Frantz's apartment was absolutely wonderful - Abbesses has a great village atmosphere so after a day visiting the touristy areas and walking for miles it was great to be able to return to a quieter spot, with lots of great little bars, restaurants and cute little shops (although of course Montmartre, Sacre Coeur and the Place du Tertre are bustling too somehow you could just go round a corner and you were all by yourselves mooching round the quiet streets). The apartment is really well located just along the street from the Metro (which also has a lift now thank goodness!) - so no more steps to climb up the hill! But although busy with bars and shops it was so quiet at night - I think the building opposite is not used at night and it didn't seem to overlook the apartment so it felt quiet and private. There is a small supermarket almost next door for basic things which seemed to be open till very late, and an award winning bakery round the corner where they have the most amazing cakes and bread - (people queued to get in!) so you can take it back to eat sitting on the lovely terrace to the apartment surrounded by flowers! The apartment was spotless, everything worked perfectly and everything you could need was provided. Lilo (who met us there and showed us how everything worked) and Frantz were so helpful and prompt in replying to any query at all - his instructions on how to find the apartment by all the different transports etc, and where to go to eat and visit were so useful. Seeing as it was my first experience of Airbnb I would highly recommend Frantz's apartment we had a wonderful time.