My daughter and I spent a glorious 7 days at Valerie’s place and the only bad thing is that we had to leave. We could cook and even do laundry. The metro is so convenient and we were able to get around to anything we wanted. Walking the few blocks to the metro was like strolling through our own neighborhood. A fresh fish market, fruit market, organic coop, and so much more. Alas. As I write this from the US I am sad I am not there now. To top it all off Valerie was so accommodating. She was so gracious to allow us to stay a day earlier than planned and leave a day earlier without any trouble at all. Valerie’s is now my go to place in Paris.