The apartment was ok but could do with improving. I was able to enjoy my stay and walk to quite a few places from here. It's a nice walk along the Seine to the Eiffel Tower (30 minutes) and you pass the bridge from Inception along the way. It is also about 10 minutes walk to a new shopping complex over the river too with lots of clothing and food shops. You can take the 72 bus along the river all the way to the Louvre or close to Musée D'Orsay, which is great. The transport is easy to use.

The apartment itself was a bit dark as a lot of the light globes were broken or missing. One of the seats broke from beneath me when I sat in it and when I checked the others after that, they were loose. The washing machine also didn't work. The apartment was behind a secure coded gate and door that required a code as well as a key to the apartment so it felt very safe. Although the street was quiet most of the time, you can hear the neighbours very easily - the walls and ceiling are very thin but maybe this is normal for Paris. There is construction happening over the road and there was hack hammering on one of the mornings. The shower is very small, you have to hold the shower head as the holder is really low. The ceiling in the shower is also very low. If you are 6ft, you will not be able to stand.

Jean was very nice and welcoming. The phone number he had on the internet didn't work but he responded to my email messages when I sent them (fortunately I was able to get some internet when I landed so make sure you have internet just in case). He also apologised for the mishaps in the apartment. It was difficult for him to check on things as he was away during my stay.