Address

1 rue de Birague
75004 Paris
Telephone: 01.42.77.02.56
2nd floor left door ( one floor up from ground)

2 Metro stations : Saint Paul or Bastille

Contact while In Paris

Our Paris manager's name is Dominique Martin and his cellular phone number is

Host Cell Phone 06 28 07 38 41

Please do not hesitate to call his cellular phone if you need anything (free call)

In case of emergency , try to reach your host first,
if unsuccessful call 06 62 52 83 67 or email to sauveur@chemouni.com

Check-in and Check-out

Normal time for check-in is 3 PM or later. If the apartment is available, you can check-in as early as 10 AM. Normal time for checkout is 11 am or earlier. If the apartment is available, you can checkout as late as 5 PM.Make sure you inform the agency for arranging late checkout or early check-in

Bed Arrangement

In the master bedroom, there is a high quality queen bed .In the large living room,you will find two single beds which can be used as sofas during the day . These two single beds can be attached to make a comfortable queen bed. A foldable single bed is also available. Please inform the agency about the desired configuration at least 3 days before you arrive . Attention the default setup is a queen bed in the master bedroom and two single beds in th reliving room.

Direction from Airport

The airport is about 15 miles from the center of Paris.
We can go to Paris using a taxi, a "limousine", a reserved taxi (someone will wait for you at the exit) , a train (RER) or a bus.

• The train RER will take 35 minutes to get to the center and it will cost 9 euros per person, 1/2 price if you are younger than 18 yo
It is at terminal 2. If you arrive at terminal 2 , you can just walk to it. If you arrive at another terminal you will have to take a free shuttle for 10 minutes.

• A taxi will cost you between 40 and 50 Euros.On top of the fare displayed on the cab, they do charge couple of Euros for each luggage you put in the trunk.
Typically, you should add few Euros tips to make around number, not exceeding 10%. For instance if the driver says 47 Euros, you can give 50 Euros. Ask the driver to go to rue de Birague at the Place des Vosges. The place is well-known.

• You can also use a limousine service or a reserved taxi, such as Taxi Jacques. ( home 01-39-13-44-32, mobile 06.07.22.76.87, email jacques.grenet@wanadoo.fr)
Taxi Jacques will wait for you with a sign at the airport.

• There are also Air France buses which go directly to Paris ( Invalides or Concorde)

I strongly recommend you to take a cab especially if your party is more than 2 persons.
Considering the luggage, the jet lag, the fatigue of the trip, the time to find the buses, the time to find the street, and the price to use public transportation ( 9 euros per person) ,
it is a deal to use a cab ( 40-50 euros)

Arrival

Please inform the agency of the time of your arrival when you will know it. the host will be waiting for you at the apartment. If you provide the time of arrival of your flight, the host will be waiting as of 1h 45 minutes after this time.Call his cellular phone number in the event of a delay or of any problem.If you are late and have not called, the host will leave a note on the door to tell you to call him or to retrieve the key at a nearby cafe, if possible. Upon your arrival, you may visit the apartment to ensure satisfaction.The host will then request the remaining balance in cash Dollars or the equivalent in cash Euros.
We will be glad to provide a receipt upon request.The host will show you how to use the appliances and answer your questions.You can also go on the web at www.chemouni.com/birague to read the instructions. Make sure you get two sets of keys.

Departure

Please turn off heat and lights and close the windows and the curtains. Leave the keys inside and close the door.The host will come to retrieve them. Make sure you do not take by mistake the 110-220V adapter in the bathroom.

Staying Additional Days

If you need or want to stay additional days, please inform your host so he can check the availability and price. You will have to pay in cash but a check can be accepted with one week notice.

Equipment

Kitchen: dishwasher, ceramic 4 burners range, microwave/convection oven, coffee machine, water boiler, refrigerator, freezer, all cooking and dining essentials for 6 persons.

