I rarely write reviews but as I had a great time in this place I am happy to. This is a beautiful and highly functional apartment with a super responsive, courteous and accommodating owner (I arrived at 22:30 pm on a Sunday which was no problem). It is an ideal place for someone who comes to Paris to have the experience of living in the city and spend quite some time in the apartment, I am writing on a book and spend a lot of time there and it was just perfect. The neighborhood is one of the most interesting and relaxing in Paris. It is quiet as it is located on the northside of montmarte (I don;t mean the nieghborhood but the actual hill on which Sacre Coeur stands) a place where very few tourists ever come to, but at the same time it is in just a few minutes walking distance to Sacre Coeur and the much more touristy neighborhood of Abesses on the other side of the hill. The neighborhood is mainly residential and inhabited by a good mixture of older and younger Parisians. Some of the best food stores in Paris are on Rue Caulaincourt within 1-5 minute walking distance, including a great butcher, several great cheese stores, wine stores, one of the best bakeries (Grenier a Pain) etc. The subway stop Lamarck-Caulaincourt is literally 1 minute walk away and is line 12, which goes straight to La Madelaine and Place de La Concorde. For those who love to walk, it is 35 minutes to Place de La Concorde, 45 minutes to Le Marais etc, so all good. The apartment itself has a very smart layout and looks as if it was just renovated and furnished in a young and modern style (the owner told me it was actually done 3 years ago but the apartment is very well maintained). The bathroom is beautifully tiled, has all new appliances and is very clean and sleek. Same is true for the closets, kitchen etc, all is above Airbnb average. A great feature for winter time is that it has floor heating throughout the apartment. A little problem with the heating is the fact that it is central heating system and does not allow for being regulated at all so it does get very warm, especially at night. You need to remember to drink lots of water, especially at night - or you open the window, it is a quiet neighborhood and the bedroom window opens onto a very quiet part of Montmarte, part of it is a cemetery so there is really no problem with opening the bedroom window in terms of sound polution! On the other hand, this apartment is not a luxury place either, it is on the smaller side and has a young feel, in terms of American brands I would compare it to a bit above crate and barrel - well, it is in France where people have just better taste for design...