DEWET (Nation)

Hi Elie,

As you know, Erika and I had a wonderful time in the little studio,

and I wanted to thank you being so understanding about my vague

travel plans, my little birds, and so on and for helping us to find our way around the city.

In years to come we will remember your kindness and friendship. If I

am lucky enough to be in Paris again, I will certainly call you first,

and we will, naturally, recommend your apartment to all our friends.

I also wanted to thank you for all your help last Friday.

With all the best,

Dan (Canada)
Just stayed at Rue DeWitt July 2 thru July 7. There is no air conditioning and the apartment is actually in the top floor (6) dormer area and gets extremely hot with no breeze.
KEN United States

Hi Elie, Thanks for everything, it was a nice place to relax and get back to at the end of an exhausting day! The place is about 2.5 blocks away from the RER (Nation) - and super convenient to hop on/hop off to pretty much everywhere in Paris. It's a very quiet neighborhood and basically if you want to live like the locals, then this would be the place for you. Elie even supplies you with a Pay-As-You Go phone, which in Paris accepts free incoming - and you can charge it up if you plan to dial out - thank god Elie calls you to check up on you and everything because we had an incident with our bed and he came over to fix it after his work and he is the nicest guy ever. The only one complaint I would say is the bathroom - it's super tight, however, considering you get a kitchen, 2 beds, free tv (3 English channels by the way and like 100 French ones), free cell phone to use, then by all means, the bathroom is nothing. We were there from May 14 - May 18, 2009. Elie speaks perfect English, so have no worries! There's grocery stores down the block and 2 bakeries within a 2 block radius! Pharmacies are right across the St from the RER station, and quite a few pubs/bars/restaurants around the RER, so don't worry - you won't go hungry!

Chris

We stayed in your wonderful apartment with our 2 children (age 8 and 10). It was the perfect location - close to everything - shops, laundry, metro, etc. Everything was clean and comfortable and we loved the elevator. It was so much better than staying in a hotel and was perfect for a family of 4 - we even went to Pizza Hut which was just around the corner! The kids loved it! The price was also perfect! We will always remember our stay in Paris!

Nicole & Michael - Sydney, Australia

My apologies for being so slow to leave a comment...
I stayed in the apartment on rue Dewet in May and really enjoyed it. It is very well located near the Metro, a laverie, a few supermarches and pharmacies, and several patisseries and brasseries. There is every convenience but it is also relatively quiet. The apartment is clean and comfortable, and in a safe and charming building. I liked the apartment so much that I miss it very much now! Many thanks,
Cody

> Elie,

Thanks for all of your understanding and patience. Our trip to Paris was
> filled with exciting adventures. It was nice to have a relaxing haven to
> return to at the end of each day. The close proximity to the metro and RER
> was a huge seller; I'd come back to stay just based on that fact alone.
> Plus, there are small shops all throughout the neighborhood within walking
> distance. The apartment was equipped with all the necessities to live like a
> Parisian for a week. We ate at cafes, but mainly brought food and prepared
> meals in the apartment. Another thing we liked were the dressers. It was
> nice to have a place to put out clothes instead of living out of our
> suitcase. We felt very safe - even walking at night - in the neighborhood.
> Other tenants in the building were pleasant and helpful. We even made
> friends with the local cat. I would recommend your apartment to anyone
> traveling to Paris as it was a great deal to be so close to a major metro
> station and surrounded by all the small restaurants and shops. Thanks for
> all your help and directions. Maybe we'll meet again someday!
>
> Carolyn
> USA

Bonjour,

Mon séjour à Paris a été extrêmement agréable quoiqu'un peu court. Le logement était très
confortable et bien situé. En conséquence, je n'hésiterais pas à recommander
votre logement à quiconque projette de visiter Paris.

Au revoir et peut-être à la prochaine.

Richard

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Hello Elie,

We had a great time in Paris. I liked that the apartment was very secured, and had a nice view and

sunshine from the window.

Taking us for a little tour around the apartment (Nation) was very helpful.

