This apartment is so perfectly located, I was skeptical it was actually so awesome. But it is awesome, in many, many ways. This little haven is located just off the Seine. If you step outside, you can see the green booths selling magazines & knick knacks on the near side of the river, and the Ile de la Cite just across it. Walk to the corner, and you're steps from Pont Neuf in one direction, and gazing at the towers of Notre Dame in another. There's a selection of creperies within a block, countless eateries of all varieties, and the famous Shakespeare & Co Bookshop just up the road. But enough about the neighborhood! Anda is your host, and she is wonderful! She is great at communicating, sending reminders, and responds to a text on the app immediately. She was there waiting even though we were a few minutes early, and gave us the full run-down on the apartment, the building, & the neighborhood, all very quickly & thoroughly. She provided a great list of restaurants and nearby sites, as well as advice for activities. She explained the security features (the apartment is on the ground floor, so there are metal shutters on the window that lock when you're going out or at night), and made sure we had no questions. She responded to a later question immediately, and made sure to touch base before we left to go over the check-out procedure. The apartment itself is tiny. This is not a place where you're going to have much privacy from each other, or be able to spread out. The cost of being so central is paid in space. There is a comfortable bed, two small bedside tables, a wall-mounted TV, a wardrobe/cubbie/shelf setup, and a kitchen with a washing machine, all in one very small, but perfectly planned-out room. The bathroom is almost as big as the main room, which means despite the close quarters out front, there's a rather luxurious shower & ample prep space in the back. Hot water was ample & Anda even warned us about not turning it all the way up to avoid burning ourselves, so no fears of cold showers. We showed up with 2 of LL Bean's largest duffel bags, 2 carry-ons, and some assorted other items, and Anda, our host, reminded me that she HAD warned me about the size. :) But, thanks to the space- conscious fixtures, we were able to unpack & stow almost everything right away (we were actually quite pleased with ourselves!). There is one window, but it's BIG, and looks out onto the pedestrian street outside. You can open the curtains & the shutters & enjoy the foot traffic (they might enjoy you right back!) or pull the curtains closed over the open window for a bit more privacy. At night we closed the shutters, but they are vented to let some fresh air in. The street outside is marked for pedestrians only, but our taxi...