What a wonderful place! The flat is really lovely - great mix of rustic, with parquet flooring and timber frames, and fresh with gentle restoration. It was just as described. It's wonderful to come into a place like this where you instantly feel at home. The flat is set back from the road, reached through a courtyard and up a small flight of stairs, and so you can relax away from the noise and heat of Paris. And if you come by car/motorbike, you can book secure parking within a few yards.

Andrea, the host, is very friendly and welcoming, as well as flexible, working around our needs which was great; he responded immediately to emails and turned up with a bag of best croissants to wish us on our way:) Also, Andrea gave us a list of excellent places to eat - we tried a few of them and were very pleased with what we found.

Just one warning (not about the flat or Andrew) beware of eating cassoulet - although divinely tasty, the after effects are not for delicate tummies;)

The area is perfect, just 5 minutes from the metro (Place de Clichy) , 10 minutes walk from the wonderful streets of Montmartres and, if you want it, Moulin Rouge. The streets around are full of great restaurants, bars and intersting shops. Small supermarkets, fresh vegetables, great patisseries and artisan bakeries, olive oils and cheeses to name a few.

We would go back tomorrow!