I had a wonderful one-month stay at Kylliki and Pavel's place in the 5th. The location was absolutely perfect -- a lovely walk to the Luxembourg Gardens (I jogged there regularly), to rue Mouffetard, to central Montparnasse, and a longer but not-too-far walk to the Jardin des Plantes. I would often jog to and around Parc Montsouris (beautiful!) as well, and because the weather was generally nice, I walked to the 6th and even to the Marais. Velib station right across the street, which was very convenient.

The apartment was also perfect: very clean, uncluttered, well-designed, high ceilings, comfortable bed, spacious bathroom/changing area, good kitchen space equipped with everything (I cooked semi-regularly), lovely view. I had guests twice during my stay, and we were very comfortable in the apartment together. The building is well-maintained and quiet. Kylliki and Pavel live just a few blocks away and are extremely hospitable, responsive, and helpful. Pavel's parents live in the building, and they are also very helpful with things like extra keys and other maintenance needs that come up.

Also: the very best croissants in Paris are around the corner!

The only word of warning would be that on hot summer days (80-85 degrees F) the apartment was quite warm (top floor, no A/C), and it was too hot to sleep in the loft. But I think if you got a small circulating fan, that would help a lot (I never bothered to, because I guess it wasn't that big of a problem). And I'm sure Kylliki would be happy to help with this.

Would be very happy to stay here again next time!