Charles was very responsive and communicative via email/text/WhatsApp, and I appreciated that. The apartment was clean, everything (wifi/tv/hot water) worked as advertised. His instructions were clear and thorough. We were a family of five, and there were plenty of towels and sheets and blankets and kitchen utensils for everyone. I don't know that you could fit five basketball players in there, but for our regular-sized family of five, it was fine. It wasn't exactly right on a metro stop, but it was still a mere 5-10 minute walk to several different ones, which you could pick depending on which direction you were headed. The walk along the canal to the Republique metro station on a sunny day when everyone was hanging out was particularly charming. We had some nice meals at various restaurants in the area. The neighborhood felt pretty safe to me. The three flights up the old, rickety stairs after a long day of being on our feet sightseeing was a mental challenge, but that's a minor detail. I think this is the kind of place Airbnb was thinking of with their "Don't go there, live there" campaign. It's a real, ordinary, functional apartment in a real, ordinary building in a real, ordinary old Parisian neighborhood, and isn't that what you want from your Airbnb rental?