If you are fortunate enough to find yourself in this wonderful and unique home, you're going to love it. (I call it a home, not an apartment. Easily the largest B&B we've stayed in for the three times we've visited Paris).
We're a retired couple with a sense of adventure and we happen to love Paris. In all our visits we stayed a month or more,. so having a really good place to call home is of prime importance to us. I can say without reserve that this home met our every need!
The home is on three levels so there is a lot of space to stretch out in. Beds are comfortable and two bathrooms should make it easy to accommodate larger parties (we were two people). We like to do some cooking at home and that was made easy with the counter-rich space for preparation. An induction stove was a dream and dishes and cookware were plentiful.
We found the neighborhood friendly and eclectic. One night my wife had a fainting spell outside the metro station (too many layers made her way too warm) and over a dozen people passing by offered help of many kinds. A nearby fruit seller even brought over some water to help hydrate her. Such kind people!
This home is behind two locked gates, one on the street and another outside the four living units, of which this is one. The home is quite a distance from the street so even with windows open it's quite still and quiet at night.
The hosts have prepared a comprehensive manual to orient you to their home and it even offers places in the area to shop and eat. We found the Franprix and Carrefour markets to be excellent for grocery shopping, and there are a few really good boulangeries and patisseries with the great pastries France is famous for.
Our hosts left us with wine and a generous supply of farm fresh eggs, not to mention fresh fruit. We just missed each other (they were leaving town just we were arriving) so the host's son met us and gave us an excellent introduction and tour of the place. Oh, and he was awaiting our arrivel. No wondering what was happening after 12 hours of travel. We were very grateful for that!
Staying here, you're a couple of minutes from a Metro station, bus lines and taxis that can get you anywhere in Paris. We used the Metro trains most of the time and of course Paris is justifiably famous for its mass transit.
We give this home -- and our hosts -- highest honors for helping us to have such a memorable and wonderful time in Paris.