My wife and I recently visited France to celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary. As we wanted a truly French/Parisian experience we decided renting an apartment for our Paris leg of the trip would be a good idea. This was our first time using AirBnb and to be honest I didn’t know what to expect. Well, having just returned home, I can say without reservation that we had a great experience with AirBnb and specifically with Jean-François and his apartment. Every previous review on AirBnb is accurate. From the great location and cleanliness of the apartment, to the helpfulness of Jean-Francois….it’s all true and accurate. So here are my two cents worth. With regards to the apartment, it is clean, nicely-furnished, spacious (there was only 2 of us), quiet (despite being on a lively street, the apartment is actually in the back of the building), and well-appointed. Jean-Francois has stocked the apartment with everything you may need, from cutlery to cooking utensils to hair dryer, etc. And should you run out of supplies there is a mini supermarket just steps from the building! The apartment is on the second floor of the building with no elevator (no big deal unless you have lots of heavy luggage I suppose!). We completely lucked out with the superb location of the apartment. There are numerous cafés, restaurants, fromageries, boulangeries, patisseries and other food stores on the street. There is a subway entrance just steps from the building, and depending on which metro line you need, there are additional stations 5-10 minutes’ walk away. As for Jean-François, he was a delight to deal with. He was helpful, organized, responsive, patient and prompt. Everything you would want in a host, especially for first-timers like ourselves. He (and AirBnb) made everything simple and seamless. Highly recommended.