Jean-Francois was very responsive and got back to us quickly every time we emailed him. Getting into the apartment was easy – Jean-Francois’ colleague was waiting for us. I had an issue with one of the doors and Jean-Francois answered his cell phone promptly and was super helpful. Leaving was easy – we had to go early and just left the keys on the counter. Jean- Francois followed-up a day later that everything was fine. A perfect host experience.

In terms of the apartment – it was fantastic. The review understates the experience. There is a view of the Pont Neuf bridge, the Louvre, the spire of Ste. Chappelle, and the Eiffel Tower (partial) from the various windows. It is really spacious and with the windows closed pretty quiet but it is on a very busy street so there is honking and sirens day and night so it’s not suburban quiet. With the windows open you have to turn up the TV volume substantially to still hear it to give some perspective.

It is in a fantastic location for café’s – easily a dozen or more within a couple of blocks. And the RER is two blocks away with a couple of Metro stations just as close.

Our only issue was that the elevator was broken (common issue in Paris). One of us was having some foot problems so it did add a bit of a challenge. Note that while this is described as on the “second floor” it’s on the third level which is 75 steps up (I counted them). They were working on the elevator while we were there so hopefully that will be fixed.

In short, this was an excellent apartment and an excellent experience. I would definitely return!