We so enjoyed our stay at Valentin's lovely apartment in Le Marais area of Paris. It is a great location for exploring the lively bistros and thrift shops in this energetic and youthful neighborhood as well as an easy walk to many famous museums and monuments . Valentin and Caroline were away when we arrived but arranged to have us met by a friend and we had a very easy check-in. The hosts not only left us with a delicious bottle of wine and crackers, tea and coffee but also gave us many suggestions for our short but sweet stay. We took a day trip to Chartres that was marvelous and spent another day going in and out of thrift stores and walking along the Seine around Notre Dame. We had delicious meals in the neighborhood as well. Thank you to our hosts for this memorable experience of one of the most beautiful cities in the world!