Stayed in this apartment for 6 days in late July for a family vacation. Perfect for my family of four (myself, wife and 2 older teenagers). Exactly what I was hoping for. An apartment with charm allowing my family to feel like we were "living in Paris" versus "visiting and staying in a cramped hotel." Communication with Francois prior to arrival was fantastic. Answered my questions including providing suggested directions on getting to the apartment from the Gare du Nord train station; a straightforward metro ride (4 line) to the St Germain des Pres station and short walk through beautiful area. Francois unavailable for check-in (he communicated this to me ahead of time). Met his mom at the apartment were she oriented us to the apartment, answered our questions, made sure everything was as we expected and even provided us a fabulous suggestion for a local cafe for lunch. Francois and his mom speak English. The apartment was well equipped with everything we needed for a comfortable stay. 2 bedrooms, each with double beds, large living room with a pull out sofa bed which my son said was comfortable as far as sofa beds go. Living room had plenty of comfortable seating. The apartment does not have air conditioning but this was not an issue as the temps were in the 70's during the day and simply opening the large doors to private courtyard and use of ceiling fans more than adequate. Fully equipped kitchen (stove, coffee maker, refrigerator, dishwasher) and dining area which we didn't take full advantage of. It's Paris and we found we wanted to partake of the many wonderful local cafes, restaurants and bakeries including those in the immediate St Germain des Pres area. Has a washing machine (no drier as per Francois' mom), clothes drying rack available to allow for air drying in private courtyard. The apartment is in a wonderful area in which we felt very safe walking around at all hours of day. Within a very short walk is a bakery, deli, numerous cafes, fresh fruit/vegetable store and grocery (Monoprix). It's location (2 streets from the Seine) made for a centralized location for short walk to the Louvre, Tuileries, Musee d'Orsay, Notre Dame, Eifel Tower. We found that from this location we did not need to use public transportation but if you so choose it's...