This was our first experience with AirBnB and it was excellent! The apartment is in a great location, only 10 minutes from Norte Dame and the Louvre. It is in a very nice area with plenty of excellent restaurants, cafe's, chocolate shops, and boulangeries (places to buy croissants and baguettes). There is also a small grocery store adjacent to the entrance. Across the street are 2 Starbucks. BUT, the apartment is very quiet.
The apartment itself is very spacious for 2 people. There is a very comfortable living room with a kitchen area ( small refrigerator, oven/stove/microwave, sink, dishes, etc.......), perfect for having some simple home cooked meals. The bedroom is spacious, and the bed is very comfortable. There is a small French balcony off the bedroom, where we could sit and enjoy our breakfast. The bedroom has a shower with a curtain for privacy. There is a toilet off the entry area with a door.
The apartment is on the third floor. To get to the apartment, you enter from Boulevard St. Germaine through a locked door. After passing through 2 more doors, you enter into a small courtyard. You then enter the side of the building where the apartment is located through a third locked door. You walk up a few steps, and take a small elevator to the third floor, where the apartment is located. Needless to say, we felt incredibly safe!
Our host Carole was always available by phone to answer any questions. She met us after our arrival in Paris, and let us store our luggage until the apartment was ready. There is a list of recommended restaurants and shops in the apartment, and we found it very useful. We ate at Le Comtoise and Semilla, which were both excellent!
When we return to Paris, we would absolutely stay here!