To experience Paris we chose not to reserve a hotel suite for a week but to rent the apartment at 9 Rue de Civry in the 16th arrondissement, an elegant, upwardly mobile area of Paris in a quiet, delightful neighborhood. This ground-level apartment, located in a secure building, was full of Parisian charm. The building was built in the early 1900's but featured many upgrades such as a small, but highly functional kitchen with a gas stove, microwave oven and built-in washer/dryer combo unit. Others included updated windows in the bedrooms and a modernized bathroom with a wonderful rain shower head. The furnishings were eclectic and chic and Nina was a friendly and helpful host and we were able to contact her for questions during our stay. The neighborhood was easily accessible by metro and had great restaurants and was close to grocery shopping, a bank, and a pharmacy. Nina also has an iPod doc which was nice to use for music. We would definitely return again!