Francois was a brilliant host. Easy to communicate with before we arrived and he checked we were ok once we were all in. We collected the key from a local shop and found the apartment easily. It is in a brilliant location - about 1 minute walk from Etienne Marcel metro. There are shops, bars and restaurants in every direction from the front door which was brilliant for us in the evenings. We walked to the Louvre and along the Seine and over to the Eiffel Tower (about 45 minutes). We did a day trip to Disneyland Paris which was very easy as we got the metro direct from Chatelet Les Halles which is about 10 mins walk away. We also walked over to the Jardin des Plantes to visit the zoo and the Natural History Museum. All great if you want to keep the kids entertained and see some interesting sights too.
The apartment is beautiful - great views over the roof tops and is very comfortable. We travelled with our three children (aged 9, 7 and 4) and the bedrooms were perfect (2 with double beds and 1 with 2 single beds). It's on the 6th floor and there is a small lift though we quite enjoyed the stairs too. Everything was very clean and well appointed- it really did feel like a home from home. Thank you Francois for a fabulous stay and for your tips on local restaurants - we went to O'scia twice and Café Montorgueil once (all within a 3 min walk of the apartment) and had great meals. We ate the other night at Café Carmine near the Eiffel Tower to meet up with friends and I'd recommend there too.