This is a very pleasant apartment and probably different from most other offerings. I arrived having spent the previous three nights at a very satisfactory Luxembourg area hotel while attending an academic conference and was happy to have much more room in which to relax (my daughter, who had spent an extended period in the neighborhood a few years earlier, joined me shortly afterwards). Pablo was very welcoming and easy to talk with about the arrangements. The two most striking things about the apartment initially are that it is very bright (the three skylights help enormously in this regard) and that it is not quite as stark as the photo might suggest. Five flights of stairs (the elevator will take you up three--I used it twice in 5 days of several comings and goings) that are very manageable even for a 69 year-old. All necessary appliances--including a washer and a dryer--are available in the apartment, though you may have to bend down to use some of them (do watch your head as you move towards the walls, though there is plenty of space for tall people overall). We used the heating (in March) and found it wholly satisfactory. The Charonne Metro station is less than five minutes walk away; there are several small restaurants close by, as also a "boulanger," and small grocery stores both chain and independent (really, no shortage of eating places in the area). The Wi-fi was excellent (and very reliable). In all, Pablo's apartment is an excellent choice for anyone interested in day-to-day Parisian life a few Metro stops away from the tourist routes in a neighborhood that is both lively and quiet.