This was my first airbnb experience. Myself and a friend from Canada stayed in Antoine's apartment for 2 nights.

The location was excellent and the size was perfect for our purposes. A nice sized kitchen for light cooking purposes (ie tea, eggs, toast, etc) and 2 comfortable beds (one fold out couch, one double bed). The neighbourhood is wonderful and the people were very welcoming, which surprised us after reading online that Parisians generally dislike tourists. There is a fantastic bakery two door down that sells coffee, macaroons, grab and go sandwiches, and much more that is a definite "must try". An amazing spot to sit and enjoy the view, people watching, etc.

A couple things to note: The wifi kicked out on our last evening there which made it hard (read: nearly impossible) for us to smoothly plan our departure. Being international traveller, we did not have access to wireless service so we kind of had to "wing it" when we were leaving the next day. We weren't sure about checkout so we waited around until 12:50 (10 minutes before check out time) waiting to see if anyone would show up to collect the keys. Luckily the internet came back on at this time and we were able to message Antoine to ask him if it was ok to leave them inside the apartment. On the same night, the power went out in the hallway leading to the apartment and we were left in the middle of a dark winding stairwell. Last but not least, there was a lot of renovations happening in the building which may have affected our decision to book the apartment, but overall did not affect the quality of our stay.

Overall, we would definitely recommend Antoine's apartment for a couple or two individuals. Antoine was incredibly friendly and more than hospitable, especially after we got lost at the airport and arrived a half hour later than we had originally specified. Thank you Antoine for a wonderful stay!