Always smiling, Mr Bruno is very polite (several times for various reasons he wanted to visit the apartment, but always asked for my consent beforehand), pleasant to talk to and helpful (he accepted one parcel for me, the other one carried to the post office, helped me take the suitcase to the bus stop). The apartment is situated in a luxury area of Paris … yet already occupied by homeless alcoholics and beggars. There are three metro stations around, though there is some distance to walk to each of them. The bed is large and comfortable. Unfortunately, during my stay, repair works was carried out in two neighboring apartments at once (and on the street, too), so quite often the noise from early in the morning (starting with tumultuous garbage ejection) made it difficult to sleep off or work a bit at home, but this, of course, is not the fault of the host. The apartment has almost everything you may need for a longer stay, especially in the kitchen and in the bathroom. However to save costs, economical heating is required even in the cold Parisian spring, one cannot turn on the washer until late in the evening, and it is not allowed to use the dishwasher that was indicated in the listing that also mentioned TV and WiFi. Sadly, there is no TV (that I needed to practice the language) nor, you can say, internet connection. Hence no sport broadcasts or films in the evenings, no laptop while in bed, too. I was told to rent a WiFi box if I want to have internet not only in the kitchen, where the connection is also weak, if at all. Ironically, it was precisely because of all these absent amenities that I preferred this apartment instead of cheaper ones. Paying four and a half thousand euros (half a year's average wage in my country) for the stay, I also hoped to have more than one set of clean bed linen and towels, no broken chairs and door handles, no hangers on which the clothes do not hold … Being very benevolent, after a difficult period of my life, I had no desire to make complaints and I hope that the renovation that started right after my departure will make this apartment really pleasant to stay in for future guests. Quoi qu'il en soit, je tiens à vous remercier, M. Bruno, pour votre bienveillance et hospitalité. Passez un bon été !