We wanted a home in Paris, somewhere we could kick back and relax in the evenings.

What we got was somewhere to sleep. Sitting back and relaxing was not an option, the living room has no window covering of any kind which equals no privacy. There are no comfy chairs or sofas.

The restaurant - bar, under the apartment, with open air seating for about 150, serves until 1.30 am and there are people in the square all night long. We had to close the windows to attempt to block out the noise.

Out of six possible lights in the living room only one worked. This was bought to the attention of the landlord but was not fixed.

We had chosen this apartment because it was expensive and rather naively we thought that we would get value. We did not.

The apartment is cute but it is not luxury accomodation but the price is the same as is currently being charged in Montmatre for larger and better equiped luxury apartments.

We are so strongly of the opinion that the overcharging is so much too high that we have employed an expert in Paris apartment Rentals and reatined a Lawyer to act on our behalf to see that this property is rented at a realistic price. .

We feel that we have been taken advantage of. Sad - because our month in Paris could have been just that much better.