Visitor Testimonials

The perfect Parisian apartment!! We truly enjoyed a lovely week in Paris ? a trip we were talking about from the day we met. How fortunate we were to have discovered this wonderful creation of Amanda and Brendan done with such exquisite taste and thoughtfulness.

We are now big fans of Monmartre ? especially the food shops on Rue Lepic. The flat was perfect for us.

Thoroughly enjoying ourselves and will be spreading the word

Absolument parfait! You have done a lovely job in creating the perfect ?home away from home? Set in the most beautiful city in the world. I will certainly be back as often as possible. Amanda and Brendan vraiment merci.

Absolutely fantastic! Beautiful apartment in ideal location and excellent recommendations for restaurants etc.

From the moment I walked in I knew I?d found a ?home away from home? in my favourite city in the world. The flat is everything we thought a Paris apartment should be, every need was met and every detail was paid attention to. Brendan and Amanda, to turn this apartment into a beautiful home takes love and creativity. The two of you have created an experience we will experience forever. We will look forward to returning as many times as possible.

To spend our honeymoon in Paris was a dream come true. And, to walk into this apartment after a full day of walking etc. was like coming home to relax and unwind. Thank you for creating an atmosphere of such comfort.

Lovely apartment, you made us feel very welcome. The fine touches that you have added made all the difference and we appreciated it. Situated in a great spot next to the shops, metro, restaurants etc. The sights and town itself are amazing and you have done well to locate in such a great location.

My friend raved about this apartment when she returned from her visit last year and we were not disappointed when we arrived. The apartment is gorgeous and in a great spot. Hope to try the Seville flat soon!

The ambiance of this apartment greeted us with warmth and beauty. Each morning we awoke in the soft fluffy bed. This was a great place to stay and so close to the Metro. Enjoyed Paris ? such a wonderful place!

Thank you Amanda and Brendan ? we had a wonderful time. We will recommend you to all our friends.

Utterly delightful and tr?s charming

Fantastic apartment and location in a great city. Perfect for that much needed break. Will certainly be recommending you to all!

This apartment has been an oasis of elegance and comfort (we have never slept on such soft bed linen!). We could stay here for a lot longer. Montmartre wonderful.

A perfect location for our first wedding anniversary!

A beautiful apartment in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Montmartre is one of the best districts in Paris. Perfect for celebrating our 25th anniversary.

We loved the apartment. We managed to see most of Paris in three days!

Thank you for a wonderful change from cramped hotel rooms! My favourites were the lights through the red curtains, the power shower, the silence in the morning instead of traffic noise.

WONDERFUL. Flat much better than a hotel in the heat.

Been on a few city breaks, this apartment beats all others. Montmartre great experience ? need a good pair of legs!

Beautiful apartment. Fantastic d?cor!

Very beautiful apartment ? the bedroom and shower were particularly welcome after a long day of sight seeing. Perfectly Parisian. We are already wanting to visit Seville and stay your other apartment.

Loved the apartment! Even now as I write the sounds of piano and the murmur of conversation enchant me.

Lovely apartment, For once a place that lives up the hype. What a shame to have to leave that bed at 5a.m. to fly to Nice! A lovely way to start our honeymoon. Well done Brendan and Amanda

This is a lovely apartment in a lovely place, Montmartre! Thanks so much. We had a really lovely time on our honeymoon. It was heaps better than having to stay in a small pokey hotel room at unreasonably high prices in the middle of Paris! We will spread the word about SWELL and visit your other apartments.

What can we say? Such a beautiful apartment really feels like home the minute you are here. The advice makes you feel as though you are staying with a local, which makes enjoying this amazing area even easier. We will be telling everyone we know.

What an apartment awaits you up the stairs! Staying in your tr?s chic apartment makes you feel so Parisienne. Walked off fabulous food from your recommendations around the stairs in Montmartre. Fabulous choice of Jazz CDs. Thank you Amanda and Brendan for a truly memorable stay in Paris.

What a beautiful apartment. The only problem was keeping my toddler from destroying all the beautiful things. Can?t wait to come back! Thank you for a wonderful stay and the Egyptian linen.

Beautiful apartment in a lovely area of Paris. Thoroughly enjoyed being able to celebrate 22nd anniversary in such style.

Swell Apartments lived up to its name. We had a ?swell time? Advice excellent.

Left our three kids and one mad dog behind, came here to celebrate my 40th birthday and what an apartment. Loved all the attention to detail from tassels to Dior sheets, wonderful. Good information in the ?Swell files?. I?ve been to Paris before, but staying here is much more more fun. Don?t want to go home.

