Help! I saw a post recently (was it here?) about short-term apartments for rent in Paris--smaller companies, apartments that were maybe nicer than your average Vrbo or Airbnb. I thought I had bookmarked it or saved it, but I can't find it anywhere. Can someone point me in the right direction? Paris Vacation Apartments was one of the companies, but I can't remember any of the other names.
Posted by
Panguitch, Utah
2692 posts
There are two options of legal, short term apartment rentals in Paris: commercial apartments and apartments offered by the owner/occupant. It is very expensive to convert an apartment to commercial status and there are only a few hundred in Paris. These may be offered through agencies but agencies do not screen apartments for legality. Agency operations are guided by the fees they collect. It is the apartment owner who pays the 50,000€ fine for renting illegally.
There are a number of apartment/hotels you might consider: Adagio and Citadines have a number of properties in Paris.
Posted by
161 posts
Try Vacations in Paris. Liked dealing with them
Posted by
Corvallis OR
7150 posts
You can also find apartments on booking dot com and I believe they do vet for legality. I found apartments on there in Prague, Krakow, and Budapest.
Posted by
Panguitch, Utah
2692 posts
booking dot com and I believe they do vet for legality.
Booking.com generally requires a registration code, but the registration itself is not a legality determinate. The lack of a registration number does indicate potential illegality.
Posted by
Boston
166 posts
Guest Apartments has been around for a long time. Their apartments are very nice. I think they’d qualify as nicer than average. Guestapartment.com