Claire and her entire family welcomed us literally welcomed us right from the time I inquired about the booking. I will break this feedback up into two parts:
The Lavaud Family:
Extremely hospitable including her lovely children, her husband and most importantly Claire herself. They were ever ready to help us with the bags to the apartment, umbrellas for the rainy weather or even shopping carts for groceries! The family was always available for the simplest of requests regarding the complex metros/RER/buses or helping with printouts. She literally had everything in the apartment - spices, washing powder for the laundry, shoepolish, cornflakes, recipe books (imagine that!), printer, a real live piano (where do you get to see that these days!), a full fledged bar (get your own booze...though Claire am sure would be generous with that too!), I can go on and on... its a special family ... who understands the needs of other families...

The Apartment:
The apartment is impeccable, its beautiful and well laid out and maintained. Claire allowed us to use everything in the apartment - the washing machines, the home theatre, the jacuzzi... it was as good as owning my own beautiful apartment for a few nights. My parents were so impressed with the place that they actually would love to go back again someday just to stay in the top floor bedroom with wood + glass flooring and the home theatre and jacuzzi. It truely made their anniversary time special.

Thank you Claire and family... miss you guys and the place... wish we could stay longer... Hope to see you in India soon ..do stay in touch... genuinely mean it...

Cheers!
P.