Upon arrival we were greeted by Natalie the housekeeper who was so lovely and just finishing up. We got to practice our french and her english, with each other. Very helpful and delightful. Arno joined us a bit later to introduce himself and give us neighborhood tips.

The neighborhood is the most perfect to stay in (and i have been to Paris twice before staying by the Opera and on the Champs). With plenty of restaurants, quiet at night, grocery stores, and within walking distance to many things that Paris has to offer and close by metro stops and very close to the North Train station. It is amongst a lot of wholesale stores whereby if you were a shop owner you could go in there and buy product for your stores. I set out one day and dropped in many of the stores and they were willing to sale to me at a very below retail price. Great shopping off the beaten path and out of the big stores. In addition to Montorgueil Street (a walking street with plenty restaurants, stores, etc.) there is a restaurant across the street from the Cozy House. I recommend it. Great meal and they have a family winery and serve the wine there. Very reasonably priced and great food and service.

The only problem we had was the bedroom downstairs was actually a fold out couch bed with a very thin mattress on it. It was not advertised this way. I slept on it the first night and knew it was going to be the source of some major back problems. We remedied the situation by jumping on Amazon.com and ordering a great air mattress of which Arno paid for and kept for future accommodations. He also explained their would be a bedding change in the near future for that room. The upstairs bedroom was very comfortable.

The only other thing people should know as it is not clear in the description is there are two bathrooms. However one is downstairs with a toilet and sink, no mirror AND the one upstairs is a shower and sink (no toilet). So collectively they make one bathroom but on features on separate floors.

Bottom line is I would stay here again. Arno, Natalie, Location and no stairs in and out of of the place makes it a great find in Paris.