We never met Pierre, we never saw the garden lushness in front of the apartment because it was buried under all of the construction supplies of lumber and scaffolding. I can say that the apartment looks like the pictures but the apartment was not as described. Forget about the quiet part in the morning. The apartment was clean. The location is terrific. The wifi was sitting on a chair near the only door in and out of the apartment, which by the way the door has the only windows that you can see out of (a view of the construction site, less then 5 feet away). The wire to plug in the wifi was wrapped around the leg of a chair, which upon moving the chair unplugged the wifi. This happened on our first of two nights and was never resolved even though I communicated with Pierre regarding the problem. He contacted the wifi company who then did something to the wifi which resulted in no change for us. There are also no windows that open in the apartment and opening the door was the only way that we were able to get some air into the apartment, although there is a constant venting of some sort. The shower is great but the water is a problem for the floor. The closest set up (IKEA) fell apart on the second day, crashing to the floor. This truly felt like a new listing on AirB&B. I have used AirB&B in many countries and over many years but this year the new properties are about $$$. This apartment simply lacked any real connection with the owner, it could have been a hotel room (which would have held together better and come with a discount for the inconvenience with all of the work being done and noise in the morning). Not a pleasant stay in the apartment for us but more of a patch for two extra days in Paris.