This home has all the modernity and style we’ve come to expect from a city loft. Formerly a railway company office, huge, warehouse-style windows fill the place with natural light and the double-height living room is a big open space made for socialising. A mix of pendant lamps and sparkling chandeliers blend industrial-chic with pure Parisian grandeur and we love the quirky touches like graffiti-style art on the wall and a film reel lamp on the coffee table.

In the open space, you’ll find a dining table for the whole group, a hang-out corner with a sound system and foosball table, and a lounge lined with towering bookshelves. The kitchen is tucked beneath the mezzanine bedrooms and is super sleek in shining chrome. You’re in one of Paris’ artsy and most fashionable neighbourhoods here, packed with trendy bars, bistros and chichi cafés. It’s also only a fifteen-minute walk from the Gare du Nord if you’re arriving by Eurostar, while the Louvre and the Palais Garnier are both less than fifteen minutes away on the metro.

Home truths:
*Ceilings in the kitchen and bathroom are a little low so you may have to bend if you are tall
*One of the bedrooms has skylights for light, and the other only has an internal window
*Although the WC is separate from the bathroom, it is accessed through the bathroom
*Your host can arrange for a baby's bed or inflatable mattress to be set up, just ask
*The shower is a hand-held shower over the bathtub
*There's a laptop-friendly workspace
*You'll be able to self-check-in with a lockbox
*No welcome hamper is provided so you'll need to bring your own basics for the first cup of tea