The flat is lovely and the location can't be beat. It was hard for us to find a flat with a bedroom and living room (not just a studio); this one is perfect. It is tucked away off the main stretch of Buci Street which felt a bit touristy. If you walk away from Buci street, the area is chic and authentic. There is a general market, fruit market, and Paul just steps away. It is close to Luxembourg Gardens, pastisseries like Gerard Mulot, a covered specialty food market, the Louvre and Tuilleries Gardens, Notre Dame, Pont des Arts, etc. We walked everywhere. Even a walk to Pompidou was lovely and relatively short. St. Germain des Pres was the perfect place to stay and we will be back.

The flat is completely renovated. The bedroom is simple and comfortable. The bathroom is luxurious with a great shower. The kitchen basic and functional. The living room has two sets of windows that are lovely to open for fresh air and to hear some life from the street. The building that the flat is in felt safe and was pristine.

Julien is a great, communicative host. We didn't end up meeting him because of our schedule but we picked up the keys at the chocolate shop in the building and that was very easy.

Note: the description says that there is a coffee machine but it is a nespresso machine with two coffees included. We brought ground coffee with us from home but couldn't use it. We (two people) took showers one morning and ran out of hot water. Not sure if that was just the apartment or the building (morning rush).