Life inside Paris’s smallest apartments
- Posted on August 20, 2026
- By CNN
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Life inside Paris’s smallest apartments
Paris’s “chambres de bonne” – or maid’s rooms – are some of the tiniest apartments you can rent in the French capital. Originally built for domestic servants, some measure less than 100 square feet. Hidden at the top of Paris’s grandest buildings, they often have impressive views of the city. CNN’s Saskya Vandoorne went to visit one.