Although we never met Odile in person - Odile had provided very clear instructions , especially regarding to apartment access and Wifi access ( which was superb ) . Odile also available on mobile and text when / if required - nothing was too much trouble.

Flat was as advertised - exceeded our expectations if anything. Very light and airy , and with great views of the streets outside and the entrance to the beautiful Parc Monceau , only some 50 yards away . Comfortable beds ( x1 double / x2 singles ) in bedrooms - understandably sofa bed in the lounge less so. Kitchen is bijou and really well designed, with drinks kept lovely and cold ( given hot weather during our visit ).

Flat was in lovely old building , consisting of other flat owners ( NB NB - some noise from other residents on Saturday night , which evidently is party night in Paris . Music until very early hours kept us awake , but was not repeated during other nights in our 4 night visit ). Naturally , not much Odile could do about this.

Neighbourhood is fantastic - evidently in up market area :

Immediate access to beautiful Parc Monceau ( we hired bikes outside flat to ride around ). Parc is very popular with the locals and has a great ice cream kiosk . Monceau metro is on the other side of the parc , some 5 mins walk from flat . We often caught the metro here ( easy to buy tickets from machine @ metro ) - but beware that parc closes pretty early some nights ( 9pm ) , so best to get off at earlier Courcelles metro stop in the evening - still only say 5/10 mins walk back to the flat.

Arc De Triomphe / Champs Elysees - easy 10/15 mins walk to both local attractions. Avenue Hoche for the Arc , and you can walk up Rue Monceau to Champs ( brings you out @ George V Metro ) .

Local shops - location is ideal . Great bakery/ patisserie directly under the building. Everything to die for - especially the pastries and croissants . Also the baguettes , which we bought as lunch for our trips around Paris. Shop is very popular with the locals ( especially office workers ) , so get there early if possible.

Monoprix supermarket - 30 yards away and sells everything and fairly priced .

Restaurants - 3 nearby , we only tried Valois some 20 yards away . Very French and non tourist ( great ) - Fixed price couples menu ( 86 euros all in ) , gave us 3 courses and bottle of wine ( superb ) .

NB NB - always take your passports out with you , as young people 18-26 ( our 3 kids ) , get free access to many attractions as euro nationals ( e.g Arc / Louvre ) etc.