COME APARTMENT HUNTING WITH ME IN PARIS 

I love apartment hunting videos, especially about cities I've never lived in :) It's always interesting to see various combinations of people from different backgrounds looking for different things - like, I am Italian and 99% of the time Italians care a lot about the size of the house, especially of the kitchen space, but I personally hate cooking and love small spaces, so my priority is usually the location. Thanks for sharing your experience! (Just want to add, it's funny to see so many people in the comments who have never been apartment hunting in certain markets, like overcrowded capitals, I live in London and here you ALWAYS go and check out the place, even if there is the smallest chance you might like it, because the market is crazy fast, also you barely care about the written size, some houses have the weirdest layout and end up having much more/less actual space than a house with a similar on-paper size)

I’m curious why you kept looking at such small square footage and then complaining that the place is too small. Can’t one find out the square footage ahead of time? Usually I see square meter posted, but didn’t know what was a reasonable size. Now I know that 20square meters is always “too small”!

Wait a minute, so you're saying the streets are busy and the buildings are old? In Paris? :P

I laughed when she said she got a "Beautiful view of the city" it was roof after roof

Omg Ariel, I'm also doing an apartment search here in Paris, and I'm stressed to say the least! Watching your videos makes me feel less alone in the process, so thank you!!!

Just got recommended your channel and I’m impressed. You are very charismatic in front of the camera and seeings I am a born Francophile who tries to spend every October in Paris you have definitely got yourself a new subscriber…. Merci beaucoup 🌸

Gosh, so relatable! I'm moving to Paris from southern France for a new job and I've head so many mental breakdowns along the way. So stressful!

I watch a lot of these kinds of videos from Paris. I don't have high standards and am not into luxury but come on! I haven't seen a single apt in Paris that I would consider liveable in terms of space & storage for modern citizens. These looks more like glorified dorm suites most of the time.

Paris, Prauge, Vienna has the best architecture in the world. Europe in general has the best architecture in the world. Nothing, nothing comes close.

My family spent Christmas in Paris and it was beautiful. Going back in April for a longer visit. I love your videos and wishing you good luck home shopping

I enjoyed the tour and all the numbered neighborhoods in Paris...very interesting!

SO COOL ! such a fun video😆

Ahh it's been a while since I've watched one of your videos. So nice to see a smile on your face.

Wow..if I hear "absolutely no storage space" again... Can you not buy an cupboard to assemble, or put drawers etc in..???

Also, for 800€ a month, you are lucky to get a hole in Paris in any neighborhood.

The good thing is that you know what you want and you have experience what look in renting houses

Fun to watch, after having lived there over 25 years ago.... when, even back then, one did NOT ever considering at Metro Pigalle!! Is that not still a warning sign when looking for apartments, as it has been for decades??? (It looks like it should be!) I too, lived first in the 14ème (Métro Alésia, which was serviceable, but quiet. But safe!!). Then moved to the 10ème (before it was "Le Bobo"), on Rue du Boulevard du Temple. Above a bakery. It was awesome! I also spent a few months en l'île! Very inconvenient, but très Français!!

so interesting to see the apartment search process in cities other than my own!

just got my apartment yesterday and i’m really happy i came to youtub also was having problems getting stub and statements but all good since i got introduced to deelscafe

Subscribing just for the title of your channel. 😅. Pleasantly surprised with the bonus of the good content.

Thank you for sharing...Your apartment here is fine... You will shop for items that you want soon!!!

Just found your channel and I'm now a new subbie. xx Linda

Rent is a lot lower than I thought it would be.

You make it seem like is easy to pick, in Paris the landlords have the power, as an owner myself I can tell you we get 30+ visits and prefer to rent to French nationals that have family to serve as guarantors

New sub! Loved your video!

