Absolutely charming flat with a great host! We are a family of 4: two adults with a 13-yr old and 10-yr old, spending a little over 2 weeks between Paris and London in late June. We stayed in Fabio’s flat for our last week in Paris. Having spent the previous week in hotels, it was great to be in a home setting - especially having access to laundry, cooking facilities and a regular sized refrigerator. It allowed us to only pack a week’s worth of clothing, which was very helpful as we had to carry everything with us between hotels and on the train to London and back. I assumed we would have to buy laundry soap, etc. but Fabio had everything at our disposal. As previous guests have mentioned, Fabio met us on arrival and showed us how to use all the appliances and gave us a run down of the area, including some great restaurant recommendations!
The building has a secured entrance and we had no concerns about sleeping with the windows open to enjoy the cooler evening air. As advertised, the flat is less than a 5 minute walk to the Metro station, including a street filled with cafes, so even as late as 11:30 at night, we felt safe walking back from the metro to the flat (I’m not a “city” girl, so this was a concern of mine before we arrived). Fabio was also very responsive to any questions we had before and during the trip. He also checked in to make sure we were ok given the unusual heat wave (95-100+ degrees!) that Paris was having the week we were there. Even though the flat does not have AC, Fabio provided two fans and with the windows open, we were comfortable.
The flat is convenient to at least two grocery stores and we often stopped to grab fresh pain au chocolat or croissants on our way to the metro in the morning. We didn’t cook that much because we were usually out at lunch and dinner time, but there appeared to be all the necessary pots/pans and utensils to do so.
The area around the flat was fun to explore and we found several lovely churches, shops and parks. Luxembourg gardens and Notre Dame were an easy walk. Pharmacies and a post office are also within 2-3 blocks.
A previous reviewer had commented on a shortage of hot water for the shower - we did not experience this, even on mornings or nights when all 4 of us took showers consecutively.
I would definitely recommend Fabio and this flat and would happily stay here again next time we visit Paris.