First and foremost, Josephine and her family were the best hosts any visitors to Paris could have hoped for, especially first-time visitors. Their attentiveness and responsiveness are an example to anyone in any service industry and for those who might visit be visiting Paris for the first time, you will find that Parisians, whether born or migrated, are incredibly adept and professional and filled to the brim with graciousness and gracefulness in their every action. Josephine and her family reflect all of that and more at the highest level and it was OUR pleasure to have been hosted by them.
With regards to the apartment itself, everything was perfect, simply spotless, representative of what the listing contains and all of the equipment worked great (we did three loads of laundry, cooked twice, made much coffee and tea as our visit was during the colder months and no issues whatsoever). We felt like it was our home for our duration and that really says it all.
Location, location, location! If you want to be on top of a specific renowned Parisian site, this is not probably your spot. If you want to be close to virtually ALL of them as well as shopping, cafes, atm's (this is actually quite important in Paris), and 3 metro stops within a couple of blocks walk (Sevres-Babylone, Saint-Placide, Rennes) and the slightly further Vaneau stop, then look no further than this listing. We ventured out each night to different "hot spots" walking on New Years to the Eiffel Tower, the next night out to Notre-dame, which passes right by the Luxemborg Gardens on the way, along the northern shore of the Seine past the Louvre, back to the southern shore past the Orsay and back to the apartment. Basically...you can get anywhere from here and the phrase "you can't get there from here" couldn't be further from the truth in this case.
To summarize it in only a few words: Our visit and our experience with Josephine, her kind and warm husband Emmanuel, and her smart and warm son Erwan made us want to be Parisians ourselves and we pretty much felt like ones from the moment we arrived (and after a nap).
Thank you again to Josephine, Emmanuel and Erwan for being wonderful hosts, warm and patient guides in all things, and most of all people we now consider friends! Merci, merci, merci...it cannot be said enough and we hope to see you all again in the near future!