This is a real home, filled with artwork and books. It was a pleasure being there! We loved how comfortable it was, and that Patrick provided plenty of the basics that a traveler needs-- soap, tea, salt, olive oil, toilet paper, paper towels-- and also clear instructions for how to use the washing machine and other things. The lighting is a bit low for reading, so you may want to bring a headlamp. The apartment is very close to the Metro and some wonderful restaurants, like Marcelle, and the wine bar Septime. Our son discovered a fantastic organic grocery shop just a few doors down to the right on Ledru Rollin, and the new garden/walkway on top of the aqueduct a little farther down the street to the right, a lovely place to walk. Although Patrick left photos of where to place the trash, it was still tricky for us to find it. When you go out the door of the building, turn right, not left to the normal entrance to the street.