The accommodations were as described and excellent, but Julien and Nadia (polite and low-key as they are) are what made the experience so much more memorable. Most of you may agree that in travel to another country it's the "people" and not the "things" that count most. Julien was working during most of our 2-day stay, and we were out late touring Paris, but we were glad to have breakfast and great conversation with both on one morning. Our arrival was delayed due to someone taking our luggage my mistake at the airport (lesson: add a sticker etc. to make your luggage "unique" versus similar others). Nadia stayed in touch and put us at ease in adjusting our connection with her for check-in, and walked down to greet us a block away given our Google Maps was "off" a bit. We found the neighborhood to be multi-cultural and very interesting, the people to be helpful (just ask), and as safe as anywhere. Nadia was very helpful and patient in helping us map out which metro to take to get to different places (2 different stops are each just a few minutes away), listened to our tastes and made excellent restaurant suggestions, and was overall simply very helpful and kind. Charlie (the dog) and Winnie (young cat) are very well behaved (delightful) and not allowed in the bedrooms area of the apartment in any case. The apartment, location, culture, and Julien & Nadia especially helped make our experience in Paris one we won't forget.