Julia's place was poetic. My niece and I had been traveling for a month in Europe and Paris was our last stop before heading home. Needless to say, we were tired, had been traveling and dealing with cancelled flights, etc.
When we arrived to the door of Julia's place, it was like something from a movie-- with this big beautiful doors opening just off the main street of Paris, directly across from the Musee du Louvre, entering through the giant wooden doors like something from an 18th century castle, walking into a lovely garden where the apartment is tucked away-- giving the perfect balance of convenience, location, and the quiet of being tucked away from the hustle and bustle.
Her place is beautifully decorated, has an enormous library with so many books I could have just stayed in the apartment for days! ha! Her place is unique, and equipped with anything you could possibly need. As I mentioned, we had been traveling and were looking for a laundry service nearby. Julia recommended a place and also offered to do our laundry for us. We hesitated to take her up on this because we felt it would be an imposition, but when the place nearby was closed ended up doing so and she was just so kind about everything we needed! I can't say enough good things about Julia and her apartment.
There were several mentioned in the reviews about stairs, and there are two flights of stairs, but they were not a big deal for us at all! Definitely important if you have a disability, of course, but for able bodied persons, piece of cake! :)
The location is unbelievable and cannot be beat! Directly across from the Louvre, down the street from Muse D'Orsey, multiple transit stations-- both bus and the tube-- though we walked everywhere.
You won't be disappointed with this place!