#333 Janine Alain Bed & Breakfast Accommodation in Paris

PRICES
1per: EU115 p/n
2per: EU134 p/n
3per: EU189 p/n
* 2 nights minimum

Janine and Alain, your hosts, stopped their work in the medical field at the beginning of 2008. Since then Alain has maintained part-time work which enables him to organise his time to suit welcoming and looking after B&B guests.
Alain offers you, if you wish, guided tours of different areas in Paris in English or in Spanish. He speaks both languages fluently. Janine's level in English and Spanish is a little less advanced, but good enough to communicate.
These foreign languages have been studied and maintained by their frequent travels abroad. Additionally Janine also speaks vietnamese, her mother tongue. Janine and Alain have been Parisians for a long time (Janine has lived in France since the beginning of her studies at the university and her entire career has been based in Paris). They have always lived and worked in the 15th district.

District: 15th district Arrondissement Subway: Convention (line 12) & Plaisance (13): 7min walk Tramway, Boulevard des Maréchaux: Brancion: 5min walk Bus lines 62, 89, 95: 3min walk
Bus lines 70, 39, 80: 7min walk Street: Close to rue Brancion   Flea market at Porte de Vanves (on Saturdays and Sundays mornings) for good antique bargains: 12min walk.
(You will find old china and silver, books, records, jewels, laces, clothes, knick-knacks, old and modern pieces of furniture. Worth seeing - lots of Parisians and tourists).

Additional information  Arrival or deposit of your luggage is possible any time of the day if you let your hosts know about your arrival time and respect it. The access to the bedroom is immediate if there is no departure of other guests on the same day, otherwise you can have access to the bedroom in the afternoon after it has been prepared for you. Without information of your arrival time you will be welcome in the evening, between 7.00 pm and 8.00 pm.
If you are two people you will get the larger room with a double bed. A third person will be accommodated in the second bedroom. If you are two people and want two separate beds, you will have to make a reservation for the two bedrooms. You will find at your disposal in the bedroom a set for warm drinks (tea, instant coffee, herbal tea), a small iron (upon request, a ironing table and a steam iron can be put at your disposal), a sewing box (small), brush for your clothes, maintenance products for your shoes. A high fan can also be added in your bedroom if you ask for it.
Your guests do not have any pets and do not want to receive any in their house. Yours hosts do not smoke and wish to receive only non-smoking guests. You can check your emails on the computer which is in your hosts office or in your bedroom with your laptop through the hosts internet connection. Alain can, with his Skype Internet connection, allow you to telephone your family for a reduced cost. Janine opens her kitchen for you in the evening before 7.00 pm if you want to warm a dish in the micro-wave; you can then sit at the table in the kitchen or in the garden to have your dinner.

Additional Services

A mini bar with drinks is at your disposal (cost of the drinks is reasonable and indicated). Please let your hostess know about your daily consumptions so that she can replace them. If you travel with a baby, a baby bed can be provided for 20 euros (to be paid on your arrival). Your hosts politely asks that you not eat in the bedrooms.
Meals can be prepared for you: - a simple dinner (ask at least one hour in advance) for 18 euros (a main course, a drink, coffee, fruit) or a cheese tasting tray (3 different kinds of cheese). - or a traditional complete dinner (give at least one days notice) including a first course, main course, cheese or dessert and drinks, for 35 euros per person (either French or Vietnamese cooking). Janine is an excellent cook and she has written a book on traditional Vietnamese recipes. If your travel is for a birthday celebration, a honeymoon, or a special occasion, Janine can prepare a romantic dinner and atmosphere with lit candles and champagne (from 50 euros per person). If you wish, Janine can give you French, Vietnamese of Chinese cooking lessons at the end of the day (from 30 euros per person - approx. one hour, tasting included). As far as Asian cooking is concerned, a description (written in French) extracted from her own book of recipes, will be given to you (it can be translated in English). Your hosts kindly ask that you do not to wash clothes in the shower room. They will let you know where the nearest laundry or dry-cleaning is located. You will easily reach all the places you want to visit in Paris with the subway or buses nearby. A map and some explanations will be given to you, as well as advice for your visits, exhibitions, and good shops (wines, cheeses, chocolates, local products from the country), leather goods, fashion shops and original accessories (Janine will recommend her favourites), restaurants in the area, hairdressers, pastry shops and bakers, books shops etc. According to his availability, Alain can organise guided tours for you, basic or unique visits (20 euros per hour) either in English, Spanish or French. If you want to practice your French, Janine can spend some time with you practising (10 euros per hour). If you have special interests, do not hesitate to let Janine know about them (she can speak for hours on Paris and travels).

Apartment #333 Arrondissement: 15 ème
Ever dreamt of the country side in Paris? This peaceful haven is located in the 15th residential district close to Georges Brassens parc. It’s a rare privilege to have a small private garden in Paris. However, in a quiet street away from the noise of the traffic, Janine and Alain welcome you to their oasis, offering you your own private living area. All the action and bustle of the area is only a 3min walk away with lots of shops, cafés and the charm of the open air markets.

