Alain was a charming host and always happy to make suggestions of places to visit and how best to get there. The apartment, and the room I used were very clean. The apartment was located on the fifth floor in what you would regard as a typical Parisian apartment building with a small lift, so being a little claustrophobic I took the stairs most times. The room fronts the main road, and whilst this did not cause me much of an issue, it could be a little noisy for light sleepers in the summer if you needed the windows open at night.

Some people have previously commented that the apartment is a little way out of the centre, but I found using the Metro very convenient as it was right opposite the apartment block, and I managed to meet a friend near the the hotel de ville in the centre of Paris in less than 15 minutes after leaving the apartment, including a change of metro lines. It was also very good arriving on the Eurostar from London as the journey to the apartment was on one metro line only straight from the Gare du Nord to virtually the front door.

It was great to be provided with a continental breakfast each morning, which saved me having to search out somewhere to eat nearby, and it meant that the charge for the use of the room was very good value when it included breakfast.

All in all, I would be happy to return to stay with Alain when in Paris again. Many thanks, Alain!