Christine could not have been a better host. She was very gracious about major flexing of our arrival plans (which changed at the very last minute due to weather related travel problems). She lives in the building so was there to greet us, stopped by with some supplies later, and checked in once during our 10 day to be sure everything was OK. As everyone else has said, the apartment is absolutely ideally located - extremely central yet very quiet courtyard-facing. Clean, well-equipped basic IKEA throughout, excellent closet space, large shower (caution scalding hot water if you are used to US regulated water heaters be careful), comfortable bedroom, cozy despite raw December weather. We would/will absolutely return here and have recommended it to a friend. Note: We live downtown in a big city so we are very accustomed to the good (e.g. strong gayborhood vibe) and bad (e.g. homeless people sleeping on sidewalk around the corner) that come with the location - other more residential neighborhoods would be a very different kind of experience of "living" in Paris, it just depends what you are looking for.