Formidablé location in St Germaine - Anne-Marie's son Laurent kept in touch with us (Eurostar was delayed by refugees) and met us immediately we arrived at the apartment - re-assuring for first time air-bnb guests. Everything was there at our fingertips and the apartment was clean and well set up for english speaking visitors. Laurent provided excellent training for all appliances which were modern and worked perfectly. He gave us a local map and explained recommendations to local venues including the supermarket, bakery etc - especially ones we would not have chanced on our own (the tea salon/patisserie was truly amazing).
The apartment had plenty of space for us and our many cases and was well heated, light and airy. The only challenge was the hard double bed, which aggravated an old hip injury, however we softened this with the extra blankets available, so no problem. Laurent took the feedback and is exploring options for future.
Access to the apartment was secure and the lift worked well. An additional important feature was the excellent wi-fi / internet and we didn't even need to use the free landline back to our home country (Skype is better).
We basically walked most places - and enjoyed it - this apartment is central to everything we wanted to see and more importantly in the Paris culture we wanted to experience. We really felt at home and enjoyed our experience - so much better than a hotel !! - many thanks and we look forward to returning.