Chris graciously met us at the flat earlier than our scheduled check in time per our request. He promptly provided a tour of the neighborhood and several restaurant recommendations. Chris and Angie live around the corner from the flat and let us know if anything came up we should stop by. Fortunately the trip went smoothly and no visits were necessary.

As for the flat itself, it is definitely cozy. The ceiling above the bed does not permit standing fully upright. It was clean and had everything that was advertised. One thing that would have been nice was a couple more towels. That said, we were in Paris to see the city, not the flat. However, it was also quite noisy at night. The flat is right on the street and is next door to a coffee bar/off-track betting site and across the street from a great bakery so there was no shortage of traffic and noise. We relieved the problem with earplugs and had little trouble after that.

The neighborhood was safe. The flat is a very short walk to the Bonne Nouvelle Metro Station and is thus a fantastic jumping off point for anything you might want to do in Paris.

We definitely recommend the flat, but caution that it can be noisy at night.