Matt made us feel very welcome: as a mum with 2 kids we also felt extremely safe, the flat is behind a very secure door and Matt and Charlotte live right upstairs in their flat. The outside space is larger than I expected and the flat itself is on two levels. It's also extremely quiet, you can hardly hear a thing except sometimes the distant hiss of the bus that comes right to the door. The upstairs bed is very comfortable and large, and everything feels cosy.

The neighbourhood is a working Paris one - nothing touristy about it, but a great cheese shop and a couple of good bakeries. Nothing super-cute or beautiful but you can live like a normal Parisian. It's also very well connected.

Matt is very good at being laid back - there if you wanted him but he totally leaves you to get on with it. We didn't see him from his meeting us to walk us to the flat until the final morning, but I'm sure he would have been helpful if we needed it.

All in all, a very nice stay and I would recommend.