This apartment was the ideal spot for our week in Paris! It's a lovely, cozy apartment and really gives you a sense of what living in Paris would be like.
We are a family of four from Brooklyn, NY with two boys (15 & 13). They were easily able to stay on the daybeds in the main living room and we took the master bedroom.
Bathroom is small but shower was great -- why don't all American showers have wands?!
Kitchen was stocked with everything that you need -- had all of our breakfasts around the stone table to save on money and make mornings a little leisurely.
Location is ideal...5 minute walk to an amazing Boulangerie (Eric Kayser) for fresh bread, croissants, coffee everyday. Ate at many of the local food spots for dinner which were a great mix of locals and some travelers. All the staffs were super nice and not speaking French was never a problem. Not one ounce of attitude from locals.
Caroline was a marvelous hostess...she answered all my pre-trip emails promptly and was there to meet us upon arrival. Showed us the whole apartment, tips on where to eat and shop and kept dropping things off like a fan and more restaurant ideas. Not in an intrusive way all...just like a friendly neighbor would.
Only minor con is that there's a good amount of traffic noise from Boulevard Saint Michel. Not in an obnoxious NYC way like honking horns and backed-up traffic but it's a busy boulevard so you do hear sirens and buses occasionally (if you have the windows open at night.) Coming from NYC it didn't bother us but if you're looking for some super secluded, dead quiet spot this might not be the place. