My husband and I spent twelve wonderful days in Stephane's apartment in the 17th. The pictures do not lie! The place is sleek, modern, very stylish, and immaculately clean. We especially appreciated how much lighting the apartment has and how bright it is. In the evenings we did not feel as if we were living in a cave, as we have in some other French apartments.
There is storage space everywhere, in fact more than we needed. The kitchen has all the appliances, pans, and cooking utensils we required to cook our breakfasts and most dinners and it is very efficiently organized. The cabinets contain plenty of dishes and glassware and having a dishwasher was an added bonus.
The bathroom is lovely and here again with lots of storage space in drawers under the sink. Very importantly, the large bed is very comfortable!
In addition to being a wonderful place to stay, the neighborhood in which the apartment is located is a delight. There are metro and bus stops within a few minutes walk, a patisserie within a half block in one direction and a grocery store that is even open on Sundays a half block in the other direction. On the corner across from the patisserie is a little cafe with very good steak tartar, as my husband will attest.
Stephane is a wonderful host. Both before and during our stay he immediately replied to my emails with very clear answers to all my questions. Because we were there for almost two weeks, we requested a mid-stay cleaning of the apartment with clean sheets and towels. He immediately arranged this service, asking what day and time would be convenient for us.
We visit Paris at least once a year and will definitely try to rent this apartment again.