This apartment provided great value for the price. Everything was neat, clean, and just as it was represented in the listing. Axel responded very quickly to my messages as we were arranging the rental and he responded just as quickly when answering a couple questions we had on the second day of our stay, when he came over in about an hour to help us out with the stove and to provide instructions about the washing machine. He was a very attentive and pleasant host.
The title of this listing is "Bel Appartement Lumineux" and that is certainly what we found. The apartment uses light extremely well, and from morning till night it was beautifully illuminated. It was also really well ventilated, which was important during our stay that included several days when the temperature in Paris got up to 29-30 degrees Celsius (about 85 degrees Fahrenheit). All we had to do was open the doors on the front and rear balconies and we got an incredible breeze through the place; the same was true with the windows on the opposite sides of the long kitchen. Despite the fairly warm temperatures in the city, we were never uncomfortable in the apartment, which I found remarkable.
There were several good bakeries and supermarkets in the area, so we only went to restaurants when we really wanted to. We spent a lot of time walking around the city, which was a real pleasure because Paris is a very walkable city. When we got tired we just jumped on the metro; it seems like there are stations everywhere, and though it is quite a large subway system it is easy to navigate.
All in all this apartment was a great value and I would gladly stay there again.