We were warmly welcomed by one of Sylvie's friends and the friendly cats as Sylvie wasn't in the city when we arrived, Anne Laure was brilliant, she showed us around the apartment and recommended the best metro lines and places to visit both near the apartment and further into the centre. The apartment is the perfect Parisian apartment with the most beautiful view of Place de la nation with the Eiffel Tower in the distance. Sylvie provided us with the breakfast essentials, bathroom minis and a superb fan as we went in the middle of a heat wave. The apartment was also close to the metro, bus and the velib bikes were right on the doorstep; there is a pharmacy right next door and the supermarket is just across the road. Altogether Sylvie was an amazing host and we thank her for making our first trip to Paris, the first of many.