First for all, Philippe was a great host and did something highly appreciated when you land from a long red eye flight: he let us drop our luggages before the official time so that we did not have the dreaded 3-4 hours wait after arriving.
As for the location, it is great, with good shops and restaurants aplenty.
Thé appartement is nice, although a little cold in its decoration (surprisingly for an architect). It could also use more lighting inside. But I am being picky here.. the only real blemish was the constant (every 5-15 minutes) disconnection from the TV cable because too many people are on the account. Actually, we could not finish a movie or show once, in spite of fighting for the connection to try and recapture it.
But again, great stay and the host is terrific.