We enjoyed our stay here very much! There are lots of pluses: As shown, the living-dining area is very comfortable and has plenty of seating (we were a group of six: one family of four and one family of two). The location is great; there is a metro stop literally outside the front door of the building, and a grocery store, wine store, bakery, fruit stand, ATM, and pharmacy on the same block or across the street.

The apartment was very clean and as described. Sophie and her family were away, but she made sure a family friend was there to greet us when we arrived and show us the apartment, and she was in touch during our stay to make sure everything was okay. The apartment is on two levels and allowed space for both privacy (four bedrooms) and gathering for our two families. The kitchen is small but well equipped, with a coffee maker, fridge, stove, dishwasher, microwave, etc. Sophie had bought milk and orange juice for us and left a supply of coffee--merci beaucoup!

There is a small elevator in the building that was a very nice convenience when bringing our luggage in and at the end of a long, hard day of sightseeing. :-)

The neighborhood is a bit off the tourist track, which I enjoyed. We could jump on the metro and be downtown in 15 minutes (I can't sing the praises of the Paris metro enough), and then come back here to relax (I should mention that our kids enjoyed the stockpile of kids' videos in the house). There are lots of restaurants nearby, including many Asian restaurants. I was worried that everything would be closed in August, and while some places were closed, there were plenty of stores and restaurants still open.

Three of the bedrooms have sleeping lofts with beds, which was a novelty for the kids. This is a great place for a family to use as a base for exploring Paris. We had an awesome trip and can't wait to come back!