Pierre is a great host, and responds in a timely manner. Located in a residential neighborhood, the apartment is unusually large for a Parisian apartment. ... lots of room to move around for 5 people. It had 2 bathrooms. Lots of charm in the rooms with intricate details in the ceiling, fireplaces, and great art work on the walls. You will feel you are in the Parisian apartment you see in classical movies. Loads of cooking appliances, eating dishes, and drinking cups provided for, so if you want to be Julia Child in Paris, go for it.
The neighborhood is in the 5th arrisdonmente, with easy access to the metro and is very safe. I walked to the Gobelins Metro at 0:600 on two days to go to an appointment in the St. Lazare neighborhood and had no problems. Every morning we took a three minute walk to Pain D'Alexis for their fabulous croissants and baguette for 1€ each and they had this great butter, salami, and gherkins baguette for 2.80€. We also dined at zagat rated Au Petit Marguery for a three course prix fixe menu that comes with wine, coffee, assorted house breads, and petit fours after the meal. Food choices for a pris fixe menu was excellent for 39.50€ per person and you will be full. A minute away is supposedly a well-rated restaurant, Languedoc, which we wished we had time to try. Paris Chinatown is only a few Metro stops away and well worth visiting, if you are craving asian food. I had an excellent lunch at Imperial Choisy.

This quiet neighborhood has everything you want after a busy day of running around at the noisy tourist sites. Bus 91 will pick you up across the street if you need to go to Gare de Lyon and the Bastille.

We did not know how to use a French washung machine, so Yasmin, Pierre's assistant came by at to help us. Yasmin has a good sense of humor.

Next time I go to Paris, I would consider this apartment again for my friends and family. Excellent host and assistant, excellent apartment unit, excellent neighborhood with excellent neighborhood restaurants and stores... you will feel like a local in Paris! I just hope that this apartment does not become too popular, that I can't book a reservations next time.

We walked about 6 minutes to the Carrefours supermarket for basic. Decent wine is available at Carrefours is for 2 or 3 € per bottle.