Communication was great, from the booking and confirmation to arranging our access to the apartment.

We entered and it was clean and contained all the amenities we would need for our short term stay (except personal items like soap and shampoo). This is likely the owner's primary dwelling but he minimized his personal stuff and we had space and everything we needed. The kitchen worked well for us with a microwave, normal oven, refrigerator and freezer, pots, pans, dishes, silverware and everything else we needed to prepare our light meals and snacks (we mostly ate at restaurants).

The main bedroom is actually a bit bigger than it looks in the photos. We had a section of the closet available to us but opted just to leave our suitcases open on the floor by the base of the bed, and there was still plenty of room to walk around to get to/from the door.

The second bedroom is small and sort of built into the living room space. But it is fully enclosed with a door and even its own window to let light from the living room into it (it otherwise does not have a window to the exterior). It was perfect for our sons, ages 10 and 12, to share.

The living room was big enough for four people to relax. The sofas are a somewhat odd shape, low with the horizontal and vertical sections both longer than "normal". Still, they were comfortable once you had settled in.

As with many places in Paris, there is no elevator (lift) in the building. Adrien's apartment is on the 2nd floor (what Americans would call the 3rd floor) but the stairs were not a problem.

On several hot days we were thankful for the air conditioning in the room, something many Paris listings did not seem to have.

The street it is on is pretty quiet during the day, and really quiet at night. Either way, with the windows closed there was no street noise at all. Every once in a while we would hear people walking up or down the stairs in the hallway, but generally it is a very quiet apartment with little or no other noise heard from other people in the same building. At street level there are a variety of retail businesses, mostly jewelers, that were only open during the day. But again, plenty of cafe's, restaurants, markets and more within a 5-minute walk. The park one block away was frequently used by families and sun-bathers.

During the day, both the living room/kitchen, and the main bedroom, received nice sunlight when we opened the curtains. The living room's windows face the main street and another apartment building across the street.

There are several markets nearby and several Metro (subway) stations within a 5-minute walk. It was about a 20 minute walk to the Louvre and the Seine, through the lovely Saint Gervais neighborhood. The location was great.

We would definitely stay here again.