Alan and Iva communicated very well with us before we arrived and during our stay, giving us directions on how to get to the studio from CDG Airport. The studio is on the ground floor of an old building on a street between two Metro stations, with plenty of shops, supermarkets, restaurants and cafés only a few minutes' walk away. We were able to let ourselves in to the studio, but Iva was at home in the apartment next door to the studio and came round to welcome us. The pull-out double bed was very comfortable, the central heating was very good, there was plenty of hot water for the shower and kitchenette, there was a good internet connection, and we had everything else we needed. Attractions like the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, Sacré Coeur and the Bois de Boulogne are all easily reachable by public transport and even on foot if you don't mind walking for 45 minutes or so. The studio consists of one large room furnished with the sofa bed and a table and chairs, decorated in old style with paintings and mirrors on the walls, containing a modern kitchenette and shower room / toilet on one side. The door opens on to the entrance way of the building, which has its own street door at one end, and another door to the inner courtyard at the other end. The studio's windows face directly onto the street, so we only opened them occasionally to change the air, but it didn't bother us as we were out most of the day anyway. They are double glazed, with wooden shutters and thick curtains, and the street wasn't very busy, so we weren't disturbed by noise. We stayed for a week, and the studio felt like a cosy base from which to explore the city. One sightseeing tip: we went to Versailles to see the palace, but arrived after all the tickets for the day had been sold, so we walked to the Queen's Gate and went into the park behind the palace instead (free entry). There we explored the park on hired bicycles and then hired a boat for rowing on the lake and ended up having one of our best afternoons in Paris!