We had a wonderful time staying at Alexandre’s apartment! It is located in a lovely residential neighborhood, away from the touristy crowds, but close enough to walk to the sights. There is also a metro stop nearby, and we never had a problem getting an Uber.
Alexandre contacted us two days before with the check-in instructions, and his housekeeper Olga met us with the keys and showed us around the apartment. There were written instructions about local shops and how to use the Wi-Fi (it was very fast). Alexandre was very responsive when we had a question our first day.
The apartment was a little more cluttered with personal items than the pictures show, but it made it feel like we were staying at a friend’s house rather than a hotel.
We were thrilled to open the terrace doors wide to enjoy the morning breeze while having breakfast. The afternoon sun was very hot, so we made sure to close the drapes before leaving. On the hottest afternoons we ran the AC and it cooled the apartment down very quickly when we wanted to nap.
We didn’t do any real cooking, but appreciated the fully operational kitchen. We ran a couple of loads of laundry, and everything dried overnight on the giant rack we found folded behind a door.
The only real issue we had was that the closets were padlocked shut and the bureau drawers full. We had been looking forward to fully unpacking after a week of constant travel. There were a couple of empty drawers in the small bedroom, but we didn’t want to intrude on our teenager’s space, so we continued living out of our suitcases. We used the drying rack as an impromptu closet for storing dresses and nice shirts.
Overall we had a great stay and would gladly book another stay with Alexandre next time we visit Paris.