We were welcomed by the owner's brother, Patrice, who met us at the front gates of the apartment building at a predetermined timing. Patrice showed us how to open the front gates with the security tokens, facilities in the apartment, how to use the cooker/microwave/washer, etc. Paris was the last part of our 10 day trip to France so we utilized the washer/dryer for a fresh set of clothes. The capacity of the washer/dryer was a little smaller than what we are used to so we needed to spread out our washing loads. Detergent & softeners are provided by the host. Full sets of utensils are made available & we could have cooked if we wanted to. We only utilized the cooker to heat up some takeaway dinner. The dishwasher worked great too.

Having 2 lifts in the building was great as we had large luggages to haul up. The balcony had a nice view of the Eiffel Tower (top half)... Great view to watch the glittering night show.

Location of the apartment was really what we liked best. It is truly in a really safe neighborhood... A few blocks from the President's residence so loads of police security nearby. We are 10-15mins walking from 2 metro stations.
(1) line 9 Miromesnil station - to get to Galleries Lafayette & Lè Bon Marche for shopping, or to Montparnasse Tower to get a birds eye view of Paris.
(2) line 1 Champs-Elysees Clemenceau - basically this line takes you to the major tourist sites (Notre-Dame, Lourve, etc.)
It is also a 15-20 mins walk to the Champs-Elysees. We were often tired after a full day of walking around/sightseeing so we ended up grabbing a taxi back from various locations back to the apartment ... Good that the apartment is located on a famous street so taxi drivers will not have a problem driving you to the right place. And because it was centrally located, the taxi fares were always around Euro10-18 (lower end mostly).

The immediate neighborhood was mainly art galleries, high end apartments & offices. the only down side of the apartment location was the lack of small groceries stalls or restaurants within 5-10mins walk.

The wifi worked well & TV had many channels but we hardly watched the TV, just surfed the net on our iPads researching the next day's itinerary.

The apartment is well furnished with more than enough space for the two of us. I loved the rain shower in the bathroom. The downside is that we felt the bed was too soft. It was kind of depressed in the middle so not very comfortable.

We wanted to check out at 7.30am and asked Patrice to help arrange a car for us to airport. He was at the apartment gate before 7.30am to meet us and checked on the car service to make sure they were coming on time.

Overall, a great experience. I will definitely recommend Pascal's & Patrice's apartment for future stays.