The dwelling The house was built in 1930. It’s architecture is beautiful; composed of a ground floor, two floors, an attic space and a garden of approximately 76 square meters at the back. The windows of your guest bedroom open on several small gardens. On the ground floor (garden) you will find : - a large living room, a wall completely covered with a large library whose books have been bound by Alain himself. (Reading is his favourite hobby and you will be able to discuss various subjects with him). - a dining room with a large glass table where 8 people can be seated - a large kitchen opening onto the dining room where your breakfast will be prepared by Janine.

The shower room and toilets The shower room and toilets are for the private use of the guests. This shower room is 4,5m2, completely tiled and was renovated when your hosts bought the house. It has been used for a short time only by their children or friends so it is almost new. It is lit by a window which is rare in Paris.

Breakfast
Breakfast is served between 7.30 am and 9.30 am in the dining room or in the garden when the weather is fine.
You will appreciate the quality of the fresh products offered, among which include home-made jams and cakes baked by Janine every morning. In order to make you taste the French specialities, different kinds of breads and croissants will be served every day. Breakfast is composed of warm drinks (coffee, tea, mild, chocolate) and fruit juice. You also have different ‘options’ to be selected the day before: - basket full of fresh bread, baguette, toasts, with butter, jams, honey, - different sorts of fresh croissants of the day, - yogurts, fruits or compotes, corn flakes.

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The main bedroom
The main bedroom N°333 is a large room of 23 square meters including a bedroom and a private living room.
This room is bright, receiving the light of the sun in the afternoon, and being far enough from the buildings nearby. Its windows open onto the garden at the back of the house. It is absolutely quiet and peaceful in the heart of Paris. The bedroom portion (13,30 square meters) is equipped with a double bed 140X190cm (visible slats on the base plus a latex mattress 12 cm thick, another mattress can be added upon request), the bed head made by Janine is covered with Burmese silk.

They found this lovely house during a walk, felt in love with it and by chance and luck, it happened to be for sale. They have lived here for 10 years. It is a house with two floors (each of them being 50 square meters). As a guest you will be accommodated on the second floor and will be the only guests. In the past, this floor was occupied by their two sons who, when they finished their studies and created a family, left the nest. They come back very often and there is a chance you might meet them and their families. Interested in the discovery of cultures, Janine and Alain have traveled a lot, taking their sons with them even when they were very young. Treks in the Himalaya, Asia, Latin America, Africa, holidays mixing sport and culture all around the world.

Janine and Alain discovered the bed and breakfast style of accommodation while they were in Canada and the United States and loved the warm welcome. The need for human relationships and meeting others in a ‘real’ way, was the reason they have decided to create this Bed and Breakfast activity and welcome hosts into their home. Janine and Alain are one of the very rare hosts whose main consideration is the relationship and exchange with the guests. This accommodation is perfect if you want to communicate and exchange with true Parisians and spend time with them developing wonderful relationships. Ideal if you are looking for more than just a place to sleep.

Gardening is one of Janine's favourite hobbies. Various bulbs, hydrangeas, rhododendrons, camellias, glycine climbing in the lime, clematises, old rose bushes of all colours, an orange tree from Mexico, perfumed lilac, a cherry tree from Japan; all of them full of flowers in the spring. In summer and until the beginning of the fall, the hibiscus, altea, and the pink laurel are full of flowers; in winter, the yellow of the jasmines and the pink of the Vibernum or of the laurel bring some brightness to the dark season. Guests can go into the garden when the weather is fine enough to relax (deck chairs, armchairs, parasol are at your disposal) and have a drink. You will ve certain to find Janine there, busy with the plants, cleaning the beds of flowers though she will be discrete.

Access to the B&B:
Numerous buses will take you to the Montparnasse, the Luxembourg Garden and Latin Quarter, to the banks of the Seine and the Institute of the Arabic World, to Saint-Germain des Prés, the Louvre museum, the Tuileries, Opera and the department stores. All within 10 minutes. The subway is convenient as well (Convention and Plaisance stations are the nearby stations) and the tramway on the Boulevards des Maréchaux, all these stations being less then 6 minutes walk from home.

Thanks to sound insulation (double glass windows) and the location over the garden you will sleep perfectly well in this quiet room. Doubled curtains of warm colours match with the bedding (home made) and contribute to the peaceful atmosphere of this room. You are likely to sleep like a baby until you are awaked by the singing of the birds.
The room is always decorated with bunches of dried flowers made by Janine. A modern carpet (synthetic fibres) covers the oak wooden floor. A large modern painting (a gift offered by a painter friend of theirs) and pictures from the travels of their older son (photography being one of his passions) framed by Janine, all decorate the walls of the bedroom as well as the corridor which leads to the shower room.