We had a very enjoyable stay and loved the atmosphere and design of the apartment. We?d love to go back on our next visit.

We had a wonderful time in Paris and the apartment was incredible

The apartment was wonderful, it was unbelievable ? we had a great time. I am spreading the word at home and already my mother and sister are going over! It was so handy for the metro and the area was so cute we felt we were in a different world!

We had a wonderful time ? the apartment exceeded our expectations ? you have done a splendid job ? thank you.

I enjoyed your apartment immensely! You have truly done some really charming details with your renovation choices, colors and furnishings. When I was calling friends, I shared with them how beautiful your interior is. I will certainly recommend your apartment to others, your price and flexibility is appreciated.

I want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to stay at your beautiful apartment again. The whole experience was perfect.

What a fantastic apartment! We adored it completely and would like to compliment you on your impeccable taste and attention to detail. I especially liked the wardrobe and would have happily taken root in the shower!

The flat exceeded my expectations and I am delighted to say that it has truly felt like home. I am already planning my next trip and will book again and spread the word. Brendan and Amanda you have done such lovely work with the place and the backdrop, Paris of course, provides the most perfect setting. I wouldn?t dream of staying in a hotel now!

What a fabulous apartment. It is so beautiful. I completely fell in love with it and can't wait to go back.

Congratulations on your stunning achievement. We had a wonderful holiday. It was very relaxed and as we have been to Paris many times, we didn't have to go crazy with sightseeing

As promised I just thought I would let you know how we enjoyed our time in Paris. Your flat was fabulous. We particularly loved the lounge with its colours, themes and furniture etc.

I have to think twice about staying in a Hotel again.

Paris was terrific and the apartment.......... perfect! Just what the doctor ordered. It felt like our little home every time we turned the key in the door. It was so cosy and met all of our needs. Anyway since our return we've highly recommended the apartment and well done to you two for such an amazing transformation.

We totally loved it [Paris apartment], thanks Amanda. The area is fab, the locals are so friendly and the bed was like sleeping in the clouds! We had a wonderful time and I have no doubt that you will hear from us again!

Thank you very much for all the help with your apartment. We loved it and had the most wonderful time. Thanks again and I hope to be in touch in the future. I would love to go to Seville and will recommend your apartments to my friends.

Thank you so much for the fabulous accommodation in Sevilla. The apartment is beautiful - what great style. We felt right at home. By the way, especially loved the art work, the music and master bedroom.

We both thoroughly enjoyed our honeymoon stay in Seville and it was made all the better by the quality of your lovely apartment. I am not sure that you could be in a better position to experience and explore the city.

We thoroughly enjoyed being in the flat ? an excellent base to explore Seville. We will sing the praises of the flat to all and sundry. The photos do not do it justice.

Lovely apartment!

We had an absolutely lovely time and the apartment was fabulous. You?re very lucky!

Had a fantastic time in Seville. We loved the apartment and will recommend it to everyone we know ? expect to hear from our parents!

I would like to compliment both Amanda and Brendan on the work they have done on the apartment. A great initiative to set up a place like that, very tasteful interior and a good eye for details, what you state on your website is the truth. We had a lovely time in Seville.

We really enjoyed our stay in Seville - the apartment was lovely and we both thought it was much larger than we thought from the web site pictures. Pam in particular has been singing the praises for both Seville and your apartment to her friends so will definitely recommend it and, if we go back to Paris in the future, will be looking on your web page.

We had the most GORGEOUS time. Drifted around Seville in a jasmine scented haze - thought it was a wonderful city and of course the apartment was a joy. Stunning. Real wow factor on arrival. Just loved all the double doors, long corridors, gorgeous beds/sofas etc. You've done an amazing job. I have been recommending it to everyone!

We wanted to write to say how much Chloe, Alexander and I enjoyed our stay at the Paris apartment. Thank you for making it so simple to arrange and for ensuring every need was met in the apartment itself. If you keep it going, we will certainly look to make a stay in Montmartre a regular thing. I did want to enquire about something I forgot to check before we left, which was to look at the make and model of your matress. It gave us both the best nights' sleep we'd had in years! Thanks again. Best regards, Adrian Longley

The apartment was absolutely beautiful and it completely exceeded our expectations! I don't think I will be able to book a hotel in Paris again, especially after sleeping in what must be the most comfortable bed in the city! The location was perfect too and we got to explore a part of paris we don't know very well. Thanks for all your help with our booking.

