Cobblestone Paris Rentals is a small, customer oriented, vacation rental company providing US customer service and consistent quality experiences in the heart of Paris.
It all began in 2004 when, as a young dating couple, we took a vacation to Paris and chose to rent a furnished apartment instead of staying in a hotel. We chose an apartment in the 4th Arrondissement on the charming Rue de Petit Musc, in the amazing and historic Marais quarter of Central Paris.
The apartment was in a 350 year old house built for a 17th Century Parisian nobleman. We stayed on the 4th floor, with no elevator of course, in what was probably the servant quarters. We may have been living like peasants, but we felt like royalty.
We walked the streets of this wonderful city for a week and explored every quiet park, magnificent building, and... every cobblestone street. Upon returning home to Los Angeles, California, the magic of our Paris memories stayed with us. We dreamed of one day buying an apartment in Paris and moving there permanently. It was only a dream, something for retirement perhaps, but it never left us.
One day in 2006, while Ryan was on a business trip to Paris, Jennifer sent him a listing of a studio apartment that she had seen for sale on the internet. To kill some time Ryan made the visit. Without a second thought, he made an offer to purchase the apartment that very day. It was an impulse purchase, totally unplanned, and completely influenced by emotion but Ryan and Jennifer never regretted their decision.
Studio La Fontaine became the name of the studio apartment that Ryan purchased that day. It was located on an adorable cobblestone square with a small Parisian fountain in the center. From their home in Los Angeles, they began to advertise and rent the apartment to tourists from around the world.
Ryan and Jennifer used their love of Paris and their understanding of North American customer service to create magical Parisian holidays and to help guests experience Paris as locals.
One at a time, new apartments were added, and Cobblestone Paris Rentals was born.
Less than two years from their first trip to Paris, this became a full time job and their dream became a reality when Ryan and Jennifer moved to Paris.
Rick Steves and his group of expert travel writers discovered Cobblestone in 2010 and our little family run company has been featured in the Rick Steves Paris Guides for the last 13 years.
Cobblestone hopes to help you have a wonderful holiday by providing you with a lovely apartment, great service, and Parisian memories that will last a lifetime.
Bon Voyage and See You in Paris Soon!
Merci, Ryan & Jennifer
GET READY TO LIVE LIKE A REAL PARISIAN!