Phillip (Emmanuelle's husband) was super cool and on hand to greet us and give us a tour of his home. My French is extremely limited (3 yrs. of C's in high school back in the 80's), but his English was perfect so there was no confusion. The apartment is on the 5th floor and as the picture portrays has a wonderful view of the Eiffel Tower. What can I say about knowing I can drink my morning coffee and toast my evening wine with the Tower in my foreground? I will tell you now that if you never left the porch to see anything else, it wouldn't matter. You would be happy. The apartment is located in Arrondissement 15 near Rue de Grenelle and Avenue du Suffren, so the street is quiet but the area is busy with foot traffic. There is an open market twice a week to insure you have fresh food (meat, vegetables, fruits, cheeses, bread, etc.) to cook. We had a great time and highly recommend this place. Please note the building is probably 100 years old and so like others of the time only has one toilet in each apartment and it is located separately from the two bathrooms (sinks, tub and shower). There is a clothes washer. We dried clothes on the porch. Also, the elevator, which works great, is tiny to American standards and so we hiked the 94 steps every time we went anywhere. The Tower is about 1 mile away and the Seine is about 1/2 mile away. Most attractions are located off the Seine, so walking along it will get you anywhere you want to go. If you want to walk, we logged more than 10 miles a day on foot. The Metro (Rue de Grenelle) is around the corner to take all over Paris. TIPS: Get a Metro card good for the number of days you are staying so you get unlimited subway travel throughout the city limits. Also, exchanging currency at your local airport (LAX $9) was cheaper if not competitive to all other places. Sometimes your bank does it for free but need a few days to get the exchange done. If you like your taxi driver, get his contact info. so you can get a ride back to the airport/train station. Our driver charged us 60E per trip to the train station. Tipping is 10%. Wine is best bought from wine merchants (Nicholas) and not at the grocery store. The sames goes for bread - go to a patisserie or a boulangerie. Get bread everyday and not more than 2 days at a time. Incidentally, the Coste's apartment is blocks away from a supermarket (called Simply) - super convenient for all other items. So in closing, if you are Paris bound and want to experience the city as it is, this is the perfect romantic place for you. If you want to be waited on or need the most modern of amenities, go to a hotel.