We loved this place, what a location to explore Paris and what super hosts. We met Gilles on arrival who was very helpful and kind whilst Nathalie was also in contact with us all the time to ensure everything was OK during our stay. St Germain des pres was such a great area to feel like a local Parisian with great patisserie's, restaurants, cafes and markets within 200m yet a perfect spot to explore all of key sites. We travelled with 2 kids under 8 and they loved the bunk beds, pigeons out the window nesting, the set of stairs up to the apartment and the overall hidden nature of apartment which was incredibly quiet given how close it was to all the action.(particularly with France playing in the euro!).
We easily walked with the kids to the Louvre, Notre Dame and Musee D'Orsay and otherwise caught metro (2 min walk) to other big sites. With kids it was also great to have Luxembourg Gardens less than 10 mins walk to let them run around. The restaurants and cafes around Rue De Siene were also great at night and supermarket nearby if we wanted to cook ourselves.
We really fell in love with this place and would definitely recommend and also look forward to coming back from Australia! Thanks Nathalie and Gilles.
Sam, Katie, Lucy, Teddy.