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A flat in Paris – with a difference. In this quiet street in a classic 1900s building, Laurence combines hotel services with a family-like atmosphere. A glass roof runs across a narrow courtyard lush with fern, jasmine and honeysuckle – perfect for a leisurely breakfast. The tiniest lift in Paris will get your bags up or down to the big rooms, each with a salon and a fabulous customised kitchenette. Charming are the marble fireplaces and antique radiators; modern are the ochre walls, bright rugs and plaid armchairs. Big apartments at the top have two or three bedrooms; smaller rooms on the ground floor have garden views.

• 36 rue George Sand, 75016 Paris, +33 (0)1 45 20 61 38. 17 apartments: five for two-three, 10 for four, two for six. From €180-€340 per night.

Notre Dame district

At the end of the street are the Seine and the glory of Notre Dame. In a grand old building, up a 17th-century staircase, the unaffected tall-windowed rooms look down to peace in a little garden. The low-mezzanined family room has a bathroom off the internal landing where a simple breakfast is laid beside the spiral stair. Upstairs, the second, smaller, room has the bed in the corner and a fresh décor. Madame is polyglot, active and eager to help when she is available, and leaves breakfast ready if she has to go out. She and her daughter appreciate the variety of contact guests bring.

• 75005 Paris (full address on booking), +33 (0)1 43 25 27 20. B&B with one double, one quadruple with separate bathroom from €85-€150.