Yankel was excellent about responding quickly to any questions and we were grateful that he allowed us to check in a bit early after our overnight flight.
There are many positives to Yankel’s studio, including a central and fun location where so many major sites are within walking distance and two metro stops are also close by. The apartment is a studio with high ceilings (with great, thick wooden beams) and spare design. There’s a little kitchenette (and small table and two chairs) that’s well equipped and we ate breakfast in the apartment every morning during our week-long stay. There’s also a convenience store at street level, making quick food shopping very easy. The shower had great water pressure and was piping hot.
Only two minor downsides: the apartment was on the fourth floor and it was a bit of a hike to climb up, but we considered it good exercise. The other was that the room faced the busy street (Rue Cléry) and it was noisy at night if we kept the windows open. The apartment had a good portable fan, though, and we ended up using that to drown out the sound or to stay cool if we closed the windows at night. Again, these were minor issues when weighed against the value, location and spaciousness of the apartment and the responsiveness of the host.