Barbara was a very gracious and welcoming host. She speaks fluent English. She greeted us on arrival and invited us to use anything in her house. When the taxi we arranged to take us to the airport at the end didn't arrive, Barbara quickly arranged for another one and stayed with us until it came. The house is a large, old Parisian home. It is in a friendly residential neighborhood near a metro. The house had plenty of dishes and linens for us. We arrived in Paris on the hottest day since 1944. The heat was brutal for most of the time we were there. There were no fans for the first couple of days and then only one large one and a tiny one. When the heat wave broke, it was lovely to have the terrace.