We had a great time and loved the refuge Juliens apartment offered us on our trip. His place in Montmartre was exactly what we wanted, a neighborhood where real people live their lives. Bonus: the home of an artist. The balcony, where every moment we weren’t sleeping, we sat, enjoyed the view and drank cafe crème. The bed was comfortable after a long day out and about. Although we do love IKEA, we also chose his place because it was not. We were not disappointed. When we had difficulty with the non-American locks and keys, Julien was quick and patient in responding.