Melissa is a great host! She is charming and speaks excellent English. She spent ample time showing us around the apartment as well as writing down recommendations for restaurants, bakeries, and groceries. We lunched at La Fontaine de Mars, which Melissa recommended. The restaurant is a short walk from the apartment. We had a wonderful lunch there, including some of the best duck confit we’ve ever had.
As others have mentioned, the apartment is stylish and well-appointed. We slept well in the comfortable queen bed. The apartment is on the ground floor and the living room and bedroom windows overlook an interior courtyard. So there isn’t any traffic noise, but there isn’t a “view” either. However, when you step out onto the street, there is the Eiffel Tower looming over you, which is impressive.
Melissa is a gracious, responsive, and helpful host who clearly takes pride in her apartment and cares about her guests.