Alex's place is in a great location and is recently renovated and very clean (though this means you can smell fresh paint and if you are sensitive to that like me that would be downside). Many metro stations around and many great restaurants are walking distance. (try the pizza at the end of the street). Alex was communicative and check in went smoothly. We arrived late at night and that wasn't a problem at all. I would have given this place 5 stars if it wasn't for the problem we had with the AC unit. As soon as we turned it on, it started making a really loud buzzing noise every 5 minutes or so. Even for a while after you turned it off. It kept us up all night every night and that wasn't ideal at all when you have a full day of activities planned the next day. We mentioned this to Alex and he said he would come in with a technician to fix it. Then he told us that he came and he couldn't find anything wrong with the AC. I tried to explain the problem some more but he stopped replying. On top of this, there was some construction going on elsewhere in this building (we felt like it was the unit above us but hard to say) so starting early in the morning there was a really loud banging construction noise that woke us up and went on forever. Very unfortunate if you have been up all night and just fell asleep. Anyways, I think if Alex fixed this problem his apartment would be really ideal for those visiting Paris who want to be near all attractions. The location is perfect, the apartment is brand new and rather spacious for Paris Standards and the lift is a definite bonus since this is on a higher floor.