You are living my dream❣️🗼

I just now discovered you! Bon jour. So I live in Hawaii and am kind of over it....I have lived in many places but France and Paris are still not ticked off on my bucket list....it was fun doing the apartment hunting thing along with you....ok now this may sound insane but my move to the current condo I am in, on Oahu was move #71. I am just now Dec.5th, 64 years old, going on 38...As Sagittarius, Celtic Nomad, I've know since early childhood I'd wander the Globe. Some of the places you visited, were tiny (New York style), and some were total crap, and one or two were okay cute. Here is what experience tells me to tell you...sit down with a pen and paper and list what you want. Then on another piece of paper list what you want in the neighborhood Do not worry about being realistic. You may get 9 out of 10...Then on a 3rd piece of paper list all of it, and post in on like your bathroom mirror. READ it everyday while brushing your teeth. Think about it before you go to bed and say thank you to the universe for delivering it to you. Then in a few weeks 1 or 2, LET IT GO!!! Relax and thrill to how circumstances will unfold to deliver it to you. Show you where it is, make it happen. It's called "manifesting" and like any learned skill once you do it, know it, make it easy for yourself, your life will never be the same. The second thing is this...almost NEVER feel sorry about storage space. Their are dozens and dozens of design tricks to employ to create storage where none exists. The bitch is when you move, you and your friends will be like, "holy crap! How much stuff is up in here?@$!?" Seldom does anyone move me twice, lol. I have a gift for what's called "spaceial differentials" and can fit 4 times as much stuff as the average person into the same space. As a ProfessionalOrganizer and Designer, I can tell you Structural safety is #1. Neighborhood safety #2. How many flights up #3. (Elevatores break! And can be down for weeks to months) Cost #4 (Manifest more $$) and #5 Green Space/View Last. You are there to live like a Parisan, outside, where the action is....make a beautiful charming man take you to dinner, what's with the cooking? Lol, you are young! Carry pepper spray if you want to feel safe, or take a taxi to your door. I hope you find your nest and I'll binge watch you over the Holidays, ahhh to to so young again. One of the many things about aging that is good, is that you know what you like, and what you don't. If they had showed me #8" I think it was, I would have been like "No" in one second! Toilet next to the kitchen???!!! Wtf, non ,non, non what civilized person s--- where they eat? An insult! Au revior mon cher!

You really love the word “luminous”

You definitely do not know the area of Batignolles on the 17th. This area is extremely safe and very happening. Had you gone a block over you would have seen the new million dollar apartments, one of which I own, and the new metro station, Cardinet. It is now one of the best places to live in Paris and not cheap.

Very nice & entertaining video. Thanks.

I love the 9th, esp just off the R. des Martyrs but it is likely way too expensive. I'm sure you are having a wonderful time there. Bonne chance.

Nice job Sean , nice to know what wood was used many years ago for the beams. They do not look in bad nick as well even they have been covered up. Have a good New years Eve , and a Happy new Year to all . Crack on for next year😘

Im moving to lisbon right now for college but i would love to move to paris in 3 years when im done with it . If i cant do it by then it will definitely happen sometime in the future . I hope u find it soon and love living there!

I love your videos

Its so funny to see you looking for storage space, where I'm from I feel like it's expected you just bring your own closets and built ins are a more rare thing

I know views come at a steep price in Paris but I absolutely would need one. I wouldn’t want to wake up every morning to a wall and exhaust vents outside my window. Best wishes in your search.🙂

The 14th arrondissement is also on the rive gauche

Oh, finding an apartment in Paris is a challenge! And the "walk in viewings" are really crowded!

brochant is fine but ligne 13 is NOT, however you now have the new station ligne 14 at parc Martin Luther King

I just realized it's cheaper to live in Paris than where I live. Don't get me wrong, I love the city I live in and have an outstanding job with beautiful benefits but I would have never guessed this. Not in a million years. BTW, I don't live in NYC or LA but live in a major city in the States.

First time here. Nice work! In the 9th/10th/11th and 19th I am assuming a 50 ms apt costs about 1150 euros (23 euros per meters square 50 ms X 23pms = 1150 euros) Question??? -- What are 50 ms apts usually configured as in those nabs - One or two bedroom? And, is it possible to find an open studio or lost-like apt around 50ms in those areas? Thanks.

The storage space seems a little bit nitpicky since you’ll have to get your own furnishing like wardrobes and closet hangings.

Your video just popped up on my list super fun. I would have liked a map to get an idea of the area

Paris.. is... small apartments

Glad you didn’t choose an apartment with water damage!

14th is downtown, you mean uptown

Is it possible to pay 1-2 years of rent in advance to bypass the French guarantor?

I noticed none of the apartments you looked at seemed to have ovens. Is that common?

Love Paris,you looking so glimmering

Very entertaining👌. I was in Paris in march of this year and saw an apt in the 6è arrondissement fully furnished 34 sqm for €1400 which I thought was reasonable, coming from USA 😂. I’m guessing by your difficulties that I would have a hard time renting an apartment for a month as a US person? My travel plan is to stay one month in a city and move on around Europe.

how long have you been in Paris/Europe? I've been here five years, both Germany and currently Italy, and it is not uncommon to not have built in storage space like we do in the US. Most Europeans will purchase wardrobes for the living room/entrance and bedrooms to house their belongings; shoe storage things for the entrance; cleaning supplies get put under the sink & hang a small curtain to hide it or purchase a small 3-tiered drawer plastic thing to put under the sink for the same purpose; etc etc OR you pay more to get more haha Paris is super expensive for how small the flats are though - its wild. Italy is way more doable; I'm close centro in my city, 76m2 - 2bedroom partially furnished flat with walk out terrace and garage. It was 750e listed but I'm paying 900e because I have a special contract that adds maintenance fees and the ability to break my contract with only 10days notice rather than the standard 6month requirement -- being a contractor and the uncertainty that can come with that, 10day notice is necessary haha

What is considered a good price in Paris? I'm in NY and $800 would be AMAZING for a studio or one bed!

