We've rented apartments several times in Europe, and this was our best experience yet. Laurent and Christine really are super hosts -- they're quick to respond, friendly, helpful and provide extensive information about the apartment and neighborhood, along with lovely welcome gifts. The apartment itself is quite comfortable with great beds and it's astonishingly quiet for a convenient city location. Within a couple of blocks, there are stations for two different metro lines plus a grocery store, a bakery for your morning baguette and the wonderful, leafy Coulée verte park for strolling and bike riding. Walk a few blocks more, and you'll find a Square Courteline (which is actually a circle) with two more bakeries (the one called Bouncoc is truly exceptional), another couple of grocery stores (a Carrefour Express and a Bio c'Bon, which is similar to Whole Foods), a produce store and several good restaurants (Le Picotin, Chez Gudule and Le Cosy) plus a pharmacy. The apartment, like most others in Paris, doesn't have air conditioning but does have an energetic fan and good cross-ventilation when the windows are opened, so even when the weather got super hot, we were still comfortable. We especially appreciated the washing machine, dishwasher and drip coffee maker, since those aren't always standard. Laurent and Christine left us a ton of closet and shelf space with plenty of hangers, which was really nice. One note for Americans: the elevator landings serve two floors, so you have to haul your bags up a short flight of steps to get into the elevator and then down another short flight to reach the apartment. This isn't a problem if you pack like a typical European, but it could be an issue if you have a lot of big or heavy bags. Overall, we had a great experience and would love to stay here again!