Alicia is a great host, and her apartment is a wonderful place from which to explore Paris! She was very friendly and quick with responses, and provided us with a binder of local restaurants, maps and a guidebook to explore the city. The location itself is perfect: super close to Bastille metro stop which you can easily take to all the touristy sights, and the Bastille neighborhood is so fun at night, so many great bars and restaurants just outside the door. We encountered rain on our second day and it was nice to be able to duck quickly into a metro station to sightsee and not have to walk far for food or drinks. Patisserie right across the street is delicious! It is a nice 1st floor unit so you won't have to carry bags up so many stairs like other places we stayed in France. The unit is clean and sized well for 2 people, bed is comfy and it was nice and quiet so we got plenty of sleep at night. Just make sure you are ok with the ladder up to the loft bed, we had no issues and thought it was really fun to sleep in a loft, but if accessibility or heights is an issue you might have problems there. Loved this place, would totally recommend for your next stay in Paris!!!