We had a wonderful stay in the apartment. My husband and I stayed with our two children - ages 4 and 2. The apartment is small but the living room/dining space is very open making it feel larger. The bedroom is set back into the courtyard making is relatively quiet and dark for sleeping. The kitchen is quite small, as the pictures show, but there's plenty of space to do simple cooking. I would have enjoyed a few more resources in the kitchen - additional wine glasses, for example.

The area around the apartment is great. There's a lovely playground just a block away and several larger ones within a five minute walk. There are two metro lines close by and several bus lines as well. The Thursday/Sunday market near Bastille is really great.

Abel was a great host and very responsive when we contacted him. I would definitely recommend this place for a couple or a couple traveling with young children.