The neighbourhood is absolutely wonderful, Rue de Montorgueil is such a find! So close to the Pompidou and all other central Paris sights, as well as the beautiful district of Marais. Filled with gorgeous restuarants, boulangeries etc., I dined there both nights of my visit. It's a great place to make friends if you're travelling alone because it's a busy pedestrian street and everyone seems friendly and talkative.

The flat is lovely, and as a literature student I particularly appreciated Sophie's fantastic library of books! However, I did find the room somewhat dark and struggled to read at night or to see properly where my smaller belongings were. The major issue I had was not being aware beforehand that I would be sharing the flat with Sophie, although she was wonderful I did feel guilty for sleeping in a host's room whilst they were forced to sleep on the sofa. I also appreciate my privacy, and I felt some pressure to remain outside of the flat except to sleep as I felt like I was getting in her way. I also did not feel comfortable using the living space or the kitchen as this was primarily where she seemed to be working/sleeping. Perhaps this was outlined somewhere on the advertisement for the place but sadly I was not fully aware of the details of the arrangement prior to my stay.

This aside, Sophie seems perfectly lovely and is a very clean and tidy person. It was a nice treat to have the cleaner come inbetween the nights I was occupying the room to clean and change the sheets.