We had a wonderful time at the home of Emmanuel and Joelle. We hope to visit again! Emmanuel was very good at communicating with me before our visit, confirming arrival plans and directions from the airport. Our family needed to arrive by two separate routes - 4 by supershuttle and 2 by train and metro. The route was very easy.
Joelle met our family at the house and charmed everyone with her pleasant welcoming. Everything was ready for our family of six - 2 parents with three children (16, 14,10) and a 80+ grandmother. The home was very clean, all beds ready for our tired, jet-lagged family, bathrooms looked brand new, and we had a welcoming cold drink that Joelle had prepared, plus a bottle of wine. The kitchen had all the essential kitchen supplies, and many available spices.
We had a very easy stay, visiting the bakery daily, the grocery nearby for bread, cheese, meat.
Everything was easy access - our first night we walked to visit the Eiffel tower, then had 3 more days of metro transport to all the major sites and to Versailles.
Our favorite local restaurant was Mouette A Bord, a small creperie within a five minute walk on Rue du Theatre.
I also needed to use the local shoe repair just a few doors down - excellent, reasonable service in just one day to repair heels on a pair of good shoes.