Emmmanual's place was great! First, there was some confusionabout whether we were arriving or not - he was very relaxed about the confusion - and when we finally arrived, he was absolutely gracious and super accommodating. `We stayed in his apartment for 6 nights. It was nearly perfect. The location is only 1 block from the #2 line of the metro, and today when we left, we only needed to walk 1 block to find a taxi to take us to the staion. His kitchen is pretty small - New York style, but he has all sorts of appliances - (everything except an iron). cooking is on a 2-burner hot-plate and an electrical oven. We didn't do very elaborate cooking - but hell, it's Paris. lots of great food on every corner! We had some difficulty finding a place to wash clothes - so if you stay there for long enough that you need to do laundry - be sure to ask him where!
The apartment is clean and nice - tghe bed very comfortable. It's also in the historic building where the statue of liberty was built!