I stayed in Phillipe's apartment for a week in November whilst doing a French course down by Notre Dame. The apartment is exactly as it looks in the pics, but even better in the flesh. Charming welcome from P and everything had been thought about carefully, including the milk and bread in the fridge for us, the Nespresso pods and all the other little things that make you feel really at home. I travel a lot and this is really one of, if not the best apartments I've ever rented. The situation is equally fabulous, minutes from G du Nord, yet at the same time incredibly serene due to the fact that you enter a secure, typically French, courtyard before accessing the apartment building itself. I will never consider any other accommodation in Paris if this is free next time I come.