Ah, I guess you have never lived in Manhatten! I sure have, ten years and some of the apartments I checked on were surreal...such as the kitchen in a closet to the left of the entrance door of the apt. which turned out to be roomy and bright but that kitchen,,,no way!

I am from Eastern Europe where apartments are usually small and actually own one 57m2,one bedroom apartment which I always thought it was super small. I just can't comprehend how can someone live in 20m2?....I mean that is insanely small.

prices in Paris are WILD, you can get double to triple the size for that price in Vienna. WOW

You know what you want so Only go to the ones that fit your desires!

prices still cheaper than NYC. by about 2,000 euros for the same size!! .why are u looking at studio apartments & then complaining about no space?🤣

Lovely but keep your hands still it seems very affected xxxgood luck in your new home

Wow what small flats! In Berlin the smallest flats are 30-33 quadratmeters

I am currently looking for an apartment in Paris so I can feel the struggle! May I ask how you went about the garant situation?

If location and the size of an appartment is not good for you, why to go and look at it?

Vertical filming is deadly.

I have a question: how did you get a residence visa to work in France? I was raised in Paris when my father was U.S Rep to Common Market, and am bilingual. When I tried to live there to get citizenship, I was told I had to reside in France ten years without permission to work because I would be taking employment from citizens even though trying to become one. I am retired now and have a resident visa but had to sign an affidavit not to work.

I liked 2d appartment

It appears that 800 euros translate to about 850 in American dollars. How can you say this is expensive when a one bed room apartment in Sarasota Florida goes for around 1,500 a months, I am confused,

Trying to figure out what is behind u on the wall? White Pom poms?

Too much you, not enough showings.

What for to go to area with u don’t like end don’t want to live there , end 19m it small, so why to be surprised it small end no storage. What for to lost time …🤷‍♀️

where is "downtown" in Paris please?

You keep saying downtown Paris. What would downtown be? I have never heard of someone saying that

18th is way too dodgy for me to live in, Barbes is horrible, the 14th is fabulous in every way.

Picture is too narrow

BRB moving to Paris 😮‍💨 how did you get your job in France?

First off how did you find these apartments? were they advertised? did you go through an agent? secondly are you a France citizen? are you on a long stay Visa? are you a student?

Which agency did you contact??? Please, i need some recommendations

This is the first time I've seen this channel. Are these prices real? I don't live in Paris -- in my own big city in Canada you can barely rent a basement apartment for the equivalent of 850 Euros a month -- which Arielle says is on the high end. What am I missing?

I would just look at apartments in the area you wanted and price you could afford.

I am stunned by this silly video. Why are you in Paris? I lived in a tiny apt inNYC ina great neighborhood and felt lucky! Everyone told me just get something.

Seems like you wasted your own time. Why are you going to see places you aren’t qualified for or that are to far from your work… don’t they give you details and photos before you schedule visits 🤔

I like the second one a lot better. Too far out. All apartments are fresh paint.

Totally unrelated, love your lipstick...what is it?

love those red nails very French of you hehe

20 sq. meters isn't going to give you much space.

I’ve never thought Paris would have bad areas.. I guess no where is perfect lol.. the views though, breath taking

Can someone explain to me what agency fees are ?

Wait, you work from home but you also want an apartment that's within 30 minutes commute from your work?????????

Turn your phone sideways next time

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Quina figaflor!

Why would you support WEF ?

Noise? Dangerous? 800 euros is cheap! Omg the 17th is very safe. There is no downtown in Paris. Embarrassing And why aren’t you filming in landscape?

Cat called, not nice……

You are constantly contradicting yourself. I’m getting confused.

Pay more…get more-universal advice

WE ALSO HAVE NONIDEA HOW MANY FLOORS ONE HAS TO CLIMB, YOU ARE LEAVING OUT AN,OT, perhaps people are interested in what you are wear,,,,if so then a more detailed look would matter to the, but the way you are currently showing your outfits doesn’t do it justice,

Very picky 😂

So you want lively but you don't want to live in the lively place? lol Please turn your background music WAY down ... or don't use it would be even better. Thanks

Why do all the RU-vidrs move their hands around like crazy??? It seems so annoying

All that to not see the apartment lol

girl ... kitchen is fine, not beautiful lol