and down all night. A two-bedroom flat works well for me, but. . .

Does anyone know if there is a government registry

The rule is that any solicitation of a short term rental must display the registration number. Paris is its own department and the number is 75 which is used for zip codes, license plates, and various other departmental references. Apartments listed with no registration number are not legal. Apartments listed with numbers may be legal, but there currently is no central registry for an end user to consult. Even if you could, such a registry would not tell you how many of the allowable 120 days of rental were available. Registration numbers are eventually scrutinized by city inspectors and any misuse can result in heavy fines to the apartment owner.

Still, there are clues telling potential renters about the legality of a property. There are only two types of short term rentals allowed under French governmental law: 1. personal apartments of owner/occupants which may be rented for a period not to exceed 120 days a year or 2. qualified commercial apartments of which there are fewer than several hundred in Paris. I won´t get into the specifics of what a qualified commercial apartment is other than to say that it is very expensive for an owner to so qualify property which is why there are so few.

Apartments which are illegal to rent short term and which may subject the owner to a 50,000€ fine are: vacation homes, secondary apartments, non-qualified commercial apartments, or any personal apartment rented for a period of more than 120 days per year in Paris (90 days in Nice).

Various court cases have dramatically slowed the enforcement of short term rental laws but as many of the conflicts now appear resolved, expect to see vigorous enforcement efforts by the city, probably meaning that the short term apartment rental offers that you do see are more likely to be legal than at any time in the past.

While not in the areas you mentioned, it's in the 11th bordering the 4th. The draw for me is the balcony and ease of transport and some great restaurants.

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I have used VRBO in the past but I do caution you regarding the other poster and ´illegal’ apartments.

I have used Citadines in Paris, in the 16th, near Trocadero. I enjoyed it. Pricy, but very good. O had a studio. Large size, good closer, some shelves near the bed for storage. Extra towels, linens at any time.

I stayed at an Adagio years ago in Aix-en-Provence. Not as upscale as Citadines but sufficient. I had a studio there too. Good size.

Friends stayed at the Citadine St Germain (across from the river) in 2017 and did not like it. They are easy to please but for the money (Citadine can be expensive) it was run-down, not very clean, depressing. Maybe it was renovated between 2017 and 2019, idk.

Thank you for your recommendations and the current information regarding apartments.

I have used Cobblestone Paris Rentals, https://cobblestoneparis.com, twice and was very happy with them. This December I will be using, Apartments du Louvre, https://www.apartmentsdulouvre.com, since they offer more units with elevator access which works best for my mother.

I did a quick check of the Apartment du Louvre and Cobblestone. I did not see a single, government required registration number. Did I simply miss them? It's always possible that I missed the registration numbers, but anyone booking with these entities should check the refund policies very closely. None looked like an owner's primary residence. If they are commercial apartments, they would be listed here as among the 171 so registered in Paris.

I would urge caution against reserving an unlisted apartment. The city and Mayor Hidalgo are very serious about shutting down clandestine apartment operations.

I have also used Cobblestone Paris Rentals and was very pleased with them. I've got an apartment booked with them again for this October. I'm hoping France will be open by then.

We usually rent a short term apartment in the 2nd, 3rd or 4th for a month at a time. We've also rented twice in the 6th but prefer Le Marais. We've had great luck using VRBO or Airbnb. Pricing varies by size and other characteristics but we've found reasonably priced apartments with an excellent location and many conveniences. Most importantly, is to consider apartments with at least 15-20 reviews, preferably far more so you know exactly what to expect and with a registration number. Regarding the last apartment we rented in 2018 in the 3rd we learned through the reviews that there was a restaurant downstairs which on weekends was a bit noisy till about 11PM. Everything else about the apartment was perfect for us so we went ahead and rented it fully aware of this (minor) annoyance. The apartment had 45 reviews so we knew the pros and cons and could make an educated decision.

Stay in the center and walk out your door to Paris. Good luck with your decision and go and enjoy.