Michel is super responsive, and the description is accurate. Michel answered all my questions before my trip. My only concern was the noise level from the bar across the street. I asked him about it, and he stated that if noise was truly an issue, to book his other apartment in the same building, since that one has a separate bedroom in the back (this one is a studio). I decided to take a chance.

Lucas, Michel's assistant, met me upon arrival. I called him once I was settled in, and he was there about an hour later, exactly when he said he'd be there. He went over how to use the appliances, etc. Since it was January, temperature outside were around freezing point, and unfortunately the heater was not working at full capacity. I pointed that out to Lucas, and he contacted Michel. Some time later, the same day, Lucas came back to "fix" the problem and override the temperature limit. However, that didn't work. Then Michel got involved and came by later in the evening, and he we realized that the problem was electrical, and he called his electrician. Unfortunately, the electrician couldn't be there that night. I would need to spend the night in a cold apartment. Good thing is that the down duvet is nice and warm, so I doubled it, turned on the bathroom room heater, and so to sleep.

The next day in the evening, the electrician came by and was able to repair the thermostat and raise the temperature. By then, I had called Michel and asked him to bring over a room heater, just in case. Michel couldn't be more gracious and apologetic about the whole thing. His empathy and helpfulness made the difference.

The rest of the trip was wonderful. Some previous guests have complained about the curtains not being thick enough, but I'm not that sensitive to light, so that was not an issue. The noise from the bar was sort of a nuisance the first couple of nights, but since I kept the windows closed (too cold outside), and I played relaxing music, at low volume, on my laptop, that was not an issue either. After that first two nights, I had gotten used to the murmur (the music is more of a murmur). Drunk patrons leaving the bar make more noise, but, again, that did not keep me up.

After a comfortable stay in beautiful surroundings, I was supposed to leave on a Tuesday, but my flight was canceled, due to snow storms on the East coast. I called Michel, and he was so nice about it, that he said that one way or another I would have a place to stay. My flight was rescheduled to Thursday, and fortunately the studio was available. So I got to stay in this jewel of a studio for a couple more nights. Michel is the ultimate host, and made all sorts of accommodations for me.

Thank you, Michel!