We had a fantastic time in Paris and totally fell in love with the apartment and it was in such a great location. We will definitely be recommending to all our friends.

Really enjoyed staying in the apartment. Congratulations on creating a great atmosphere.

We had a truly fantastic time, the only problem being we did not want to leave the apartment at all!!

Thank you so much for a wonderful stay in Paris.

We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and we look forward to returning. We were sad to leave Seville and the apartment.

Seville is a fantastic city and the apartment is perfect.

We had a fantastic honeymoon in Seville. The apartment is beautiful and very well equipped. Thank you and we will definately recommend it to our family and friends.

thanks for your assistance in making our stay in Paris go so smoothly. We had a wonderful time and loved the apartment.

We really had the true Parisian experience. The apartment lived up to the website.

"We would like to thank you for a wonderful holiday. The flat outstripped all our expectations, it was lovely, charming and homely.

We just wanted to let you know that we thoroughly enjoyed "our" Paris apartment. It was lovely! To be able to squeeze fresh orange juice with the juice machine in our kitchen and enjoy it in our living room was fantastic. There is nothing that I dislike more than staying at overpriced hotels and then having to have breakfast in a basement with no windows or daylight. We will be back! Thanks for arranging everything so perfectly.

Our stay in Paris was wonderful. It was everything we expected and much more. We will be back.

Swell in Seville was absolutely gorgeous! It was a dream apartment and greatly exceeded our expectations. I loved the details as well, from the bath products to the lighting. Swell really made our stay in Seville quite perfect.

We had a fabulous weekend and it was great to stay in Montmartre. It's a beautiful flat and very tastefully furnished. Many thanks - will recommend to all our friends.

We had an absolutely fabulous time in Paris and the tres chic apartment just added that extra edge to our trip. The apartment was amazing and we will definately be recommending it to family and friends.

We have enjoyed our stay at your beautifully decorated apartment.

Thank you for making our stay in Seville go so well. What a wonderful apartment, it's going to be a hard act to follow.

We had a fabulous time and the apartment was wonderful throughout-what a truly perfect location to explore the City. I would definitely recommend you to family and friends-we're already starting to plan a trip to Paris!

We had a marvellous time in Paris and the apartment was exactly right and lovely. Montmartre is a great place to stay. We hope to be back before too long.

We had a fantastic time and loved the apartment. Will definitely return.

Fantastic apartment - we will definitely use again sometime.

Just a quick note to say how much we enjoyed our stay in Paris. The whole trip has been magical from start to finish. The apartment is beautiful and we would both like to return one day.

We really enjoyed the apartment, very nicely decorated, so thank you.

Just a quick note to say we had an amazing time in Paris. Thank you so much for everything.

We had a fantastic stay in the apartment and really appreciated all the thought and effort that went into our stay, so thank you so much!

Just wanted to say thank you for facilitating a lovely long weekend in Seville. The apartment was beautiful-it felt more like home than a holiday apartment! We hope to return in the not too distant future.

Many thanks, apartment was lovely, and very central for us. Loved Montmartre. Thanks again.

Just to let you know that we had a wonderful time in Paris. The apartment far exceeded our expectations . We were in Paris to celebrarte our Pearl wedding anniversary and what a jewel we found! I am already planning our return trip trip so may be in touch shortly!

We loved our stay and will definately be returning as soon as we can. Thanks and kind regards.

Chris and I loved our stay in Paris and you're apartment was key to this! It was truly beautiful and made for a very relaxing and indulgent stay. I shall be recommending you to anyone who will listen to my ramblings!!

The flat was very well located for easy access to everything in Seville and it was a great place to be based for the Holy week processions.

I would like to say how much Andrew and myself enjoyed our stay in Paris. The apartment totally exceeded my expectations, I couldn't have wished for anything more perfect. I will definitely be recommending Swell to my friends and family. Thank you for all your help.

I just wanted to pass on our huge thanks for this weekend. The weather in Paris was amazing and we loved staying in the apartment in Montmartre. We shall definitely be back. The bed was the comfiest we've ever slept in.

I must say that we were really impressed with the apartment. The location was perfect and the facilities excellent! we'd not been to Seville before and really loved it. Many thanks once again for your help.

Thanks for helping us have a stay we'll never forget. Such a fantastic location, decor and shopping were all superb. Hopefully i'll get a chance to check out the other Swell apartments.

Just a quick note to say thank you so very much! We had such a wonderful time in Paris and really appreciate all the help you gave us with booking, general info etc, you made everything so much easier for us! The apartment is out-of-this- world gorgeous and Monmarte itself is so stunning, we really didn't want to leave! Please will you pass on our regards, thanks and congratulations to Brendan and Amanda. We looked at the before and afer pictures of the apartment and couldn't believe the masterpiece they created from what was just a shell of a place!

