Airbnb'ers STOP HERE! If you're anything like me, you've spent days/weeks/months cruising through the listings looking for the perfect place to call "home" while in Paris. The process can be exhausting and stressful. Good news is, if you're looking at the listing for Rue Dragon hosted by HIP, you've found it! I assure you, it will not get better than this so take the mouse, scroll over to confirm booking, and click. Get a good nights sleep tonight knowing you've secured THE BEST spot in Paris to launch your upcoming adventure from.

This apartment literally has it all. Location could not be better with easy walking access to just about every major destination in Paris. If walking isn't your thing, you are close to multiple metro stops for hop-on, hop-off "door to door" underground train service to all points Paris. Alternatively, there is a taxi stop at the end of the street for those "gotta get there now" moments.

The place is spotless!! I couldn't find a patch of dust if I had a white glove. The host and the hired cleaning crew do a great job of returning the apartment to "spec" between rentals. The kitchen is fully stocked for anybody interested in saving a few bucks on meals out and the LCD TV even has an English speaking channel or two for unwinding after a long day of seeing the sites.

If a good nights sleep is important to you on vacation, rest assured (pun intended), you will have no problem sleeping here. The bed is huge and comfortable. The sheets/comforter are clean and the bedroom itself faces a inner courtyard so quiet you can hear a pin drop making any street noise a complete non-factor. The shower/tub is huge, the water pressure great, and the water heater massive so you don't have to worry about taking a long shower (like me!). Especially for the ladies, there is a HUGE walk-in closet off the bedroom with a couple of full sized mirrors for making sure the look is just right before heading out into one of the fashion capitals of the world.

The apartment is on the 5th floor with a fast and efficient lift (albeit the worlds tiniest) for added awesomeness. There's just something really cool about sitting on your private balcony overlooking the rooftops of Paris with a glass of wine in hand. Did I forget to mention it has a balcony??? Yeah, it's got that and it's great. Huge floor-to-ceiling, french door style windows open on to the balcony and line the livingroom/kitchen area allowing a ton of natural light into the space which makes the apartment feel airy, spacious, and happy.

Overall I'd have to rate my experience here a 10 out of 10. The space is even better than advertised. The pictures are great but it's even better in person so stop toiling and start clicking "book". You will not be disappointed.