We had an absolutely amazing stay at Laurent’s place in Paris! The location was super as it is between two Metro lines, one running along the Seine and the other going perpendicular to it. That made it very convenient to use the subway system to go anyplace in the city. You can also walk almost anywhere from the unit as well and we got our steps in every day.
The apartment is also around the corner from Rue Montorgueil - which is a street packed with fantastic food vendors of every kinds. Cheese shops, butcher shops, sandwich shops, pastry shops, cafes, florists, and a wine store are all just down the street from the unit. We ended up doing a lot of shopping there and had nibbles and wine before or after every night out.
The apartment is clean and well maintained. We were there with another couple and it was nice as we each had our own bedroom and shower in the room. The living area and kitchen were great and we spent many evenings and mornings there just wasting away the time.
The only drawbacks I would say are the stairs and its location on a somewhat busy street. There are three floors of stairs to get up with no elevator, which was fine for our party but might give some older couples pause. Also, the unit faces a street that has moderate traffic in the morning that you can hear from the front of the building, and you can often hear the Metro pulling into its stops from the front bedroom as well. This did not bother our party as we are city dwellers, but if you are a light sleeper you might want to play some white noise at night.
Both of these are not big things as we still gave the unit five stars. Laurent was a great communicator who responded quickly to our questions and made check in and out a breeze. We highly recommend staying here if you come to Paris!