We loved our recent trip to Paris and one of the best parts about it was Benedicte and her lovely apartment. It was what we expected from the photos....and much more! The apartment was ideal for us. Certainly, it was restful after a day of walking, seeing art, eating great food but it was welcoming space. Beautifully appointed in what we saw as her style....nice art, comfortable furniture, easy kitchen space for trying our cooking life as "real Parisians", but it was so inviting we actually wanted to simply "hang out" in the apartment.

Benedicte welcomed us as we arrived at the apartment, provided lots of materials about what was going on in the neighborhood, culturally, where to shop, how to live in her space. She did it so well, we began to refer to it as "home".

We also enjoyed frequent email updates from her about activities, exhibitions, concerts. She wasn't our land-lady, she was our host. She even reminded us what day the housekeeper would be there and the time she might arrive. We felt like we had everything we needed to make it a dream-trip. She did a great job of helping us without it ever feeling like interference. It was fabulous.