I TOTALLY recommend this listing to anyone going to Paris. First, Jean-Francois is a great host. He had a reference listing for us (in case we needed guidance for the immediate area), books on Paris (we didn't need them, but others might), gave us a bit of a tour of the apartment and a lovely bottle of wine as a welcome gift. Jean-Francois was also kind enough to reserve a taxi for us to take us back to the airport.

This apartment is clean, comfortable, modern with a twist of old world charm (the ceilings!) and in a fantastic location. It is right next to a grocery store, pharmacy, bakeries, cheese shops, 3 metro stops near by (Sentier is right outside your door). This is in a neighborhood that is not surrounded by tourists, but by locals, which is what we preferred. The washer in the apartment is easy to use, we cooked our meals and kept the refrigerator semi-full.

Overall, I highly recommend this listing and its host to anyone who would prefer a local flavor of Paris to a more touristy one. Next time I go to Paris, this will be my preferred location to stay.