First, the most important detail about this listing that we missed in the evaluation process: the apartment has only one toilet. One "bathroom" is en suite to one of the two bedrooms, but that bathroom only has a sink and shower. The only bathroom with a toilet is located off the living room and has a toilet, sink and shower, but beware that the size of this bathroom is extremely small and those who might be larger or less flexible may have trouble even using this, the only toilet.
The location in Paris could not be better; the street on which the building is located is bustling with activity, pastry shops, a market, wine stores, cafes, everything you would want right outside your door. Yet the apartment is very quiet because of its location in the building. The apartment is nicely decorated. Every encounter with other residents in the building was pleasant and often helpful.
Other things to be aware of is that this is a ground floor apartment located on an inner courtyard of the building; as a result it is a little dark. One of the two bedrooms has no windows (there is a glass wall with blinds between the room and the living room). Also, as explained in the house rules, you must bring everything except towels, sheets and pillows. There's no hand soap at the sinks, no dishes for soaps you might bring, no sponges for washing dishes, no dishwashing tablets for the dishwasher - so plan to bring all of that with you or plan to buy it at the market around the corner. We brought most of this because we read the house rules. The only purchase we had to make was toilet tissue.
Regarding the host and his staff, they were responsive and helpful. Emails were answered in a timely manner, and the associate who met us at check-in was very friendly and helpful. We could not located the ironing board; she looked all over and then told us that they would have one delivered. When we returned from our first outing there was a new ironing board waiting in the kitchen.