From the first contact we had with Caroline we had a very good feeling about. Everything was arranged in an adequate way. The only thing we regret was that we could not spend some more time together: I actually met her one minute on the street while she was in a rush getting a plane. It would have been nice to have a longer chat in person together. But we stayed in contact through phone and mail, and it worked out very well.
The apartment is even more spacious then it looks on the photo’s and we loved living there as if it was our own home for five days. It gave us a very sunny feeling because of the warm-colored wooden floor. The balcony is great, if the weather is good you can sit there with your glass of wine enjoying the evening sun. There was more than enough space for our stuff. Bathroom has a rainshower as well as a ‘normal’ one and towels were provided. The bed was ok, it’s a double one. Only thing was my husband (1.90 m.) could not stretch out fully, so if you’re very tall that might be a problem. And if you are used to twins, well, this is not.
The kitchen is small, as Caroline says on the site, but we managed without any problems to make our breakfast with the espresso pot on the gas and a light meal in the evening. It’s fully provided with microwave, fridge and oven. There is WiFi so you can be connected to the rest of the world if you like.

The location is perfect. We walked from the Gare du Nord, which is about 15 minutes. The first full day of our stay we didn’t even buy metrotickets: it’s a short walk to Montmartre but you can also easily reach the more central part of the town (first night we went by foot to Rue Montorgueil, nice place to sit on a terrace). The metro is two minutes away. There are plenty of shops and restaurants in the neighborhood. We had a great dinner at Kuki’s, in the same street. On the corner, three steps from the front door of the apartment-building, there is a café-restaurant where we sat down every evening for a drink after a long day walking. In the Rue des Martyrs there is a bakery which won a prize for his baguette, but we must say we didn’t like it too much. In the Rue Rodier, where the apartment is, there are two bakeries with good bread and croissants.
If we return to Paris we would definitively go back to Caroline’s place. If you’re looking for a place in a friend’s house with everything you need and feeling part of the Parisian society then you could not find anything better!