Joel made us feel very welcome. The villa was situated in a nice, safe and accessible neighborhood. The villa itself is very spacious and filled with natural light. The furniture is new and the beds are very comfortable. Unfortunately for our group, the renovation was not completely finished upon our arrival. One room has just been painted and the fumes caused one person in our group to be overcome. Joel needs to revist the kitchen in the main part of the villa. The IKEA cabinetry is not user friendly at all and the kitchen is NOT equipped for real cooking. Having a microwave perched atop a refrigerator is nonsensical for use for instance. The frige w/o a handle to open it was cumbersome too. No coffee pot in the "big" kitchen. Fortunately for us we only used it for breakfasts and "happy hour". Additionally closet space is very limited and the bathrooms have inadequate shelving for toiletries and towel drying. But hopefully Joel will continue to work on the villa because it has tremendous potential and could be very very lovely! All in all we enjoyed our stay and thank Joel for making our Paris trip very nice.