From the very first email contact we had with Laurent and Christine, we felt immediately welcome. Extremely WONDERFUL people, generous, open, caring and the apartment was FABULOUS. Perfect for a family, well situated and so safe, quiet and convenient. The apartment is huge ( in comparison to so many others out there) Airy and light catching the breeze perfectly.
The thoughtful details are not to be missed either - chocolates as a welcome, milk and coffee in the fridge, some beers waiting to sooth nerves after driving across France; a warm, sweet welcome note - all making the experience a wonderful one.
Their well thought out, extremely detailed welcome pack is stuffed full of information so that not only can you slip into Parisian life and feel like a local immedialty, you have all the nitty gritty info you need for every day life, but you also feel confident in an environment which for some may be daunting ( as in its a foreign country and for some this may be a bit scary.)
I cannot scream the virtues of how wonderful the booklet they have prepared is high enough - so much thought and care has gone into sharing Paris, a place they very obviously love and want to share with others. If you are parking in the car park make sure you read EVERYTHING every carefully. Its a bit of a hair raising experience for anyone from Australia - but with Laurents fantastic maps and photos, it all went very smoothly.
The family were wonderful. Laurent went well out of his way to help me when my car tire needed replacing, calling a repair shop and ensuring that I was ok.
The apartment is well appointed ( though we didn't spend much time there - so MUCH to see and do in Paris!) beds very comfortable and everything spotlessly clean.
We defiantly recommend this place to families and small groups of travellers who want to feel like they are real Parisians. Fruit shop on the corner is wonderful - markets on a Sunday, Metro within 5 min walk and a great little coffee bar too. ahhh.. we LOVED it here and very sad to say goodbye.