Though in a lovely neighbourhood and furnished with modernist design classics and artworks, this family apartment (which shows considerable wear and tear) presented too many challenges for us (three adults with a nine-year-old) to be able to recommend it. The host tried to be helpful, but it transpired that he could only be contacted by phone. Keys had to be collected from a restaurant, and his telephone 'tour' of the apartment was unsatisfactory. After arrival we confronted a further series of problems, including lack of storage or any space for personal belongings; kitchen cupboards overflowing with crockery, etc.; oven full of utensils and greasy; no hot water in the kitchen; lighting insufficient for grey days and at night; and most seriously the inability to cook anything or heat water for 24 hours when the gas cylinder ran out, with much associated stress. Our French daughter in law summed up the experience : 'pas pratique'.