First, Nicolas & Jean-Yves’s place is exactly what the pictures and description depict - there are no surprises except that it is even nicer than it looks on line. We found everything clean and in working order and the house is incredibly well-equipped. It is also beautiful. The neighborhood is absolutely perfect because, as others have said, everything you need is within a block’s walking distance including a full grocery store and pharmacy but more important a patisserie, a boulangerie, charcuterie and tons of restaurants. If you want to cook at the house or go out it is all within a moments walk. Also, the Voltaire metro station is less than a city block away. We loved exploring the city and then returning “home” to a very comfortable place to hang out together and to have privacy from each other too. The whole thing was perfection. Communication with Nicholas was also very easy and he could not have been nicer.