If you want to experience something closer to real Parisian life rather than the traditional tourist trap experience, Laurent's place is for you. It's basically a two-level apartment with common quarters on the bottom floor and three bedrooms (two small ones and a larger one) and a 3/4 bath upstairs. It is small by American standards but space is at a premium here. The apartment is in Montmartre, less than two blocks from Sacre-Coeur (the Sacred Heart Basilica). In less than five minutes you can walk to the basilica to watch the sun go down over Paris - a breathtaking site. Pay the fee to climb the 300 steps to the top of the basilica - the second highest point in Paris accessible to tourists (only the summit of the Eiffel Tower is higher and it's much more crowded) - the view there is worth every penny. Laurent's place is not for you if you have mobility or accessibility challenges as it has stairs like those you will find in other old world cities (e.g., Amsterdam) and would not pass "code" here but are standard in buildings that are 100s of years old. If you want to use public transportation to get around, it's a short walk to the Abbesses underground rail station to catch the no. 12 line or to the Anvers underground station to catch the no. 2 line. The Abbesses station has the original iconic Art Nouveau iron work design that defines the Paris Metro.