Just wanted to say a warm thank you for all your help in assisting us with our stay in your Swell Paris apartment. We had a wonderful hastle free stay in an exceptional apartment which we will hopefully get back to soon. Very best wishes,

We've just returned from a lovely break in Paris - the appartment was just what we'd hoped for and we will reccomment it to others. many thanks

We arrived in Seville on Sunday afternoon and found the apartment on San Miguel to be everything we wanted! It was very clean and we were delighted to find it stocked with a few food staples, especially since Seville shuts down completely on a Sunday. The written instructions and guidelines were also very helpful. Two satisfied houseguests.

Just want to let you know that my friends and I had a fantastic stay at your apartment in Sevilla. It is so tastefully decorated, roomy and comfortable and so-o-o-o centrally located. It was perfect for us. Thank you for working with us on short notice and we have been telling friends about your apartments, in Sevilla and Paris.

We have just returned from our rental in your apt in Sevilla. We loved the apartment. The location was grand, the layout was great for us and loved the bedrooms being isolated from the street noise. The decor was tasteful and restful which was a real treat. We have rented apartments and villas all over the world and hope to rent from you again--perhaps in Paris next time!

We loved our stay at the apartment-great location being so central but also 'tucked away.' We enjoyed the feeling of being visitors not tourists.

What a wonderful time we had, the flat was beautiful and Montmartre is stunning. 'I never wanted to leave.'

I just wanted to tell you that the days we spent in your apartment have been lovely. We liked the house and location very much. We even bought the same candles and perfumes in Paris! Wonderful smell. We will certainly give your contact to our friends and family.

We would like to thank you for the perfect arrangement of our stay in Paris. The keys were under the doormat when we arrived and even though our expectations were high, we could not have been more happy about the apartment. As much as we tried we could not find a more perfect Paris than what we had when we stayed "at home" in the apartment! And our departure went just as smoothly with a convenient storage of our bags during the day with the help of your friendly housekeeper.

Just to let you know that we had a lovely week in Ireland. Honey Cottage is truly charming. We enjoyed sitting by a "real" fire, the peace and quiet, the freedom for our son Joseph, the stunning scenery and all the friendly people that we met. We also had afternoon tea and a wonderful evening meal at the O` Fabulous Hotel. It was a nice break for us, and we are now looking forward to our stay in Seville. Thank you for making the arrangements.

Thank you so much for a fabulous honeymoon in Paris. The apartment was a wonderful place for us to begin our married life together and the memmory will stay with us forever.

Thank you ever so much for a lovely week in your fantastic apartment-it made our honeymoon perfect!

We had a lovely time and the apartment is superb. We hope we may rent again.

Today is our last full day in Paris and it's been a brilliant end to our honeymoon - the apartment is fantastic and we are already planning our next visit! There are just a couple of things you should be aware of in case there are new guests arriving in the next couple of days. There is a small leak whenever the toilet is flushed. We keep the mop in there and have a sweep every morning and it has dried up by the time we return to the apartment in the afternoon so it's not causing much of a problem. Also, the shower knob is incredibly hard to turn - I can't actually manage it and have to ask my husband to turn the shower on and off for me! If there is a knack, perhaps this should be mentioned in the apartment manual. Apart from these minor points we have really enjoyed our stay and will definitely be recommending the apartment to our friends and family.

We really enjoyed our stay at Honey Cottage, it was just what the doctor ordered. The decor was just to our taste, a real home from home. My sister was a bit freaked out with the creepy crawlies but you would expect that with a 200 year old building. We visited O'fabulous for afternoon tea and we were very impressed. Thank your house keeper again from us all, she was so friendly and helpful.

Just to let you know that we had a really nice relaxing break in Honey Cottage last weekend. I have been recommending it to many of my friends! Hopefully, we will get a chance to return soon.

We had a fantastic time there and the apartment was everything we were hoping for. Unfortunately I have to admit I broke a wine glass when we were doing the final dish wash!

Wonderful! A perfect romantic hideaway. Thank you for a lovely stay in Paris.

We were absolutely enchanted with your lovely apartment, finding it comfortable, well-appointed, clean and all in order. It goes without saying that we loved Paris and found Montmartre a lovely area outside the main hustle and bustle, yet very convenient on the metro. Many thanks for ensuring us a lovely stay-we will look forward to the next time.