We enjoyed our holiday in Paris very much, so much to see and do,.
Philippe was the perfect host, such a gentleman. He has a lovely apartment, the bedroom was spacious, very comfortable bed and it was very clean, also tea and coffee facilities in room, which was nice to be able to have a drink when we came back in the evening. We enjoyed eating a continental breakfast each morning with Philippe, he was interesting and very helpful in assisting us to plan our day, writing down routes and telling us what sort of weather we could expect each day, He gave us good advice about buying tickets for bus / metro, he suggested buying 10 tickets at a time and this was by far, cheaper than buying a 5 day pass, it cost 13 euros for 10 which could be used on the bus or metro. The bus stop is just outside his apartment and the metro just 2 minutes walk away. It was approximately 20 to 30 mins on the Metro to get to Eiffel Tower area. Sometimes we had to change on the Metro to certain areas but we did not find this a problem. Everyone in Paris were very courteous and helpful. Philippe even helped us when we left by carrying our cases down to the bus stop. Palace of Versailles is a must, we viewed the gardens, water fountain displays and Marie-Antoinette's estate first in the morning and found the queues not as long by the afternoon for the Palace. All in all we had a wonderful holiday and would certainly stay with Philippe again.