Luggage Storage in Paris

We just flew to Paris in April. We arrived on time; everything was smooth sailing through the airport including immigration and picking up our checked luggage. From touch down to arrival to our hotel via taxi with very reasonable traffic, it was almost exactly 2 hours. So I can't offer an opinion on luggage storage options, but it might be worth factoring if it's worth it for that approximate of time. Maybe it is to you, but just wanted to mention it.

I would opt for the luggage storage if it is close to the apartment you're renting. We were in Paris in May and it rained everyday--can't imagine being burdened with luggage for a few hours in the rain. Also, sitting in a cafe, if that's what you do, would be very crowded with luggage. We're usually able to drop off our luggage while the apartment rental is being cleaned. We have used one luggage storage service in Lyon and it worked very smoothly. We were unburdened for the few hours and strolled around the town, had lunch, etc. I can't imagine staying in the airport when Paris is waiting.

As far as security, I'd check the reviews. The service we used, Bounce Luggage Storage [Luggage Hero], utilized a hotel's storage for their guests' luggage. Security was as good as any hotel storage. Some have actual lockers, but I'm unfamiliar with those.

we have more than once had lunch with our luggage behind us against the wall at a place near an apartment we were waiting to check into. I'd probably do that with such an early check in before fussing with luggage storage for such a short time. you can read a book at a cafe.

How much luggage do you have? If it's a carry-on and a personal item, I can see stopping to eat near the apartment after you arrive in Paris at around 10:30 AM. You will only need to account for about 2.5 hours. If you are like a friend of mine and travel with a large set of luggage then storage or hanging out at the airport are better options. City Locker is easy to use and I found it to be secure. I don't like the options like Stasher and Nannybags in which a business provides luggage storage because of the lack of consistent and uniform security standards for the storage.

Thank you for your insights and suggestions. Very helpful!!

Storage companies like Nannybags are a kind of platform that different businesses can offer storage through. Some are hotel or cafe or shops. We did it a few years ago in Paris when we had an early flight into CDG then a flight out later in the day to Morocco from Orly. We used Nannybags. It turned out to be in a small hotel. If you browse the website and look at the details you can usually tell what it is through a combination of the hours open, map location, compare to google maps. It worked great. The hotel had a big locked closet and probably 25 bags in it. I wouldn't hesitate to use again.

We used Stasher in Scotland a few years ago. It coordinated us with a hotel to keep the luggage at in Stirling. It worked well for us.

I’ve used Luggage Hero and Stasher, most recently twice in New York in October. Most of them reveal the name of the location after you book. In NYC one was a Halloween store and the other was an organic food market. Generally you check in, you take a picture of your luggage and start the timer on your phone on the company website, and then, when you pick up, you stop the timer and show them the picture of your bags. They usually stick the bags in a locked closet somewhere. Great idea from whoever thought of this business model.