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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
from €375
Per night
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.

Living room
Master bedroom
Private entrance
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
From
€375 / night
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The Building

A Haussmann address
with 170 years of stories

The building at 159 rue Montmartre dates from around 1850 — constructed during the great redesign of Paris under Haussmann. It sits in what was once the commercial heart of the city, steps from the covered passages that were the world's first shopping arcades.

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The chasse-roues — those rounded stone guards in the entrance hall — are original to the building. They protected the stonework from horse-drawn carriage wheels. They have been doing their job for 170 years.
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The courtyard — once you step through the passage and into the interior, the city disappears. The streets outside are alive at any hour. In here there is only quiet.
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The fireplace — the original cast-iron fireback still anchors the living room. A classic French feature that once radiated heat back into the room while protecting the wall. No longer burning, still beautiful.
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The crosswind — open both the TV room and living room windows simultaneously. What follows is one of the apartment's quiet pleasures.
Entrance hallway with bespoke wardrobes

"Stepping inside feels like you have been transported from an old world building into ultra-modern architecture."

Irene & Danny · owners
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 —

Read the guide
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Plan your
Paris stay

All bookings are direct — no platforms, no commission fees passed on to guests. We respond to every enquiry personally, usually within a few hours.

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 reply within a few hours. For stays of 4+ guests requiring extra linens, please let us know in your message so we can prepare ahead of your arrival.

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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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