Rue Vavin? 6th arr, any advice on location would be helpful

Anyone familiar with this street/area? I would appreciate any insight as I am unfamiliar-

Thanks for any insight you can provide!

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Hi. We stayed in an apartment on rue Vavin through Vacationinparis.com last fall. It is a busy area, but in a nice way. Rue Vavin is a narrow, one-way street directly off Luxembourg Garden. It is near rue Montparnasse and the wonderful Le Dome seafood restaurant. It was about 5-7 minutes to a Metro stop (Vavin)

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Oh, I almost forgot the best part...there is a Hevin chocolate shop on rue Vavin.

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Thank you for the information. Was it convenient to travel ito/out of CDG? Did you taxi, shuttle or Metro?

Thanks in advance for your update!

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Rue Vavin is a great street on the left bank between Luxbg garden and Blvd Montparnasse. Very active during the day with many stores (a lot of kids clothes stores), cafes, gelato vendor etc. It is quieter at night. Metro Vavin and Metro Notre Dame des Champs are convenient. Many buses there. From airport there is RER B to St Michel and Air France bus to gare Montparnasse (both with a bit of walking at the end, easy without too much luggage) but I always prefer a taxi after a long flight if I have serious luggage.

There is a restaurant called Le Parc aux Cerfs at the top of the street that I like and also a pizzeria a few doors down.

Rue Vavin is one of my favorite streets in Paris, great walking location.

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Thanks for the additional information. I feel much better as the rental company has not been as communicative as others I have read about on these forums.

In your opinion, I am traveling alone and will have one bag and one carry on. Is it best to take a shuttle or taxi to this area? Or, take a shuttle and then taxi direct to the apt...

Thanks again for your advice!

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Armed with a good map (even from Google or Mappy.com) you could walk in about 10 minutes from the Air France coach dropoff in front of le Meridien hotel by Gare Montparnasse. A couple of turns, passing lots of cafe tables, cinemas, etc.

Or RER to Port Royal and walk a straight shot up blvd Montparnasse for about 10 minutes...

or RER to Gare du Nord, then switch to Metro line 4 to Vavin stop.

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Thanks for the advise- I will defintely do a mappy.com and share with others my trip experience-

I appreciate the advice I have obtained on this forum and pleae know that all input has been most helpful!

If anyone has booked through parisianflat.com please advise as to your experience....

Hope each and every one of us enjoy Paris!

Christine

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Hi again Christine,

I just looked at the flat you are considering. It is very beautiful. I%26#39;m not sure if budget is a concern, but I%26#39;ll throw this out as an option. The one you are considering is $400 per night. When I stayed on rue Vavin, I rented a lovely two-bedroom apartment in a very secure building through vacationinparis.com. I%26#39;ve used them four times with a fifth time coming up this Dec. Very reputable company.

The apt was on the 5th floor with an elevator; backing on to a courtyard so it was very quiet. It was just wonderful. Not elegant, which yours is, but perfectly clean and charming in every way. The owner%26#39;s brother, who is the local contact, is American. He even stowed our luggage on the last day while we took a last stroll around Luxembourg Garden. That apartment rents for $250 per night. If you want to have a look, it%26#39;s vacationinparis.com then in the 2-3 bedroom options, it%26#39;s ID #123 called Luxembourg Garden Splendor.

Good luck, whichever you decide to do!

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hi christine, i am wondering if you ended up booking with parisianflat.com and if you were happy with your experience. i can%26#39;t find much to verify the integrity of the company or apartments. thanks. annette

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I would love to stay in this area, and hope to do so next year, or the year after. If you do, I have one word for you. No, its not plastics, it%26#39;s the Lucernaire. It%26#39;s a cultural center on the rue Notre Dame des Champs, right off the rue Vavin. All kinds of plays, shows, concerts and everything else. And the cheapest beer in Paris. Look for the website. This place was co-founded by Gerard Depardieu.

-- Steve