Leslie, a relative of Baptiste and Marie, made us feel very welcome upon arrival. Baptiste and Marie were in touch several times to assure that we were having a great time in their very French apartment decorated with their lovely abundant personal touches.

The place is large by Paris standards. The living room and office are spacious given the space available, and the tiny toilet room (knees touching closed door tiny), small bedroom (squeeze to walk around), tiny bathroom (sink sort of overlaps shower tile) yet has big shower, and tiny (1 person) kitchen were very functional. The new washing machine worked great! Although the place is somewhat near a busy street, the street noise was not very noticeable with windows closed. The bedroom is in the back over the inner courtyard so it is very quiet. That feature also avoids the light in the living room from the streetlight so common to places on the lower floors (this one is on the 2nd) in Paris. The 2 person+2 bags (large by Paris standards) elevator is exceptionally nice and fast compared to most elevators we've experienced in prior Paris trips, and it greets you in a pleasant soft French voice - very relaxing. There are many grocery stores and cafes within a few minutes walk, and even a kabob place very near by. The Vienniese patisserie a few blocks north has the best [huge] "maxi-choco" pane rolls. The location is perfect for Gare du Nord trains AND walking all around the center of Paris. We didn't use a single metro ticket during our 8 night stay.

We wish we could have stayed longer and hope to be able to stay again soon. Merci beaucoup Baptiste and Marie for your kindness and attention to every detail.