We are visiting Paris this summer at the end of July (6 nights). 2 adults 3 teens. I%26#39;m trying to find an apartment to rent. Very few have air conditioning and I%26#39;ve heard even if they do, it is usually an ineffecient floor unit.
Do we need air conditioning in order to be comfortable at the end of July. We can tolerate a bit of heat, especially if we can open windows to cool down at night, but we don%26#39;t want to suffocate in heat. What is your advice?
Also, any recommendations on a good agency for holiday apartment rentals in Paris.
Thanks!
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Alice,
I too am arriving in Paris in late July. I%26#39;ve seen differing opinions about whether a/c is necessary at that time of year. There could be a heatwave, or it may be a cool rainy summer. Who knows? I decided it was a necessity for me -- being Canadian, I%26#39;m used to cold but can%26#39;t sleep when it%26#39;s above 80.
I ended up booking with Citadines, an aparthotel chain with a/c. You might want to check out their website -- www.citadines.com. You%26#39;ll also have the security of paying w/ a credit card, instead of wiring a percentage of rents and agency fees that you may have to front when you rent an apartment.
Thanks.
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Type apartment rental in the search box and get some Web sites; inquire what is available for your dates with AC. Some of the more popular companies%26#39; apartments (like Vacation in Paris, no agency fees there) could be pretty well booked up for the better areas but you%26#39;ll find something. Otherwise the Citadines chain is a good choice as she said (some hotel services but no daily cleaning, etc.) We%26#39;re renting in June, no AC, and should be fine; the street noise would bother me more than no AC (just one flight up anyway.)
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Each July is different and the last ones have not been very warm at all.
I have no AC in my apartment.
I keep curtains and shutters closed during warm sunny daya and I have fans. Keep in mind that the norm in Paris is no AC. Most French people don%26#39;t even like AC.
Get an old apartment on a narrow street with bedroom windows facing North or East.
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Thanks to all for your input! What a helpful forum!
I think we can live without air conditioning, so it opens up many more options for apartments. We will go with a positive attitude and hope for good weather. If not, we should be fine with fans and opening our windows at night.
Where we live, we have no air conditioning and are able to tolerate the occasional summer heat wave just fine.
Now if I can just find a way to avoid all those summer crowds! LOL. Thanks again for your help. We are really looking forward to visiting Paris.
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I, personally, think it%26#39;s risky to visit at the end of July without air conditioning.
We%26#39;ve been happy to have it in May, June, and even September.
We lived in our home for more than 14 years before finally installing air conditioning. It%26#39;s a lot different enduring the occasional heat wave at home than on vacation.
In Paris, most museums and restaurants and stores that have air conditioning are not chilled to what we%26#39;re used to. When you%26#39;re moving around, indoors or out, it seems even hotter. Out and about all day, it%26#39;s a real challenge to beat the heat and cool down before starting off again. And, the temperature does not necessarily drop much when the sun sets.
We were in Paris one mid-June when temps were nearly 100 for an entire week! Without air conditioning in our hotel room, we would have been miserable. At least we could dress comfortably in the morning and know we%26#39;d enjoy relief when we returned at night.
Heat waves in Europe seem more prevalent the past few years than previously.
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Darn--here is my problem. We are traveling with a family of 5. We can only travel in the summer due to school schedules. Due to the size of our group we are only considering apartments--not hotel rooms. The cost of renting two hotel rooms is much higher than an apartment. I did check Citidenes, but their rates for a 6 person air conditioned apartment are through the roof (over 500 euro per night).
Most apartments are in old buildings with no air conditioning. The few that say they are air conditioned only have a portable floor unit which I don%26#39;t imagine is very efficient.
I know we%26#39;d be more comfortable with A/C, but I don%26#39;t think I have much of a choice given our parameters. My feeling is if the locals can get along without it, so can we. We survived Lake Powell for a week of 115 in the day and 90 degrees at night with no A/C (though it was pretty darn uncomfortable) so it can%26#39;t be any worse than that...I hope. I do appreciate everyone%26#39;s input, though. The only time I was in Paris (18 yrs. ago) was in February--really cold. We always hear about Europe%26#39;s summer heat waves on the news here, but of course, they only report the extremes. When they have a pleasant summer, we never hear about that.
So, I still think we will try to do without and be prepared for the worst.
Here is a really dumb question for any Paris locals:
how do you dry your clothes after washing them?
--many of the apartments say they have a clothes washing machine, but they don%26#39;t mention a clothes dryer. Is it common to have a washer, but no dryer? How do you dry your clothes--just hang them all over the apartment? With a family our size (long trip) that may not work out too well.
Sorry if these questions seem stupid!!!
Thanks again. Alice
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Alice, I don%26#39;t know your budget, but you might want check out these 2 apartments that are about 1500 euro/wk. Both are centrally locatedd in the 6th arrondisement, have a/c and washer/dryer and internet. If I remember correctly, each apartment has 1 double bed in the bedrm, and a sleeper sofa.
www.parisattitude.com/apartment.asp…
parisianflat.com/rent-a-parisian-flat-1-rue-…
I considered renting one of these, but ended up booking an aparthotel since I will be alone for part of the trip. I don%26#39;t personally know whether the apartments are as nice as they look, or if the agencies are trustworthy. Planning this stuff can be stressful (too many choices), but so much fun.
Good luck and enjoy your trip!
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In July 2006, Paris was stinking hot, and that%26#39;s from people who are used to heat. In Western Australia everything is air conditioned and in Paris it%26#39;s not. At home I don%26#39;t walk and walk and walk in the heat, which we do in Europe.
However, July is the best time for us to travel because of school and university holidays and so next year we%26#39;re planning Paris in July again. We%26#39;re hoping that it won%26#39;t be as hot as 2006!
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yogarunner--thanks for the recommendations. Those apartments only slept 4, so they are too small for us, but the websites had loads of other ones that would work fine. Looks like everyone gets out of Paris for the summer. Too hot??? LOL.
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