My husband and I stayed at Yves apartment for 6 nights. It was my first visit to Paris and my husband's 2nd. I would highly recommend Yves's apartment to anyone looking for a great place to stay in Paris! Yves is a terrific host -- personable, friendly, very thorough, and passionate and knowledgeable about his home city. He provided detailed directions for our arrival from Gare du Nord. Check-in and check-out were easy, and when checking in, Yves was there to greet us, help with luggage, show us around the apartment and answer questions. He is easy to get in touch with and he was quick to respond to any inquiries that we had. The apartment was the perfect size for the two of us, with a comfy bed and couch, a table with chairs, a good sized bathroom, and a kitchen with appliances, cutlery, etc and everything that you would need to cook and eat in. It is clean, well appointed and nicely decorated and there are manuals and clear instructions for how to operate everything in the apartment. There is also a washer/dryer in the apartment, which was a huge plus for us as we were travelling on to other cities in Europe after we left Paris, so it was nice to be able to do laundry before leaving. The apartment was stocked with coffee, tea, juice, water, milk and condiments for us. It had absolutely everything that we needed. We stayed at the beginning of July and the weather was hot (reaching 90F a few days). Yves provided a fan, which kept the apartment cool, and the fan was quiet, which was a great as it didn't keep us up at night. Despite the hot temperatures outside we never felt hot or uncomfortable in the apartment. The apartment was also quiet. It is located in a bustling area, but we never heard any noise from cars or people on the street. The location of Yves's apartment is ideal. It is a block away from the Bastille Metro station, which services several Metro lines, including the 1 line, which, if it doesn't take you directly to where you want to go, it will eventually connect to another line that does so you can easily transfer. Getting from Gare du Nord to Yves's apartment was super easy and fast. The apartment is also in close proximity to many sites -- Notre Dame, Saint Chapelle, the Picasso Museum, Pompidou, Place des Vosges and many more are all easily walkable. Everything that we needed we were able to find in the neighborhood. There's a Monoprix grocery store a few blocks away, a wonderful market with fruit and freshly squeezed juices across the street, and a boulangerie with delicious baguettes right next door to the market. There is also a pharmacy nearby. The neighborhood is full of great restaurants and cafes. I'm a vegan and one of the reasons we chose this neighborhood was for its close proximity to several vegan restaurants/cafes....