Good Apartment in Paris for a week in summer?

I have reserved AirBnb places for long stays in Paris, Rome, Florence, Budapest, Naples, Puglia and Bulgaria for a 5 month trip this spring to fall I have found some great places for some very reasonable prices.

But I have to say that Paris proved to be the most difficult to find a place and pin down. It took me a long time, much longer than the other places. It was very difficult to get the Hosts to answer me.

But I did find a really good one, very central near Chatelet Les Halles on a quiet street. Here is the link to that apartment. I have it from April 19th to the 25th. It was $606 for the 6 nights.

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1391556

Good luck and let me know how it works out.

That link comes up as "no longer available". I was going to ask the OP about the city required registration number, are you seeing any of those on apartments you're looking at?

I have not stayed at this place: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/595610. However, I know a couple who want to stay only in "legal" rentals who have reserved it for a stay this spring. Note that this place has a registration number and I get the sense that it books up because of location and the fact that people who are interested know that it is registered so it is a desired property but again I have no personal experience with the place.

As indicated in the earlier responses, Paris has cracked down on short-term rentals, requiring that they be properly registered. From anecdotal evidence it seems that many places previously on the tourist-rental market are no longer available, at least for now.

Since you're traveling in summer, you need to pay particular attention to whether your lodgings are air conditioned. Many Parisian apartments are not, and the weather could make that an issue.

I double checked the link and used it from this site and it worked. What I see is that the place I am referring to is still up and running and at least from what I can gather has dates open.

While I am aware that the city of Paris has instituted some new rules on AirBnb I think in reality it's one of those things that is just unenforceable. What Paris did was ask AirBnb to "de list" about 1000 apartments. this is out of a total of 65,000 for rent according to some sources. And according to the same source 11,000 apartments have been registered. I think with those numbers you are safe no matter what you choose to do. (info from: https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/11/paris-asks-airbnb-to-delist-a-thousand-apartments/)

Here is a review of that apartment from DECEMBER 2017: "December 2017
The studio is located in a central part of town in an upscale residential neighborhood, which is close to many historic sites. It gives you an idea of how well-to-do Parisians spend their life in town. There are plenty of bakeries, boutique shops and top notch restaurants within a couple of minutes from the apartment,...."

So it seems it was ok at least then but there are many many more especially at your price level.

I just tried clicking on the first link in this thread and it does not work. The message that I get is that the listing is no longer available. I don't know why it is working for aarthurperry but it is not working for me.

In the past we have found an apt through Welcome2france. We stayed in an apt. In the Montorgeuil district, adjacent to a pedestrian street with restaurants and food “stores.” It was conveniently located close to several metro lines. I just looked at their website and they list a 1 bedroom for
1190 Euros a week.

All you need to know is to look for the 13-digit registration number on AirBnB.
The property owner's financial information is tied to it, so there is no faking it on the online form.

AirBnB is supposed to "wipe the calendar" as the 120 day rental approaches. This is in response to the property owner's vacation time.
If a tenant has permission to sub-let (usually this is illegal), I would check to be sure with the property owner.

There are Metro stations about 500 metres away from each other, except if you are in the 16th, 17th arrondissements.

Look on GoogleMap Street View to see if you like the neighborhood. You can't really tell anything about the building until you are inside the apartment and you feel it is too noisy for you.

Don't be "charmed" by the ceiling beams or anything - look closely at the elevator (if there is one) number of steps, kitchen and bedding arrangements.

I have a question about the second apartment. In their photos they have a cute picture of a park with stairs. Does anybody know what park that is?

We used this company to rent an apartment for a week on our trip to Paris last summer:

http://www.parisvacationapartments.com/

We were really happy with the location and the quality of the apartment as well as the responsiveness and helpfulness of the company's staff. Not sure how many rooms you need, but if you're looking for a one bedroom or can do with a studio, they have ones within your price specifications.

You will probably need air conditioning. Most rental apartments do not have it.
Citadines does have individual controls at their Richard Lenoir location, and is about two blocks from the Bastille Market, which is held on Thurs and Sunday mornings - 9:00 to about 1 PM.
There is also a Casino supermarket for other necessities.

The link - or the park - doesn't work for me.

Here are two other options:

residencehenri4.com/en/ (in the 6th arrondissement, close to Odeon Metro - good transportation and you can walk almost anywhere from there)

hotel/fr/le-roi-de-sicile.en-gb.html?aid=356982;label=gog235jc-hotel-XX-fr-leNroiNdeNsicile-unspec-fr-com-L%3Aen-O%3AwindowsS81-B%3Achrome-N%3AXX-S%3Abo-U%3AXX-H%3As;sid=1f2826f547cb46e5dffb2c06c2cb0758;dist=0&sbpricetype=total&type=total&
(which is in the 4th arrondissement, and you have good transportation options and you can walk anywhere from there)

Here are chexbres's links, made clickable:

http://www.residencehenri4.com/en/ (6th arrondissement)

http://leroidesicile-paris.com/eng/ (4th arrondissement)

I think with those numbers you are safe no matter what you choose to do.

Sure, until the owner of the apartment that you've rented and paid for has to take it off the market AFTER you've rented it and before your trip (how long before) because they've gotten slammed by authorities.

Depends how much you want to do a second search for lodging closer to departure time for your trip.

(p.s. the link that AArthurperry provided also shows to me as "this listing is no longer available")

@larlock -- the garden image (and the one following it) are from the Arenes de Lutece, an old Roman arena in the 5th arrondissement.

https://en.parisinfo.com/paris-museum-monument/71451/Arenes-de-Lutece-et-square-Capitan

http://www.coolstuffinparis.com/les-arenes-de-lutece.php

https://www.tripadvisor.fr/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g187147-d209782-i135663749-Arenes_de_Lutece-Paris_Ile_de_France.html

https://parisconnected.wordpress.com/2008/02/09/past-and-present-in-paris-arenes-de-lutece/

Thanks Kim. Looks like a great place to sit and soak in life.