Our experience was marred by continual major construction in the apartments next door and below, waking us with drilling and pounding literally next to our heads (on the other side of very thin walls) at 8:30 AM mornings, including Saturday. We rented for a month with the expectation that we could hang out in the apartment whenever we wanted during the day and would not need to be out all day every day. This was impossible and we had to be out every day to avoid the noise and dust. Matt is not currently living in France; he denied knowing there was construction and made no apology. Fernando, the property manager, is nearby and while a lovely person, could only offer to put a towel under the door to try to stop some of the dust. Matt agreed to pay for two cleanings over our month of occupancy (small compensation for the amount of dust and for our situation) and offered some kind of "discount" if we needed to leave because of the construction. We stuck it out because we did not feel we had any viable alternative in the same neighborhood. There is much work still to be done on the apartment next door and we would not recommend staying here unless Matt can guarantee construction has been completed. Also, any "recent" renovation of Matt's apartment itself must be quite a few years ago, based on the current condition.