Diana’s place felt like an authentic Paris apartment. The wooden beams and dark tones were very atmospheric. The location was perfect. Practically across the street from Notre Dame. There was plenty of room for our family of four and the kids (11 and 8) thought the loft was amazing. Having two showers seemed great at first but we quickly realized that only one person could get a shower before the hot water ran out, so plan out your showers ahead of time if you are in a hurry. The windows let in a nice breeze every night and the noise from the bustling street below was not too bothersome. The washing machine is extremely small (the smallest we’ve encountered in our three weeks of traveling so far) and there is no dryer. We had clothes hanging to dry all over the place at all times. Having to clean up at the end of the trip was not fun. The vacuum cleaner didn’t work (or at least we couldn’t figure out how to work it) so we hand-scrubbed all of the floors with a tiny sponge that was provided. Since the message said that we had to make sure the walls were cleaned as well, we spent a lot of time scrubbing the walls that were already dirty when we got there. We were afraid to get charged for it so we scrubbed them all anyway. I’m not sure all of that was worth it. Regardless, it was a good stay.