I planned a trip to Paris as a gift for my mother and had originally booked a hotel near the Eiffle Tower. I was then referred to Airbnb and decided to book with Charles so that we would have a more 'authentic' Parisian experience.

Charles and his wife were both incredibly helpful leading up to our arrival and Suzanne was very welcoming when actually arrived. Both myself and my mum loved the Bastille area. We were there for 9 days therefore cooked dinner in the apartment almost every night, did our shopping at the market which was at our doorstep, had our hair cut locally and even did our laundry at the local laverie. The metro was very convenient (which we used every day) and we also walked back several times from Notre Dame along the Seine. I highly recommend staying here.

The apartment itself was lovely and bright, great style and we ate on the balcony for breakfast and dinner every day. It does sleep 3 people easily however, all beds are sofabeds and are quite comfortable. The only thing we would like to have had was a shower curtain. The shower is open to the kitchen (and the entire apartment) so there wasn't any privacy which was awkward for us Canadians. However, the weather was perfect so we took turns relaxing on the balcony while the other showered and dressed.

That being said, I would book this apartment again in a heartbeat when I return to Paris and recommend others to do the same.