Wow, what a wonderful stay we had. Our family of three, husband + wife + adult daughter found this place to be perfect. The often very small rooms in Paris hotels can not accommodate three full size adults and having to rent two rooms in a hotel for three persons seems such a waste. Also, using AirBNB gave us a chance to do something different than a hotel, admittedly with both positive and negative.
We found the private bedroom for the two of us and a pull-put couch / bed for our adult daughter perfect for this trip. It gave all of us the room to spread out and the privacy that sometimes we do need on a week long trip.
The location (50 meters from the famous Moulin Rouge) in the middle of Montmartre is extremely hard to beat. My wife took our just-turned 21-daughter to Moulin Rouge for her first Can Can Show, and our daughter absolutely loved the show, the whole time with her mouth hanging wide open.
The half-block access to the metro line is absolutely convenient. We bought weekly metro passes and went everywhere with the Metro. Watch out for the pick pocket. They tried but did not succeed with my wife's wallet (by sheer luck). That would have ruined the perfect week.
My first goal was to find the perfect croissant in Paris for my breakfast, and within 3 blocks, there are six Patisserie that offer the well known French cafe and a croissant for the price of a Starbucks regular coffee in the US. It took three days of trying to find that perfect croissant. I won't tell you which patisserie it is, because you should have the fun of discovery for yourself.
In addition:
1. It seems like a home someone lives in, and not a rental property or a hotel. It comes with all the amenities of home from a hair drier, coffee maker, toaster, icebox, dishes etc, and a washer and drier.
2. It has many personal touches that make it feel like a home like books, painting, pictures of grand kids.
3. It is so close to the fun neighborhood of Montmartre and the many eclectic things about district 9.
4. But it's quiet at night so we can sleep
The restaurants around the area are a mix of tourist traps and true artisan owned restaurants. Alain (the owner) was kind of enough to suggest half a dozen restaurants that we tried and found them very good. We stayed away from non-French (Italian, Chinese, Vietnamese) restaurants because ... why go to Paris to eat Chinese or Vietnamese food? We will go to Italy for Italian food, thank you. You just have to develop a sense to sniff out the tourist trap restaurants and not go there. If you have enough fortitude to try the true French cuisine such as steak tartar or veal liver, you will have a good time eating. Unfortunately for us, there was no fresh foie gras this time in Paris due to a duck disease. My wife had to make do with non-fresh foie gras. First world problem, I admit. I actually prefer the Pate' de Grand-Mere myself.
We found that taking a taxi from the airport to the address "1 Cite' Veron" is the best thing to do after a long flight there. The cost is a reasonable 52 euros. We also found that the currency exchange across the street is actually pretty reasonable by making only 5% on your money. In contrast, I took 500 euros out of a non-bank cash machine at the airport and paid dearly (12%, plus three ATM fees from my US bank) for the convenience. I felt like so violated I needed a shower afterwards but that is the price of traveling.
Alain also has very nice neighbors. Look for the two nice looking cats belonging to the neighbor. They like to hang out in the terrace and will come inside the house to visit, and then quickly leave. The terrace is nice and facing the sun so there is plenty of light. We did not make use of the terrace because there was no terrace-ready furniture but it was nice to get so much light in the house. Besides, sitting at a brasserie watching the people while having a cafe is so much more thing-to-do in Paris.
All in all, a wonderful trip, to a wonderful place, while staying at a wonderful residence, with a wonderful owner (Alain) who was very thorough with his communication. What a nice man.