Carole's apartment is lovely and suited my purposes, I didn't get to meet Carole but she arranged for a friend to let me in and show me where things were. The apartment is in a very central part of Paris, about a 10 minute walk from the Republique metro station, it was very quiet and peaceful but a short distance from restaurants, shops etc. I didn't use it but the apartment has a lovely outside area, I imagine this is fairly rare in the heart of Paris. A big bonus is the fact that there is an elevator in the apartment block, helpful when you have heavy luggage.