Although Laurent was not in town at the time of our stay, he arranged for a friend to check us into the apartment and everything went smoothly. Laurent was easy to get in touch with and was quick to answer any questions we had.

The apartment itself was very nice and just as described. It was a little cold at first, but easily warmed up with the radiators (which have built-in thermostats, so controlling the temperature was easy). The oven was confusing at first but that is because the timer was also the on/off switch, which I'm not used to! (I don't normally use the timer, so working out how to switch the oven on took a bit of guesswork). All the other facilities were great.

The location was also fantastic - perfectly quiet at night, but bustling during the day, and just one street over from a street full of bakeries, super markets and restaurants. It is also just a few minutes walk from the Metro which makes it a wonderfully convenient location to stay.

My only concern is that the bathroom sometimes had an unpleasant smell coming from it - usually after the sink had been drained (the water would come back up through the plug hole in the bath, leading to a smell from the sewage pipes). Sometimes the smell would occur after the toilet was flushed. This could be contained by keeping the bathroom door shut, but was still a bit unpleasant and happened a few times during our stay.