Claire's place is great.
First, it's a great location: In the Latin Quarter, my favorite part of Paris; close to the Seine, close to the iles, close to two metro stops. It's on a minor street that doesn't get much traffic.
Second, it's sparkling clean and neat as a pin. It's clearly been recently renovated. Nice hardwood floors, the bathroom fixtures work well, plenty of light. The apartment is tiny: two rooms and a bathroom (which itself is quite large and nice for a Paris apartment). One room is a bedroom, with a very comfortable bed; the other is a livingroom with a little kitchen along one wall: sink, refrigerator, two-burner cooktop, and washing machine for doing laundry. The livingroom has a day bed that's set up as a couch; it would be completely fine for sleeping -- a real bed, not a fold-out sofa-bed.
The apartment is small but it has everything you need. You could stay for a month here and be quite comfortable. I would much rather stay at a place like this than a hotel: I can do laundry, hence I can pack less clothes, hence I travel with a small suitcase that I don't have to check. Having a kitchen is very nice; the apartment is close to three great outdoor markets (Place Monge, Place Maubert and the rue Mouffetard) and one of the best bakeries in Paris (Kayser, on rue Monge). Also, there are fantastic cheese shops at the Place Maubert and Place Monge. So it is very easy to have a quiet night at home, or breakfast in, before heading out to your day. It's also much more pleasant to spend time in an actual apartment instead of a hotel room.
Claire's instructions and directions were very clear, and she gave me very fast responses to my emails and text messages.
Olin Shivers