Le Jardin du XVII

A Terrace Apartment on Avenue des Ternes

Avenue des Ternes received its current name in 1863, part of Haussmann's second wave of transformation under Napoléon III, bringing wide boulevards, uniform ashlar façades, wrought-iron balconies, and zinc mansard roofs. This apartment sits within that grammar, and then departs from it: a 60m² private terrace, court-facing bedrooms quiet enough to sleep with windows open in June, and four bedrooms arranged with the ease of a family townhouse. The host, Maria Julia, trained in design at Dauphine, IFM Paris, FIT New York and MMI Déco—and the résumé shows. The Ternes quarter is the 17th arrondissement at its most residential: a flower market at Place des Ternes, Fromagerie Alléosse two streets away, and the Arc de Triomphe on the horizon.

A long entrance gallery leads to reception rooms at the front, sleeping quarters (four of them) retreating toward the courtyard. The kitchen is fully equipped, and there is a dedicated workspace.

The 60m² terrace is the defining proposition. At the scale of a small garden, it sits above the courtyard, shielded from the avenue's noise.

What we love

That terrace is genuinely rare for Paris, and you'll appreciate it most on the first morning when you realize you can have breakfast outside without sitting on a Haussmannian balcony railing. The neighborhood takes care of the rest: Rue Poncelet market and Bontemps patisserie are a 10-minute walk, and VIVE—Stéphanie Le Quellec's Michelin-listed seafood restaurant—is literally on the same street. The host trained in fashion and interior design on two continents, and it shows. This is the kind of place that feels stylish without making you nervous about putting your coffee cup down.

Layout

This vacation home for rent in Paris, 17th arrondissement, sleeps up to seven guests. The apartment has four bedrooms across two floors. Bedroom one holds a king bed, and bedroom four also has a king. Bedroom two is arranged with a single bed, and bedroom three with two singles — a configuration that works as a children's room. There are three bathrooms. The layout flows as a classic Haussmannian configuration, reception rooms facing the avenue, sleeping quarters to the rear.

Good to know

Check-in is between 3:00PM and 9:00PM; check-out before 10:00AM. Carbon monoxide alarms, smoke alarms, and a noise-level monitor are installed. A car is not necessary.

Amenities & services

Fully equipped kitchen, wifi, dedicated workspace, television, washing machine, carbon monoxide alarm, smoke alarm

Around

The Ternes quarter occupies the western reach of the 17th arrondissement—architecturally coherent, commercially self-sufficient, and structurally insulated from the tourist apparatus of the 8th. Place des Ternes holds one of three surviving flower markets in Paris. Rue Poncelet, running north from Avenue des Ternes, is a working food street, with butchers, rotisseries, patisseries, fishmongers, and the legendary Alléosse cheese cellar, whose affineurs have been travelling the world to source and mature stock since the 1980s. Parc Monceau is 15 minutes on foot. Metro line 2 (Ternes station) connects to Charles de Gaulle–Étoile in one stop, with RER A access beyond.