Thank you for everything and hope I could go there again in the future (during the summer time)

Rei

Hi Elie,

As you know, Erika and I had a wonderful time in the little studio,

and I wanted to thank you being so understanding about my vague

travel plans, my little birds, and so on and for helping us to find our way around the city.

In years to come we will remember your kindness and friendship. If I

am lucky enough to be in Paris again, I will certainly call you first,

and we will, naturally, recommend your apartment to all our friends.

I also wanted to thank you for all your help last Friday.

With all the best,

Dan (Canada)

Hola!

Paris es una ciudad encantadora. Hay cientos de lugares por ver, y cientos de cosas que hacer, por eso es bueno cuando la jornada turistica ha terminado, tener un buen lugar donde descansar para emprender a la manana siguiente otro dia duro de cultura y turismo. Tanto Nahia como yo disfrutamos mucho de la ciudad y sin duda hemos pensado en volver. Quiero agradecerte lo amable que fuiste, y lo sincero al publicitar tu apartamento, ya que me sorprendio gratamente lo equipado, acogedor y bien situado que esta. Sin nada mas que anadir, te deseo lo mejor para el futuro, y tal vez en poco tiempo volvamos a vernos. Estaremos encantados de poder visitar Paris otra vez, y no dudaremos en ponernos en contacto contigo.

Buena suerte. Domenec. Barcelona.

Hello Elie,
just to let you know that I enjoyed my four-week stay in the rue Christian Dewet. I found the studio quite pleasant: it is bright and sunny, and really quiet, too! The location, in this little sidestreet close to Place de la Nation, is indeed a big advantage and makes it easy to get around Paris with the metro/RER and the bus. I also liked the neighborhood, which offers many shopping and dining options. Thanks in particular for telling me about the biweekly outdoor market along the Cours de Vincennes.

Best wishes,

Volker (New Jersey, USA)

hola lyes
despues de haber disfrutado 2 semanas en tu apartamento de Nation querìa comentarte algunas cosas que me parecieron importantes para agregar a los proximos visitantes.El area donde esta ubicado te permite llegar caminando por la noche con absoluta seguridad. En frente mismo del departamento se encuentra una lavanderìa que abre los 5 dìas de la semana, y en la esquina hay un pequeño supermercado que cuenta con casi todo lo necesario. Existe un supermercado de mayor tamaño, asì como farmacias, panaderìas, etc en Place Nation (2 cuadras)
El acceso al metro y a los trenes ràpidos es inmediato.Llegar desde el aeropuerto no me insumiò màs de 40 minutos y pocos euros.
El departamento es acogedor, con agua caliente en cualquier momento del dìa y una pequeña cocina (que no usamos mucho en realidad porque no podìamos competir con la gastronomìa francesa).
Fue tambien importante contar con tu asesoramiento sobre donde cambiar el dinero y las mil cosas que te preguntamos los primeros dìas.
Espero que nos podamos encontrar nuevamente en Paris dentro de poco tiempo.
Y la direcciòn seguro va a ser la del departamente en 9 Rue Christian Dewet Paris 75012 ( Metro RER Nation).
cecilia v.
argentina

Hi Lyes,

Here are my impressions from Rue Dewet 9 (at last :) ):

It's a nice place and comparing to other accommodation prices in Paris extreamaly affordable. It's location enables you to reach any place in Paris quickly with Metro. Parking tickets are delivered only once a week in this neighborhood so you can park for just 11 EUR per week :). Apartment is fully equipped (with appliances) so even cooking for four is possible. I've already recommended the apartment to my friends in Slovenia (they are coming to this apartment in August). Our staying in Paris was very pleasant also thanks to the nice landlord Lyes.

Best regards

Samo

Estimado Sr Lyes

Hemos pasado unos dias maravillosos en Paris.
Efectivamente su estudio,es luminoso y soleado.
Está perfectamente comunicado,con todas las entradas al metro,y perfecto para ir a Disney.
Es una zona de Paris muy tranquila,y con la ventaja de tener tan cerca el supermercado Casio,que te ofrece sevicio,desde las 9 de la mañana hasta las 21.00.
Patricia la chica que nos esperaba para entregarnos las llaves,una chica encantadora.
Reciba un saludo de Paulino,Paloma,Miriam y Helena.
Gracias y hasta pronto.

