We had a great stay at Katia's apartment, it is wonderfully located in the centre of Paris next to the 'La Marais' district which is full of loads of great bars, restaurants and shops; with several boulangeries/patisseries, supermarkets and a grocer situated on the same street.

The Metro station Chatelet is also only a few minutes’ walk away which makes getting around Paris really easy.

As for the apartment its self, it is exactly as the pictures indicate (would say the pictures don't do it justice); very cool and stylish, yet homely and comfortable. The kitchen is great, especially if you want to take advantage of all the great ingredients around the area (recommend heading up to Rue Montorgueil; which is about 10 minutes’ walk away). We were also left with everything you would need for the weekend from coffee to toothbrushes which was really helpful.

We were met by Katia's Cousin Julien who was great, very welcoming and gave us the full tour and explanation of the area and recommended some great places to go. We were also left some lovely gifts by Katia and met her when we checked out which was an equally pleasant experience to checking in.

Overall if you’re looking for a lovely, central place to explore Paris from as well as a place to kick back and relax we would highly recommend this place.

Thanks you Katia and Julien for you hospitality, we look forward to staying here and seeing you again when we next visit Paris.