Gilbert responded to my message and let me know that he will be out of town and had asked his friend Romain to greet us. Romain was very responsive both prior and on the day of our arrival.

The location was great, about 15-minute walk to Louvre, 20-minute walk to d'Orsay, and short/inexpensive uber rides to most attractions (Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Luxembourg Gardens) for our family of 4.

The king bed in master bedroom is nice, and the apartment is indeed very spacious. It was nice to have the bathrooms attached to each of the bedrooms. The configuration is a bit odd though - the two bathrooms only have shower/tub, but no toilet, the only toilet in the apartment is in the 1/2 bathroom. The 2nd bedroom is very far from the rest of the rooms and there is a door bell between the 2nd bedroom and the rest of the apartment--feels like 2 units re-configured together.

We were out and about most of the time and only back to the apartment for a good night sleep, so didn't use the kitchen at all. The apartment has air condition, so definitely a bonus for summer visits.

The toiletries provided were very limited in quantity for such a large apartment intended to be occupied by 4 people - only 1 shower scrub, 1 shampoo, and 1 bar soap , all very small travel size, for all of us. We ended up having to look for a convenient store to shop for these items. We couldn't find any laundry detergent in the apartment, even though washing machine was one of our important search criteria, because we were traveling from US to London then Paris and didn't want to bring too much in luggage.

Overall our stay was a pleasant experience. I am sure with small improvements this apartment has lots of potential.