Jean-Marie's house was the perfect place for our 12 day stay in Paris, intended partly as a vacation and partly as a work-remote location. Communications were always quick and clear and check-in/check-out was easy. The layout of the house is great with a generous living/kitchen/dining area opening out onto a peaceful backyard filled with greenery. We were in Paris for one of its summer heatwaves (temps in excess of 104 degrees farenheit for a couple of day) and the house stayed pretty cool. The upstairs larger bedroom was wonderful - quiet and spacious, looking out onto the backyard. The bedroom in the basement was especially nice on those hot nights. It was nice to have two full bathrooms as well. And the house is obviously lived in by real people - not simply an investment property - so it's filled with books, knick knacks, eclectic furniture, etc. There is ample seating in the living room, too, which is greatly appreciated. The neighborhood: I chose it because I wanted something with a more local feel, away from the the busiest parts of Paris, and this really ticked off that box. The house is at the edge of the 13th in a quiet, very non-touristy and pretty neighborhood. Across the street is the Cité Floral, a small warren of private streets with lovely old houses (it's a thing on Google maps) and about a 7-8 minute walk is the Butte aux Cailles, a historic neighborhood (but again, a thing only locals would really be aware of) that has a fun and lively cafe and bar scene. The one slight drwaback is that the house is not very close to the metro - it's a 14-15 minute walk to the closest stops on the 6 or 7 lines, which by Parisian standards is a little far (the walks to the metro stops are nice, though). There are bus stops closer but in a short-ish time I don't have the bandwidth to learn bus routes - I'm too used to the metro. The 6 and 7 metro lines, though, will take you into the heart of Paris or west toward the Eiffel Tower and Place de la Concorde, so it's on convenient lines. The RER B line is about 10 minutes away (the Cité Universitatire stop) so that is super convenient, especially if you are coming from or going to Charles de Gualle airport, or if you want a quick hop to Châtelet-Les Halles. And then if you are going to or coming from Orly, the Denfert-Rochereau stop is on that line (where the Orly bus stops). Overall I was 100% happy with the location - it is genuinely quiet, very local, and with all the things you need - there's a Franprix a block away, probably 6 boulangeries within a 5 minute radius, the ever-useful Monoprix is about 10 minutes away, there are a couple fo post offices, ATMS, and so on. In the Butte aux Cailles area there is an actual violin maker in a tiny shop on the street level - we happened upon the shop one evening and the violin maker was there working on and playing a violin - that was pretty amazing. I absolutely would stay here again and highly recommend it if you have a few people with you, you want a quiet, off the beaten track location, and to live in an utterly charming house for a few days. And ... assumig you aren't allergic, the house comes supplied with two sweet cats who come and go at will and require no maintenance beyond filling their water dishes with fresh water!