Hi Elie!

We found the appartment very comfortable for three persons. One of us
was a 11- year old girl and chair-madresses were fully comfortable for her. Sofa-bed was ok for two persons.Actually, I have only positive
to say about the studio rue dewet. Freeze worked fine and we were happy to cook some of the meals by our self everyday. Food was easy to find near the apartment in small shops, supermarkets and outdoor
marquets like rue Aliegri (mangos were there as good as in Ivory Coast
och in Zanzibar). Both vegetables and fruits were exellent there.
Place is nice and quiet. It felt comfortable to be out even later in the
evening with my youngest one.In the neighbourhood you can find several restaurants which suite for lunch och dinner.
But still the appartment is near everything in Paris. Not even the
strike in metro could disturb our time in Paris but a little. Fan was good to have since the weather was exeptionally fine ( warm with few showers) for us who are used to Finnish summer.

What else? Thanks for all the advice you gave, Elie. Our trip (for 11-year
old Elena it was first) to Paris was succesfull, very much because of good accomodation. This is the place I want to live also next time when
I come to Paris.

Timo Sipola, Oulu, Finland

Hi Lyes,

We had a wonderful week staying at Lyes' apartment on Rue Christian Dewet. The apartment was beautifully light and spacious for a studio and had all the equipment we could want. We felt that the apartment gave us exactly what we were looking for for our holiday - staying in a charming real Parisian building with gorgeous views over the rooftops especially at sunset. The local area held all the shops we needed to self-cater, the local cafes were friendly and on Saturday the longest farmer's market in Paris was superb. We were right on a transport hub and got to many of the places we ventured out to without having to change Metro. We will definitely be coming back!

Best wishes,

Katie Player,
UK.

Dear Lyes!

I apologize for my late reply as I promised you in Paris. When we came back I was so busy at home and at the job that I didn't find time to do it.
We already got photos from Paris and the first week at home we were recalling memories from Paris almost every day. We are realy overwhelmed by the beauty of Paris and I hope we will come back.
It was very nice to spent one week in your sunny and clear studio for reasonable price that our family budget permit it. And location of the studio is great as a start-point in every direction. And your neighbours are very kind. In short, we had realy a great time in Paris.
When we come again in Paris, we will try to be your guests again, if you don't mind.
Thank you for all.
I hope we will keep in touch.

Best regards, Majda

Hello Lyes,

This is to acknowledge for your kind arrangement of our stay in your
nice appartment. Actually, we spent a pleasant holidays here. After every interesting travel day, we can sufficiently relax ourselves and
completely get recovery for the next travel day in this quiet and comfortable place. Of course, it's flexible for one to make delicious foods.

For my next holidays in Paris, I still choice this nice place.

Regards,

Wang Guoli From Stuttgart, Germany

Lyes,
I am safe at home and loved my visit to Paris and other parts of France. Thank you for all your help with the apartment. It made me feel like I was a part of the city instead of just someone visiting for a while. The apartment was so much better than staying at a hotel...I will definitely stay there again on my next visit to Paris. What a wonderful location! Everything a person needs in very close; shopping, restaurants, laundry, markets...everything. Not to mention being located near a major subway station.

John W., USA

"Disfrutamos muchisimo de nuestra luna de miel, especialmente en la comodidad del departamento de Lyes y su esposa, muy comodo y bien ubicado,no dejen de ver a la extrema derecha la espectacular vista de Sacre Couer iluminada por la noche, muy recomdable y confiable"

Thanks Lyes, and I hope to see you soon,
Agustin

Hallo Lyes

My comments on the Apartment and the area: I think the apartment is situated very conveniently, especially because it is so close to the Metro.

The area as well as the apartment building is very quiet and safe, and all amenities are just around the corner.Your apartment is also equipped with all that is needed.

