M. Martin greeted us, but my inability with French left a lot of unanswered questions, as it tuned out. We were there for 3 1/2 weeks. The place is all right for two, but for more, for any period of time, too small. Its right at the base of the funicular to Sacre Cour, so its a very touristy neighbourhood. We chose it primarily because it has an elevator, and my wife has serious mobility issues, and stairs are not possible.
We had some problems, however. We arrived on a Friday. That evening as I began to prepare dinner, I discovered the cooktop did not work. Nothing I could think of helped. I notified M.Martin, and he came Monday afternoon and replaced the cooktop. Then the next week the water heater stopped producing hot water. That took four days to have repaired. A couple days before we were to leave, M.Martin contacted me to ask when we were leaving. I told him that because of my wife's issues we had to leave before noon. He confirmed he would be there to inspect the place and take the keys between 11 and 12. He did not show up, and we had not received an email, or he could have phoned the concierge, and I was becoming concerned about making our plane. I retrieved our car and began loading it. At 12:40 a person arrived identifying himself as a friend of M.Martin, and asked for the keys.
The stress over surrendering the apartment aside, being without a cooktop for 3 days, and without hot water for 4 was not what we bargained for. I intended to suggest to M.Martin that we were due a modest refund when I surrendered the keys, but since he did not show up, I sent him an email. There was no response, and no apology for the anxiety over our departure.