My Girlfriend and I are students from Northern Ireland and planned a 7 night holiday in Paris, originally for June.

However, the night before we were due to fly we had a passport disaster and had to delay our holiday. When I contacted Marc he was very sympathetic and apologetic that he wasn't able to give us a refund, but generously offered us the apartment at discount if it was available when we booked again. Marc was also very gracious with his time working things out with us when we were having technical problems on the AirBnB website trying to accept the offer.

While we were planning our holiday, Marc made himself available and addressed all our queries before we left, and gave excellent advice for travelling to the apartment from the airport (which was invaluable as we decided to take the RER and Metro).

Marc greeted us when we arrived at the apartment to show us around and answer our questions, and was very pleasant and welcoming! He had also left us with useful information, such as the WiFi password and nearby cafés and restaurants he reccomended.

The apartment itself was great and looked pretty much as it did in the pictures! It was cosy but had everything we needed and was a really good alternative to staying in a hotel!

The place was a perfect base for our visit to Paris. Importantly it's just a street over from the Jacques Bonsergent metro station! It is centrally located, but Paris is such a huge city that it is still a considerable walk to all the main tourist locations so the proximity to the metro was very useful!

The apartment is also right next to the Place de la Republique and la Marais district, both of which are bustling hubs of activity and good spots to wine and dine! I particularly praise Marc's recommendation to visit L'Aller Retour!

The apartment is on the fourth floor with steep stairs, so we would reccomend it to people who are fit and capable. After many long days out sightseeing in the city, I couldn't help but observe that the stairs to the apartment seemed more challenging than the stairs up the Eiffel tower! Although I was probably exagerating slightly, the walk up was well worth it!

The apartment was comfortable, clean, private and the perfect tonic to a long and active day in the city!

Overall it was a great apartment with a great host. If we ever return to Paris, we would definitely consider staying in Marc's place again!
Many thanks!

Rory and Clare