I found Gilles to be an excellent host. He is a friendly, kind and generous person, always ready to help out. He took me to the nearby markets the day I arrived, showed me where to buy the best coffee etc. The apartment is big and comfortable, actually the best I have been in. I have been renting apartments each year for 10 years and this is definitely the best one so far. It has an artist studio feel about it, not plush but a place where it is very easy to feel at home. Thee is plenty of natural light in the apartment which is what I always look for as I don't like dark apartments. The location is very good and not in a tourist area so one can be immersed in the local culture. It is close to all transport so you can move around Paris very easily, either by metro or bus. I really liked being on the ground floor with the garden to sit in. Great! Very quiet street too. Thank you Gilles!