Having been to Paris some 20+ times, we would highly recommend Barbara's apartment to the first time or returning visitor. It is right in the middle of Saint-Germain-des-Prés and could not be closer to the action of the Left Bank, yet in a quiet street! Leave the windows open and you will hear the occasional car, the foot traffic on the roadway and the dulcet tones of Parisians passing by.
Barbara is a fantastic host, very likeable and very communicable. She made us feel very much at home and the apartment feels exactly that - home.
Art lovers should checkout the Musee Eugene Delacroix just 100 metres around the corner for a really different kind of art experience and take the personal guide in French - a truely wonderful way to see a museum.
The apartment is lovely and what you see is what you get - highly, highly recommended.