We were welcomed very warmly by Alexandre's father who showed us around the apartment, and was very assiduous in his care. The flat is wonderful. A ground floor 3 room, spacious, cool, airy place; beautifully decorated, and very well kitted out. It opens onto a quiet square in the Sainte-Irenee district: on top of the hill, lovely and airy and a great relief after the heat of the city below. A real oasis. Sainte-Irenee is very quiet, not at all touristy, very residential. Few shops, but there's a grocery right next door, a couple of really good local restaurants in neighbourhood streets, and a lovely boulangerie and butcher very close.