Description Marais Courtyard Calm: Paris

Tucked into a quiet courtyard-facing position in Le Marais, this apartment offers an escape from the city bustle. This home makes ingenious use of the compact floor-plan, finding space for a kitchenette with everything you need to make a coffee and breakfast each morning – open the immense doors to the Haussmannian balconies and soak up the early-morning city atmosphere. Place des Vosges is minutes from the door, the Centre Pompidou is a short walk, and the Louvre is reachable on foot in around thirty minutes – it's a seriously well-placed base for Paris.

Home truths:
* There's no lift here. You'll need to be able to climb stairs to reach the entrance of the home.
* You won't find an oven here – though there is a hob. We think the kitchen is better suited to prepping lighter bites than large meals.
* There's limited storage space here, so it might not be suitable if you're travelling with a lot of luggage.