I did not meet Françoise but her husband, Patrick, was waiting for me at the flat when I arrived and was very helpful. When I was leaving, they allowed me to stay until 3pm which was very helpful.

The apartment is charming, warm and cozy, small but not claustrophobic. As other reviewers have remarked, it on the 6th floor so there are 103 stairs to climb which would make it impossible for some people. But once you are up there, it is a haven of peace and quiet and gets lots of light.

The apartment was impeccably clean - there wasn't a speck of dust anywhere - and the stairs and hallways in the building were also spotless. Françoise has obviously put a lot of thought into providing everything necessary for a comfortable stay. The kitchen was very well equipped with everything you could need for self-catering and there were lots of towels, an iron, a hair-drier - everything.

There is a sliding door between the bedroom and the living room which tends to get stuck so my advice is to leave it partly open to make sure that you don't get trapped in the bedroom.

The area is very nice, safe and quiet. There's a supermarket around the corner and two metro stops 5 minutes walk away. I felt at home there immediately and would be happy to stay there again.