Melissa's place would have been in an IDEAL location had the metro been running while we were there (literally RIGHT outside the door). We were there during the strikes, so we weren't able to take advantage of this.
The bed is SUPER comfy and she has lots of extra blankets around if you need, but the heaters in the place worked very well.
Everything was as pictured save for the little soaps she advertises in her listing. They were still there, but jumbled up with a lot of other miscellaneous things under the sink.
The view was incredible. We could see the Eiffel tower AND Notre Dame
The elevator. Holy Moses, the elevator is the smallest we've ever seen. Fortunately, we were able to fit, but it was so narrow! Going up and down with our suitcases, we had to go one at a time. It was smaller than an average closet. My husband is 6' 2", 170 lbs. With a loosely packed backpack and a winter coat on, the elevator door barely closed. If you are very heavy set, you will need to take the stairs. Also, if you're coming back late, make sure to hit the light switch on the wall across from the elevator on the first landing. It will turn on the lights all the way up so you don't have to stumble around with your phone flashlight.
Advice! FOLLOW HER INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT THE LAUNDRY. Even if you think you know what you're doing - you don't. We tried to do a cycle that wouldn't dry our clothes, not realizing one of her recommended cycles was like that (it wasn't labeled as such - just as a quick cycle). We ran the machine and opened it when it stopped. Thinking it was done, we opened the machine and saw our clothes in a bunch of water, so we closed the lid to check what we could do, and the machine restarted and got stuck. It unfortunately and understandably caused a lot of tension with Melissa and ruined a bit of our trip. My favorite/warmest pair of jeans was trapped until the day before we left, which was also a bummer. Melissa got a handyman out as fast as she could though.