Flora was a great host and the apartment was just as we expected. She answered all of our questions before we arrived and was very flexible, accommodating a very late check in and early check out. The apartment had lots of helpful materials including a local map and guide to services (including a taxi service that speaks English), Paris maps, metro maps and Lonely Planet Paris guide that we used during our stay.

The apartment was sufficient in size for us (a married couple with a 6-year-old and a 1-year-old) especially since the sofa is big enough for a child or adult to sleep on. The kitchen was well-stocked with equipment and we were able to make our own breakfast every morning before heading out. The location was great - there is a Carrefour within walking distance, two different metro stops (the closest one with a little park that the kids enjoyed on the walk to the Carrefour) and it's within walking distance of Sacre Coeur. Also very important for us was the proximity to Gare Nord - just 10 minutes by taxi - since we took the Eurostar to London from Paris.

The building is secure, requiring access through a few different doors via code/token and there is a helpful place downstairs to store strollers. You do have to walk up a few flights of stairs but the halls and stairway are wide so it's much less of an issue than in some buildings were there is very little space.

Overall we were very happy with our stay.