Living-dining-room: computer, radio/hi fib, cable TV, DVD, 4 large and double windows , 1 umbrella

washer/dryer in the kitchen

Bathroom: Shower, sheets and towels included

bedroom: 1double glass window with shutters

Toilet in the bathroom

Amenities

We provide all necessary tools for cooking and dining as well as towels, napkins, sheets, pillowcases, toilet paper, soap .Please call your host or send an email to your agency if something you need is missing. We will bring it to you quickly. Most of the time, there will be condiments such as oil, salt, coffee, sugar.

Garbage

The trash bins are in the hall under the stairs. Make sure you put papers and plastic in the yellow bin and the rest in the green bin. Do not put glass in any of those bins. The glass bottles should be put in a special container on the "rue Saint Antoine", a hundred yards towards "Bastille" on the right sidewalk.You can also simply leave the bottles in the apartment. The host will take car of them

Electricity, Voltage

The Voltage in France is 220 V while in US it is 110 V. Furthermore, the US and French plugs are not compatible. We do provide one plug adapter which will allow you to plug your appliance. But please make sure that your appliance can handle 220 V ( see the label) otherwise use a travel transformer instead of the adapter. Most of the travel appliance which are cordless, such as shaver, laptop can be recharged with a voltage from 110 to 240 Volts. In that case you only need the adapter provided.Be especially careful with items such as printers, curling irons, hair dryers (we do provide a hair dryer).

Air conditioning unit

There are 2 A/C units, one in the large room and the other one in the bedroom. Both are connected to the exterior through a window, so the condensed water runs outside

AC unit in the large room :

•The unit is a powerful Bosch (Silver Edition) machine very easy to use.It has 4 modes: high A/C, normal A/C, high fan, normal fan and dehumidifier(the droplet icon).
To change the mode, press the button 'mode' to toggle between the 4 modes
• turn on press the switch on the left, to turn it off press it again.
•To set the temperature , press the switch Temp/TIme to toggle between the display of the time or the temperature to set the room. Then use the buttons + or - for setting the desired temperature.The temperature is in Celsius : 20 degrees Celsius is a good choice. To compute the equivalence in Fahrenheit, you can press the top key of the keyboard F12 and use the conversion program. Click anywhere on the desktop to go back to where you were).
• Timer: You can program a timer to turn on and off everyday at a desired time. Press start to set the time to start the unit, then set the time with buttons '+' and '-'. Proceed the same way fro the end time.
• To turn off the timer, press 'start' button long enough to get the red light off and do the same with the 'end' button.

!! Even though the unit runs the condensed water outside, sometimes the container inside the unit is full and needs to be emptied.In that case the icon on the right ( looks like a bucket of water) turns on. In that case , you will need to empty the unit. The best way I found is to lift the unit in a chair back facing( careful it is heavy) then put a pot on the floor and untie the knot on the flexible rubber pipe to le the water runs in the pot. Do not forget to tie the knot again before operating the unit otherwise it will look like your dog did not get a chance to go out

Feedback

If you like to leave a feedback, praise or a complain, please send an email to your agency or write your comments in the register ( Livre d' Or). This French name , LIvre d' Or means literally Golden Book. It is a notebook where guests can write comments and read the ones of prior guests.

Safety

The neighborhood is safe at any time. Teenagers can walk around without fear. As in any big city, keep an eye on your belongings when out and about .Drivers go fast and may not yield to pedestrians. Parisians do walk in the streets and drivers may pass very close. Be careful when crossing streets.

Useful addresses

Dial

17 to call the police,

18 to call the fire department. It also provide emergency first aid.

15 for medical emergency

Some useful addresses

American Embassy

2 rue Saint Florentin, 75008 Paris Metro Concorde, tel:01.43.12.22.22

American Hospital de Paris

63 Boulevard Victor Hugo, 92200 Neuilly sur Seine, tel: 01.46.41.25.25

Credit Card

Visa 800-VISA 911

Mastercard 800-307 7309

United Mileage Plus 800-862-9356