I grew up in Paris and had so many great memories that it was daunting to try to find the "perfect" place to stay. We lucked out and Abelard was it! The location near Notre Dame and at the St. Michel RER station was perfect with direct lines to Orly, Versailles and Charles De Gaulle. The apartment was even better and bigger than in the photos, with a lovely view. We fell asleep to sounds of Notre Dame's bells and in the early evening could hear the opera singer who sings at the cafe across the street. Though the street is lively at night in the back bedroom, you could not hear a thing and we slept soundly in a very comfortable bed with quality linens. There were many good lilttle ethnic restaurants in the area. The apartment itself is the perfect marriage of old and new with new appliances, a clean and modern bathroom and great lighting but with antique furniture, big French windows and lovely touches and little antiques all with a "cathedral" theme. The only thing we would warn future travelers about is that we had difficulty using the washer dryer -- specifically getting the dryer cycle to work so unless you understand these machines better than we did, you might not want to wash your clothes the night before you leaeve. We hope to return! Lisa