Nathalie's place exceeded my expectations. Getting from the airport (CDG) via RER to her place was breeze, approximately 8 minute walk. Upon emerging from the train station, the first thing you'll see is the legendary La Closerie des Lilas. It was like stepping into Ernest Hemingway's world. Her place is also very close to a Paris Metro station, generally you wouldn't want to stay very close to a train station because of the crowd and noise, but Nathalie's place is exceptional. It's a very quite neighborhood with none of the usual train station chaos. To sum it up, this is a very clean, comfortable, and quiet Parisian apartment with a very gracious host.