My partner and I recently spent a very enjoyable four nights in Xavier and Claire's apartment, which served as a great base for our trip. It was in a perfect location - a short walk to the centre of the action, although very quiet considering.

Xavier was very good about meeting us and showing us around the apartment. We had a late train on our final day and he was accommodating about looking after our bags, which was a great help.

In terms of the apartment itself, we found it in excellent condition, very clean and tidy. It had everything we needed, my partner and I felt the coffee machine was a nice touch. The apartment was small but perfectly formed, with everything that we needed and tonnes of personality - a far better alternative to staying in a hotel. It should be noted that the bathroom was very small although personally this wasn't a problem for us, nor was it a surprise.