Antoine’s apartment is charming and romantic, albeit a little “shabby chic” (e.g. peeling paint, but nothing that affected the functionality and comfort of the apartment). It feels like an apartment that is lived in and has personality, rather than the hotel-like pristine sterility that characterizes some Airbnb places nowadays.
The flat is located in a residential, non-touristy neighborhood, but only a five-minute walk from the famous Montmartre sights, and well served by buses and the metro. There’s a very good bakery nearby, a grocery, a bio shop (health food), several cafés and a vegetarian restaurant (Abbatoir Vegetal) nearby, and also several other food shops – cheese, butcher – that I didn’t try but looked appetizing. Antoine can give you good suggestions.
The apartment looked pretty much as in the photos, although there is a new dining room table and the bed is more luxurious, in look and feel, than it appears in the photos. There is a lamp that provides mood lighting, but you have to download an app to your phone. The apartment is bright during the day; at night, I found the living room a bit dark (good for romantic dining, not so good for working). The shower was pretty good (water pressure was strong, but did not stay consistently as hot as I would have liked), and the wifi worked well. The kitchen was functional (I didn’t cook much beyond boiling an egg), and included a Nespresso machine and a microwave, which were convenient. The apartment faces a courtyard, so there is absolutely no street noise; however, you can definitely hear the neighbors; I guess that is normal for apartment living, but sometimes I thought they were actually walking around my apartment!
Antoine himself was delightful and friendly, and communicated promptly and helpfully in setting up the reservation, orienting me to the apartment and the neighborhood, and checking in during my stay to make sure everything was working well. I stayed for a week and was comfortable and happy to be in this lovely place.