We are 3 couples who rented Claudine's entire home for 7 nights. We just left her beautiful home yesterday and we can honestly say that Claudine was a thoughtful and responsible host. From the start, Claudine was prompt in replying to my emails. She communicated clearly with me in English.
Her home is exactly as posted in her photos. But the photos do not fully capture the incredible sunrise and sunsets from her Terrace or the nightly light show at Eiffel Tower from the kitchen window--best view is from the window in the bedroom with the double bed!
We were met by Claudine's daughter, Isabelle. She took us throughout the home and showed us the towels, extra blankets, fan (glad she had one as we needed it on days the temp reached 89!), hair dryer, laundry machine, and button for the awning to provide shade on the terrace. We enjoyed the red wine and jam that Claudine left for us. Claudine also left maps and information for places to visit in Paris.
Likes: Very safe neighborhood with metro stop only a half block away. Bank for atm also half block away. Lots of restaurants across the street and a supermarket 5-8 minutes walk. Pierre Herme store 1 block away so we sampled every macaroon! We ate at 3 neighborhood restaurants at 9-10pm. Claudine's place is clean and feels "homey" and SO MUCH MORE SPACIOUS THAN A HOTEL ROOM. It's good that there are two elevators (1 goes to 9th floor and the other to 7th), so 4 of us would use 1 while the other 2 persons would walk down to the 7th to catch the elevator. It's easy to get to the apt. from CDG airports - we used les car air France and got off at Gare Montparnasse, it was only a 10 minute walk to Claudine's home. We enjoyed eating morning breakfast on the terrace and evenings sitting around living room. Two bathrooms worked out well for 6 people. One has bathtub only, the other has a small shower. My husband is 6 ft. tall and said the shower and twin bed was a little small.
Helpful hints:
1. I forgot I couldn't use my phone or gmail upon arrival and had no way to contact Claudine when our arrival was delayed an hour.
2. Make sure Claudine or Isabelle shows you how to use the phone to open the door when the doorbell rings. Claudine gives guests 2 sets of keys so it is highly likely people will have to ring the doorbell to get. We couldn't figure out how to follow the email directions so we were riding the elevator down to open the door the first day. The kind door person showed us how to do it.
This was my first time in Paris and I am so glad I found the perfect place to stay. I recommend Claudine's home to any group of 6.