Excellent two-week stay My wife and I spent just under two weeks in Bruno’s apartment in January 2018, and we had an excellent experience (we are two scholars in our mid-40s and early 50s). During the booking process, and throughout our stay, communication with Bruno simply couldn’t have been better. He was very helpful and eager to make our stay a good one, and I don’t think that even a corporate lawyer could have provided swifter responses to our messages. The apartment is in an ideal location for visiting the city: in the lively Marais district, just a skip from the 1 line on the Metro—which provides swift access to major sites like the Louvre—across the street from a huge Monoprix grocery, not to mention a zillion smaller high-end food stores, and just down the block from a laundry. We had everything we could possibly need at our fingertips. One of the glories of the apartment is how quiet it is. The building is located on the Rue Saint Antoine, which is an extension of the Rue Rivoli—a busy, bustling street. But the apartment itself is reached via an interior courtyard and is set far back from all the bustle. The only thing that reached our ears when we were inside was the beautiful chirping of birds in the morning. Otherwise, you could pretty much hear a pin drop. When we first arrived, the living area was cold, but Bruno showed us how to turn up the heat, and though it took us a bit of fiddling to figure out the best settings, once we did, the place was totally cozy and comfortable—so if t’s a little chilly at first, have no fear: you can quickly get it more than warm enough! The place is very clean, stylish, and quite spacious, with a couch on which we comfortably spent two solid days not moving an inch after we became ill—we gave it a real test—and an equally comfortable sitting chair. There’s a table with two good chairs at which a couple could have a sit-down meal, a smaller writing desk, and a large flat-screen television of what seemed to be very high quality, with full cable and Netflix access (we didn’t use it, but it looks top of the line). The ceilings are extremely high, and light pours in through the tall windows. The kitchen is reached by walking down two small stairs from the foyer, and it includes a small refrigerator and freezer, probably two or three sizes larger than a dorm fridge—more than big enough for a tourist stay, and quite efficient and quiet. There’s a stove and oven and utensils. We didn’t use them much, but one could certainly cook there. When we left, we suggested to Bruno that he make more forks and knives available, and he said he’d immediately put that into action—he's a real “Superhost.” The toilet and shower are on opposite sites of the kitchen, with the toilet in the kind of small...