Pierre is a very nice, helpful guy with a lovely and well-appointed apartment in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, close to the Pantheon and the Luxembourg Gardens. Overall we enjoyed our stay here very much and liked the neighborhood and the location.

Pierre’s arrangement, however, is a bit different from other AirBnbs and VRBOs that we’ve stayed in where we’ve rented the apartment. First, since he lives in the apartment when he’s not renting it out, there’s less space to spread out than you might expect when renting an entire apartment. Pierre made some room in his closet for us, but otherwise the only place to store our clothes was in a small chest in the bedroom. This is probably not a big deal for a lot of people, but it could be an issue for travelers with a lot of luggage. Additionally, Pierre’s housekeeper comes once a week to clean and do his laundry, so she was there while we were. Since we left a few days after his housekeeper came we were asked to do a light cleaning of the apartment. Again, a bit different than other apartment rentals we’ve been in, so others might want to be aware of these things ahead of time. That said, it is a very nice apartment and a good value for Paris, we just wanted a little more personal space. Not everyone will have the same needs that we did.