First and foremost, Nina and Vijay were very accessible and easy to communicate with. They provided good information about the apartment and the surrounding area (Nina offered to speak in the states and Vijay even called us once we had arrived in the room. They were also very responsive on whatsapp)

Positives
- Location is near the Madeleine metro station and walking distance to most tourist sites and restaurants. The grocery store across the street was just what we needed
- The room is as pictured with no surprises, although the size of the bathroom/shower surprised to the upside, while the smell and interior of the apartment building surprised to the downside
- Wifi was very reliable; the free domestic and international calls were also very convenient. The room also had many plug converters

Considerations:
- As one might expect, if you get hot at night and need to open the window, the street can be very loud (with the doors closed, you don't hear much traffic)
- While very conveniently located, most restaurants that we selected via TripAdvisor were a 30-40 minute walk away (but half of that if we had taken the metro). Just something to consider about the location
- I liked that the apt was generally free of clutter and contained all of the essentials but a few more "homey" items would have been welcome based on prior experiences with Airbnb (i.e. more pillows, a throw blanket, some basic items in the frig like bread/butter/jam/creamer, Kleenex)

At the end of the day, this room met our expectations and would meet yours if you have the same priorities around location, safety, and the essentials at a good price! Thank you to Vijay and Nina for offering nice value in Paris