Jean went well beyond the usual welcome, offering to meet us at the train station and help us get to his apartment. He even called the next day to check that all was well and we were enjoying our way-too-short stay at his place. The neighborhood was terrific. Just as Jean said, you could walk with your eyes closed in his neighborhood and any restaurant, bakery, or cheese shop you stumbled into would be excellent. He was very helpful and easy to communicate with about the apartment, transportation, and sight-seeing advice. It was clear from our conversations that he loves traveling himself and wants his guests to enjoy it as much as he does. The apartment was spotless and the beds comfortable. There were too many good restaurants nearby to try so we didn't use the kitchen but it was very up-to-date and I'm sure would have served us well if we'd had a longer stay. The apartment is two flights up and three courtyards in from the street in a very interesting building and it was very quiet at night. We were sorry our stay had to be so short but hope to return to Paris, and Jean's apartment, in the future.