Pierre is a very nice young man. He was accommodating and pleasant.

Maybe I didn't read the description clearly enough, but was surprised that this is a ROOM in a four-room apartment. There are three other bedrooms, one of which is Pierre's. Shared shower room, toilet room and kitchen.

The room was sparse. A bed, a dresser (filled with someone's clothes), a desk (with someone's belongings stored underneath), no mirror, no closet, no TV or radio. No posters or art on the walls and no lock on the door (reluctant to leave technology or valuables in the room, no knowing who else might be staying. The balcony in the room we had did not have the balcony (with the chair outside) pictured in the advertisement. We could not actually go out on the balcony, just open the windows.

The neighbourhood was ok. Several restaurants and shops nearby. A 12 Euro taxi ride to the Left Bank, Eiffel Tower, Louvre, shopping district.