We had a great time staying in Frédéric's apartment. It was a reasonable price for a truly excellent location - just off the main square near République but not too busy and felt very safe. The apartment was well furnished and had everything we needed. Although, as it's on the ground floor, it was a little darker than we expected from the pictures. Unfortunately, it smelled slightly of damp in the bedroom (particularly in the wardrobe area), which meant we didn't want to hang our clothes in there. One other slight frustration was some loud building work happening at 8am everyday in the stairwell of the main building (which is right on the other side of the bedroom wall), meaning lie-ins weren't really an option. However, as we spent most of our trip out and about exploring Paris, this just meant that we got up early when the noise started! Thanks to Frédéric for making it a very easy trip for us.