This apartment is a nice little compact apartment that is well located within walking distance of many left bank places to eat, to visit, get groceries and do laundry. It is on the first floor (second floor in US terms) and an easy walk up, but there is a small elevator. The street is busy so open windows make it a bit noisy, but that is life in the city and I knew it would be noisy having been in Paris before. The air conditioner kept us cool enough at night and the windows are double paned so they block out most of the noise when closed.

The hosts were very helpful and supplied me with printed directions to get to the best metro/RER for going to my conference. They also contacted our taxi driver to arrange for our taxi to the airport. This required tracking down his phone number and then texting him since he had omitted a number when he gave it to us.

They were very responsive to problems when the bathroom ceiling started dripping water the first evening we were there. It was obvious that there had been leakage before and I was told they were waiting to see if it was fixed before they did the repairs. Apparently it hadn't been fixed. Even though it was stopped this time, it started again 2 weeks later on the day before we were to leave. This must be very frustrating for our hosts because it isn't really their problem to fix and now they will have to do extensive repairs to the ceiling.

Once they have fixed this leak, repair the ceiling and take care of mold in the grout under the tile in the bathroom and the plumbing that made the shower eventually slow to a trickle the apartment will be a fine place to be. They assured me they were going to give attention to that right away.

Also, the description says there is a washer and dryer, but there is really only a washer. However, the laundromat down the street worked out fine. Given the location, the nice kitchen, and the excellent hosts, I'd consider staying there again once the problems are fixed.