Dauphine 59, Rue Dauphine 75006 Buzzer: Pomeroy-Pennick 2Nd Floor Left Telephone: 01.83.92.74.73
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Tel London: +44 208 961 6770 www.parisrentalconnections.com Email: [email protected] 15/02/2019 Dauphine 59, rue Dauphine 75006 Buzzer: Pomeroy-Pennick 2nd floor left Telephone: 01.83.92.74.73 Metro: Odeon 17th Century Maison is ideally located in the Marais, an area considered as one of St. Germain de Prés is an area of the 6th and 7th arrondissements located around the church of the former Benedictine Abbey of St. Germain de Prés, built in the 6th century. The Benedictines of the abbey gave the neighbourhood its village atmosphere. The Abbey was fully enclosed by walls where the law of the church prevailed; laws where no one, not even the archbishop of Paris, could intervene except the Pope. The district grew away from the monastery in the 17th Century, with the arrival of the Reine Margot, settling down in an enormous estate on the rue de Seine with gardens extending from the river all the way to the Invalides. In the period of 1853-1870, St. Germain was drastically changed by the public works of George Haussmann, the Prefect of Paris, when he demolished its medieval streets and replaced them with the wide and modern day streets of boulevard Saint-Germain and the rue de Rennes. In our century, St Germain remains synonymous with literary and artistic life. It is the home to many famous cafés such as Les Deux Magots and Le Café de Flore where writers came to work, philosophers came to ponder, and artists came for inspiration. The rue Dauphine, named in honour of the future Louis XIII, was opened in 1607 following the construction of the Pont Neuf (the “new” bridge). St Germain represents the legendary Paris of cafés, jazz clubs, boutiques, bookstores, galleries, and museums. Literary and artistic walks abound in this neighbourhood associated with luminaries including Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Simone de Beauvoir. St. Germain is a great area to explore, wander and feel the history of Paris around you! Enjoy! 1 Table of contents Page 3. Top Tips Page 4. Amenities, phone, TV and sofa bed instructions Page 5. Bunk Beds & Shower Page 6. High Speed Internet Page 7. Appliances Page 8. Heating, recycling and metro Page 9. La Poste, Local Food & Wine, Museums and Monuments Pages 10-12. Maps of the area Pages 13-24. Restaurant suggestions Pages 25-26. Walking Tours Pages 27-28. French Vocabulary Page 29. Useful numbers Page 30-31. Our other Properties 2 Top Tips.… ➢ CHECK-OUT On the day you check-out be sure to turn everything off and close all windows securely. Make sure you have packed all your belongings. Once ready to vacate leave the keys together inside the apartment then shut the door firmly behind you making sure it is closed properly. ➢ NOISE ALERT! Sound carries in Parisian flats. Please be respectful and don’t play the TV or music loudly. Please don’t use the washing machine, dryer or dishwasher after 9 pm. Please be gentle with the front door to avoid slamming. Please don’t roll luggage at night or too early on the floor. Have your luggage ready in the hallway to avoid disturbing the neighbours in the morning. ➢ TAXI Taxi G7: 01 47 39 47 39 Taxi G7 (large car): 01 47 39 01 39 Taxi G7 English: 01 41 27 66 99 ➢ QUESTIONS? PROBLEMS? Paris Agent:+33 6 37 53 85 23 (Georgina) Email: [email protected] Alternative number – send text first: Gail: +33 6 77 06 85 87 3 ❖ Amenities ❖ Linen and towels ❖ Cable TV with English Special Notes: ❖ Cutlery, cookware and channels dishes ❖ DVD player The building is very secure and ❖ Microwave ❖ Hairdryer without the code and your key you will not be able to enter the ❖ Electric Stove and Oven ❖ Iron and board apartment. ❖ Dishwasher ❖ English books and magazines Please feel free to use any food in ❖ Kettle, Toaster and ❖ Wi-Fi high speed internet the cupboards but please replace Coffee Maker access anything you finish. Thank you! ❖ Fridge, freezer ❖ 1 double bed, 2 single beds Should anything break or be damaged in any way during your ❖ Washer/Dryer Please do not light a fire in the stay please let us know. ❖ Shower & Bath fireplace as it is not safe ❖ Telephone with free local & international landline calls Tips: NEVER leave your keys inside the lock or you will not be able to get the key into the lock on the outside to open the door again. Only a locksmith will be able to repair it. ❖ The Telephone and International Calls The phone will allow you to call Incoming call from