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Paris · 2ème Arrondissement

A private collection · Currently in Paris

A Parisian address
worth coming back to

116m² of refined living in a Haussmann building on rue Montmartre. Steps from the covered passages, the market at Montorgueil, and everything that makes Paris worth the trip.

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116m²
Living space
2ème
Arrondissement
8
Max guests
About Arara131

Not a hotel.
Better than one.

We fell in love with Paris — with its live-first, work-second pace, the terraces, the food around every corner, the friendships made in a city far from home. Hotels here can be small and expensive and full of small disappointments. Good Airbnbs are hit or miss.

We wanted hotel quality with the real conveniences of a home. That is what we built here.

Arara131 is a private collection of exceptional apartments in cities worth spending real time in. Paris is first. The apartment at 159 rue Montmartre is the standard everything else will be measured against.

When you stay here you are a guest in our home, not a booking reference. Treat it accordingly and it will look after you well.

— Irene & Danny

Paris — Eiffel Tower
2ème
Arrondissement · Paris
The Apartment

159 Rue Montmartre
4th floor · 1850 Haussmann building

A quiet courtyard address in one of Paris’s most authentically local neighbourhoods. Old world exterior, entirely modern interior.

Master bedroom with French windows onto Paris
Private entrance with brass handles
Kitchen with Calacatta marble and PH pendants
Size
116 m²
Bedrooms
2 + TV room
Bathrooms
2 full
Sleeps
4–8 guests
Floor
4th (lift)
Building
c.1850 Haussmann
Underfloor heating throughout
Air conditioning (summer)
Parquet floors · original fireplace
TV room with 2 sofa beds
Dining table seats 8
Fully equipped kitchen
Welcome wine & champagne
Quiet courtyard-facing aspect
Keys via Hôtel Jeff · 24hr access
Direct booking · No platforms
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The Journal

On living in Paris
properly.

Stories and observations from an apartment at 159 rue Montmartre.

Long Stay

The art of the Parisian month

There is a particular version of Paris that only reveals itself to those who stay long enough. It takes three days before the city stops performing for you and starts simply being itself. You find a café that becomes yours. The butcher learns your order. Something shifts.

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The Apartment

116 square metres and the logic of luxury

Three hotel rooms of comparable finish would cost considerably more, offer considerably less, and give you none of the privacy of a proper home. The argument for an apartment in Paris is, above all, a practical one. Here it is, laid out simply.

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Neighbourhood

Rue Montorgueil at seven in the morning

The market street two minutes from the front door has been trading since 1645. The oyster sellers arrive at six. The best croissants at Stohrer are gone by nine. What happens in between is one of the small, perfect things about staying in this particular corner of Paris.

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The Neighbourhood

Everything is 20 minutes away.
Most of it is closer.

The 2ème arrondissement is the smallest, least-touristed and most authentically Parisian district in the city. This is not an accident — it is why we chose it.

01
Passage des Panoramas
At your front door · 1799

The oldest covered passage in Paris. Gas-lit corridors of antique dealers, stamp collectors and bistros unchanged since the Belle Époque. One entrance is at 151 rue Montmartre.

02
Rue Montorgueil
2 minutes on foot

The last great market street in central Paris. Stohrer (est. 1730, Paris’s oldest pâtisserie), fromageries, wine merchants, terraces. Your morning ritual, your evening provisions.

03
The Louvre · Le Marais · Notre-Dame
20 minutes on foot

Most of what people fly to Paris for is within a 20-minute walk of the front door. The city is smaller than it looks on a map — and far better experienced on foot.

We wrote a full neighbourhood guide for our guests —

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Plan your
Paris stay

All bookings are direct — no platforms, no intermediaries. We respond to every enquiry personally, usually within a few hours. Tell us your preferred dates and we’ll let you know what’s available.

If you need transport from the airport, a restaurant reservation, or something more bespoke, tell us in your message. We have arranged private dinners with star chefs, access to Cartier and Prada, and last-minute tables at places that don’t do last-minute tables. Just ask.

Email
stay@arara131.com
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We respond personally within a few hours. If your preferred dates aren’t available, we’ll suggest nearby alternatives that work equally well.

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Thank you — Irene or Danny will be in touch shortly.

The Collection

Paris is first.
More cities to follow.

Paris
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