Christian was an excellent host. He met us and gave a complete tour and left a book with answers to every question you could have about the apartment. He had a bottle of chilled champagne in the refrigerator for us along with a bottle of milk for coffee and a carton of orange juice. The area has a wonderful patisserie very near on Turbigo and it is right by two entrances to the Arts et Métier metro. The Marais is a great place to stay and provided an excellent to see all parts of Paris. Plus we were able to easily get to giverny (closed at the end of October) , Versailles , and to Chartres. We had a great time. By the way, the shower is huge with very hot water, and the bed is magic and put us to sleep quickly each night. Highly recommend this location and host!