France: North America, and most EU 01 83 92 74 73 countries— From Europe: To North America 00 33 1 83 92 74 73 001 area code + number Landlines only—(see list) From North America: Otherwise, for countries not listed, 011 33 1 43 29 49 01 please use a phone card. From Australia: To call the apartment: 0011 33 1 83 92 74 73 Tips: International phone cards may be purchased at most convenience stores, « tabacs » (where you buy cigarettes), at most grocery stores or at the post office. ❖ Television & Cable Sky News: 233 CNN: 234 The apartment has cable television. To watch TV press CNBC: 235 the power button on the TV set to place it in standby Bloomberg: 236 then press any channel on the TV remote. BBC: 237 he cable remote is white and in-fact slides open, T Al Jazeera English: 238 revealing the numbers. You need to press the power France 24 English: 232 button to activate the cable box. Catch up on a bit of BBC entertainment: 400 Press P+ or P– to change the channel (P for program) world news or escape from it all... TCM: 403 There are both French and English television stations Travel: 404 available. Free Living: 405 Fox Network: 406 Fox News: 408 ❖ Dvd The apartment has a DVD player. To watch a DVD press the power button on the DVD player’s remote control then after, press the power button on the TV remote. Please make sure the cable box is turned OFF. Then insert a DVD and press play on the DVD remote control 4 ❖ Bunk Beds There are two bunk beds which fold down from the wall. Simply fold the table legs and drop the table down. Then pull down the beds to a horizontal position. There are bedside lamps for each bed. We have provided a small step-ladder to access the top bunk. ❖ Shower Turn on shower by adjusting right hand knob to desired temperature and turning left hand knob to regulate pressure. The small lever on the bottom left can change between the hand-held and overhead shower heads. 5 ❖ High Speed Internet Access The flat is equipped with Wifi. If you have your own computer you will need to synch your machine with the modem. This is done by going to the list of available wireless connections on your computer Network: SFR- CAAB 5GHZ Passsword: 2ewg73acax9vcu78ixun (all lower cases, no spaces) Then go to the white “Orange Livebox” modem which is on the floor next to the TV (the one standing tall) and press the black button to the left side of the power-cord inlet. Keep it pressed until you see the red light associated with the antenna (on the front of the modem) blinking. At that point the modem will send a signal that will be found by your computer. You have 5 minutes to enter the network and password. You can add additional computers later by following the same process No wireless connection? No problem just unplug the Ethernet plug from the back of the wireless modem and plug that into your laptop. Problem Solving Mac OS X Go into your System Preferences. Select Network—the window will open with 2 pull down menus. Select the Locations menu. You should have Automatic selected. Click Show. Select Built in Ethernet. In the dial up box there are 5 pull down menus; select the TCP/IP menu then select the Configure IP v4 menu. In the submenu select Using DHCP The boxes that contained your former IP address will “grey out”; click Apply Now and the current IP address will appear. If you are still having trouble with the connection, give us a call. 6 ❖ Appliances Working the Stove, microwave and oven The kitchen is equipped Press on the ring level by pressing button with a touch sensitive stove, you want to use, twice. separate oven, and holding the upper Oven: select function with microwave. area to raise the dial on far left. Temperature temp and the lower to lower The stove is operated by will display automatically for it. To stop the rings press using the panel to the lower the function, but changeable and hold both areas and it right of the hob. Press the ◊ with +/-. Be sure to turn it will return to zero. shape to switch on and off. off when finished! Then press the Key shape for Microwave: first set the 2 seconds to start the rings. cooking time by rotating the knob. Then select power Washer/Dryer This is a washer/dryer combo. The dryer dries with steam, so it does take a lot of time and clothes will feel damp. The machine will stay locked until the cycle is complete PLEASE DO NOT FORCE THE DOOR OPEN. To wash: Load a soap tablet or a small amount of liquid To dry: into the largest compartment on the top left Gently touch the lowest sun icon to select that slides open towards you.