It's so good to be able to write this: believe everything you read in all the enthusiastic reviews about Anna's apartment in Montmartre.
It's a real gem, in a terrific location, and Anna herself is a great host: going out of her way to find out information for her guests in advance of arrival and always quick with helpful replies to any questions.
It's very likely that our family of five adults would have enjoyed our long weekend in Paris had we stayed somewhere else, but being here made our first visit together to this magnificent city very special indeed.
The apartment is very homely and makes you feel that you really are living in the heart of Paris — almost like being a Parisian for a few days, and so much more authentic than an anonymous hotel. It's also well kitted out and impeccably clean.
On one of the days of our three-day visit at the start of June, it was 29 degrees and thundery-humid but even though the apartment doesn't have air-con it was still comfortably cool.
(And if you're someone who likes to swim — but wouldn't think of being able to do so in Paris unless you were staying at an expensive hotel with its own pool — bring your gear with you as there's a public swimming pool right across the road).
As other reviewers have pointed out, there are lots of lovely places to eat near the apartment, plus a boulangerie/patisserie downstairs and a supermarket a few doors further up the street. A metro station, Cadet, is less than a 5-minute stroll away.
The only downside, which is well flagged by Anna, is that it's on the fourth floor and there's no elevator. That wasn't a problem for us, but might be for others.
Other than that, this is an apartment that we would very happily return to again, and again. Would love to be back there already!