Helene was very welcoming and helpful. Her husband was also helpful, very friendly, and interesting. The appartment was very clean, comfortable, and well situated to the main areas of Paris. Helene provided a shelf in the fridge for my use and the supermarket, pharmacy, laundrette. and restaurants were all only a couple of minutes away. Once I realised how easy the metro was to use, I saved myself a lot of tim especially as I had not planned my stay before arriving. Helene supplied a small map of the area and suggested some places to visit which was very helpful though I would suggest that any tours were booked prior to leaving home and/or you have an itinerary of places to see in mind before arriving to save time. Paris is beautiful but ideally, the longer you can stay, the better though it is a very expensive place.I once read, that when holidaying, halve your clothes in your suitcase and double your money, which is certainly true for Paris! I stayed for 8 days and still didn't see all I wished to. Word of wisdom, go up the Eiffel in the dsytime, and the night to enjoy it to the full extent. I loved the city and ceratinly intend to return one day! I would definitely recommend Helene & Jame's appartment.