Being from a another country, I did find it very small, but it did not bother me, because the weather was pleasant enough to be out all day untill late. Should I ever visit France again, I will probably stay there again.

Best of luck.

Hendrik P.

Hi Lyes

I am very sorry it has taken so long for me to reply! I enjoyed your apartment immensly. I was so close to the metro station that it made it very easy for me to see all of the tourist sights in France. I enjoyed having my morning coffee at the local cafes and we made great use of the local supermarket.

The only suggestion I can make is for you to provide tea-towels for the kitchen so that the dishes can be dried.

If I return again to paris I will be sure to contact you. Thanks for everything.

Jaci H. from Australia

Gracias Lyes! Nosotros tambien estamos muy contentos de haberte conocido y muy agradecidos de lo amable que fuiste con nosotros. La pasamos muy bien en tu departamento, tuvo el tamaño justo para nosotros tres. Esta super bien ubicado con la parada Nation tan cerca donde hay tantas combinaciones de subte. Todos los subtes siempre nos llevaban a casa. Ademas el supermercado Casino tan cerca nos saco del apuro todas las noches para cenar mas economicamente en casa. Y una cosa muy importante en invierno... las estufitas, cuando llegabamos a casa congelados, las prendiamos y en un rato el departamento estaba super calentito. Nos quedo un recuerdo muy lindo de todo. Y sobre todo de tu amabilidad con nosotros. Tambien nos encanto tu ciudad. Quedamos totalmente sorprendidos. Hermosa! Bueno Lyes...una vez mas muchas gracias. Te tengo en mi lista de contactos por si alguna vez vuelvo a Paris. Tambien voy a recomendar a mis amigos que vayan a tu apartamento si viajan a Paris. Un beso. Mariana

from Mariana

Hi Elie, Thank you for providing us a quiet and nice place, we've spend a very nice week in Paris. Although the weather is cold to us (It is 20'C in HK while only 5'C in Paris ...), the apartment provide a very comfortable place to stay (most important, we can do some cooking during a cold night) The transportation is top convenient. We are quite afriad of the complicated transportation lines in Paris but luckly, we can go to everywhere without change the line from Apartment (Even to Disneyland and Airport, so suprising !!) I will surely recommend this Apartment to my friends who want to visit Paris really like a Parisan !! Best wishes,

from Kevin Hong Kong

Dear Elie, Thank you very much for let us feel like home away from home particularly in Paris. We were extremely happy. It was very clean and in a very good family residential neighborhood. It was very nice to be on the sixth floor with an elevator. We certainly lived like Parisians. We will recommend to our friends and family members and best of all we will be back.

from Dilip Parekh

L'apartment de la rue Dewet c'est un studio vraiment agreable et qui offre toute le confort nécessaire pour y séjouner pendant beacoucoup de jours. On y avait habité pendant 18 jours et la proximité du metro, supermarché, boulangerie a devenu possible avoir l'experience de vivre cette ocasion là comme un parisien qui habite un arrondissement très calme et pas trop chére. On remercie à M Bensanci. O apartamento da rua Dewet é un compacto realmente agradável e que oferece todo o conforto necessário para uma hospedagem mais prolongada. Ao permanecer durante 18 dias- vinda do Brasil, com uma irmã - num apartamento próximo de todos os recursos (metrô, padaria, supermercado)) foi possível experimentar como vivem os parisienses que moram num bairro calmo, próprio de classe média e por isso, não tão caro. Obrigada ao Sr. Bensanci. Silvia

from Silvia
Hi Lyes,

Our family of three enjoyed staying in this apartment for two important reasons. First, the location of the apartment to the Metro and RER, which linked us to the rest of Paris, couldn't be beat.
The other conveniences we desired, such as a grocery store, ATM, pastry shops, and restaurants, were all within a few blocks.

Secondly, we wanted to stay in a neighborhood where the locals work and live, and this was it. We were far away from the busy tourist hotels and instead lived like Parisians for a week.

Terrific !

Sarah T.