I really do mean it when I give five stars for everything. I stayed for just a week and was extremely sad to leave!

Julie was timely, friendly and notably quick with responding to AirBnb messages.

Good points:
- Location is utterly perfect. Metro and supermarket/grocery shops literally round the corner, as well as a real variety of lively and charming food/drink places nearby - plus, obviously, the Canal. I have stayed in Paris a few times and I found this location to be best of. Republique metro (with more lines than Goncourt) is 5 mins walk away.
- The decor and layout of the flat. Really spacious, perfectly decorated. Lovely big windows. Cool in summer heat. Even the kitchen facilities/ kitchen ware were charming. Exactly as pictured.

One point, for the sake of a balanced review, is that in the summer months when one keeps the windows open, it can get very noisey with passing motorcycles etc. Now, I have been very swiftly told by a friend that 'that's Paris for you!' as opposed to just this one flat. But if you are pathetically sensitive to noise like me, and awake to anything - do bear this in mind. I used ear plugs and that seemed to help. Guess I can't praise it for being a lively area whilst also demanding quiet! : )