Firstly about the flat. Located a few moments from a metro station and less than 10 minutes walk from Gard du Nord (which came in handy when the metro decided to shut the day we were heading back home to London!), getting to the apartment is super easy. The location of the apartment for bars, shops and restaurants locally is second to none, there is something for everyone. Aldi is seconds away for shopping and if you’re up early then there are bakeries open from 07:00 but our favourite, Boulangerie Raphaelle, opened at 07:30 and was a couple of minutes walk maximum.
The flat inside was really clean, in excellent order and really felt like a home. Fresh clean linen and towels were supplied as were some other small items which were generously left for our use in the kitchen. We couldn’t have been happier.
Now about Serge, our host. From the first moment he was lovely and welcoming. We’d actually been let down by another host who turned us away due to us having a 19 month old child as “we would’t be suitable for his block” and we were feeling quite sore from the experience. In stepped Serge and welcomed us with open arms. Once we’d secured the booking I received a detailed email from Serge with directions and access information for the flat as well as wifi passwords and other small details about the flat. When he didn’t see a response from me he followed up asking if I’d received his email. Serge then sent another email a few days before our trip asking if we had a travel cot as he didn’t have one, which we really appreciated and showed he was thoughtful.
During the stay the tv signal decided to drop so we had no tv and Serge went out of his was to try and resolve the situation. Luckily we were not so worried about the TV but if we were we really could have faulted Serge’s efforts.
All in all I would recommend anyone to stay wit Serge, as long as walking 3 floors is something you’re comfortable with, which we were as I needed the exercise!