The second bedroom
On the same level, a second bedroom No.334 made up of 15 square meters is at your disposal if you travel with 3 or 4 people.

It offers a large single bed 120X190 cm (visible slats on the base plus a latex mattress 12 cm thick), covered by a thick quilt with Indian materials, a large wardrobe (1,92 m) which can be used by the guests in the main bedroom if they need more space for their clothes, shelves and a large mirror, a modern armchair from Roche et Bobois and cashmere silk carpet. A large ‘baroque’ mirror hangs above the chimney. The window (with double glass and double curtains) opens onto the street which is very quiet. View the photo album for more images of both rooms.

For an additional cost of 5 euros per person, you can ask your host for ham, cheese and eggs.

You will have breakfast outside under the lilac flowers in spring or a little later in the season and in the autumn season under the falling branches covered with flowers of the old rose trees. You will appreciate the freshness of the garden during the hot summer days having a cold drink. Two big limes completed this pastoral frame set.

Old books market at Parc Brassens (on Saturdays and Sundays all day): 3min walk
Parc Brassens (for families); lots of joggers, lively in summer, music, dances etc.
Open air market on Fridays afternoons
La Ruche (Craftsmen workshops)
Lots of houses with garden and Virginia creeper, facades covered with flowers, mainly Villa Santos Dumont where artists and actors live or have lived (very close to the B&B).
Exhibition hall of Porte de Versailles with a large space for shows and international exhibitions (2 stations after the tramway stop or 15 minutes' walk)

You can reach the tourist places listed below by direct access:

Montparnasse: 10min bus 89 and 95
Latin Quarter: 20min bus 89
St Germain des Prés and Odéon: 20min bus 89 and 95
Luxembourg Palace and garden: 15min bus 89
D’Orsay museum: 20min metro line 12
Châtelet, Hôtel de Ville, the banks of the Seine, the Marais, Pompidou Centre: 30-35min bus 70
City island and Notre Dame Cathedral: 30min bus 70
St Louis island: 25- 30min bus 89
Louvre, Tuileries, Palais Royal: 30min bus 95
Opéra Garnier, Department stores (Lafayette, Printemps: 35min bus 95
Champs Elysées (down}: 25-35min bus 80 or metro line 13
Concorde, Madeleine: 30min metro line 12
Militaire School, Champs de Mars and Eiffel Tower: 20 - 25min bus 80
Invalides: 30min metro line 13
Pigalle, Montmartre : 45min bus 80, 95 or metro line 12
13th district (Chinese area), Butte aux Cailles: 25 - 30min bus 62, or 25 min by tramway

A small corridor gives access to the two bedrooms and to the shower room private for these two bedrooms. For your comfort, these two bedrooms will always be rented to the same family or group of people.

This bed is covered with a large quilt with feathers (or without feathers if you ask for it). The pillows can also be with or without feathers upon request. You will also find 2 bedside lamps, a chest of four drawers for your personal use, a pedestal table with metallic mounting and a very beautiful and subtly engraved tray which can be used as an auxiliary table.

If you bring your laptop computer it is possible to use your hosts internet connection. In addition there is a library with books and games, a low cabinet on which you can put your luggage, a large metallic system to hang your clothes and a chair.

The living room area, made up of of 9,45 square meters is equipped with a sofa, a coffee table, a television set with cable channels, a DVD player, mini refrigerator with different drinks, the prices of which is indicated. Janine has thought of everything to ensure you much comfort.

It is equipped with a shower (shower tub 76X76), a wash basin on a large (60x105 cm) piece of furniture where you will find the towels, bath towels, hair dryer and bath products put at your disposal, new soap, liquid soap, shampoo. Also a large mirror (105x92cm), a towel bar, a dustbin, a bathr rug, a large heating system on the wall where you can hang your towels to keep them warm and finally a toilet.

The internal decoration is a mix of classical and modern styles. The leather sofa, the enamelled coffee table, the library, the large dining room table made of a thick glass plate in an oval shape and chrome steel mountings and leather seats with also sit on chrome steel mountings. Large paintings with antique lacquer coming from Vietnam decorate the walls, as well as objects of various origins: asian (family heritage) and souvenirs brought back from long distance travels. There are pictures beautiful framed in personalised and original frames made by Janine herself together with bunches of flowers in Ikebana style made by Janine also.

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From the dining room, you can access the garden through a veranda. At the back of the garden there is a small shed for Janine's gardening tools and Alain’s book binding tools. A few steps lead to the cellar in the basement; champagne and good wines will be served at diner if you ask for it. The roof of the shed has been designed as a terrace covered with large pots of houx, boxwood, asparagus, cherry trees from Japan, large flowers stands of ivy and even arches being used as support of a glycine climbing in the lime. In the warm season, from the window of your bedroom, you will have a wonderful view. As soon as the weather allows it, your breakfast can be served outside. A table, bench made of varnished wood and some chairs are laid out on a central alley covered with gravels.