Pierre's apartment was as described: conveniently located and furnished, with tea, spices, and basic household items available to be used. Pierre was kind and friendly, always prompt in replying to emails and text messages. He offered the use of iron and ironing board, and even purchased a fan for the apartment because the weather in Paris was very hot during our stay.

The only glitch was that the night we arrived we found the apartment not as clean as expected, perhaps due to different standards of cleanness: dust on the floor, soap and hard water stains in the bathroom, bits of food in the sink, bedsheets smelling of hair. Although we started to clean, it was too late at night for us or Pierre to fix the problem, but Pierre promptly solved it the day after (we spent the first night at a nearby hotel).