If you’ve ever dreamed of living in Paris, chances are you’ve thought about where. A funky Montmartre studio with a view? Perhaps a swank one-bedroom in the 6ème with herringbone floors and marble mantles sends your heart racing? Whether you’re more Marais hideaway or Saint-Germain Haussmannian, it turns out that where you live in Paris… …read more
Living in Paris isn’t for everybody. For those in search of a space to roam within arm’s reach of the French capital, here are our 8 favorite chic Parisian suburbs. …read more
I live in Paris now. I know this because every morning when I wake up, I experience a brief moment of panicky, delighted confusion… I have no idea where I am! …read more
To live alone in Paris for 90 days? I would have my weekends and mornings to myself? It sounded like the perfect way to live out my existential crisis. …read more
Need help with your Christmas shopping this season? We couldn’t be more thrilled to announce the launch of the HiP Paris Marketplace, just in time! …read more
I moved to Paris four years ago with my then-husband and teenage son. We hired a real estate agent to find us an apartment. He did all the work and talking, and got us installed into a palatial apartment within weeks. Easy-peasy. Last year, post-divorce and after a plumbing crisis that rendered that spacious apartment… …read more
All Parisians have a plumbing story, especially since plumbing in old Parisian buildings tends to be an afterthought. …read more
Once upon a time, I worked in the Paris tourism industry. It was 2008, Haven in Paris (boutique apartment rental agency that is now Haven In) had begun to take off, and I had the good fortune to get hired as its first full-timer and startup maven-in-training. I was based in New York, but was… …read more
One of Haven in Paris’ newest apartments, Victor Hugo Luxe, is found on a quiet street just minutes away from the Eiffel Tower and the Bois de Boulogne. The owner and interior decorator took the HiP Paris Blog through the nine-month long renovation process of this spacious, Belle Époque gem. …read more
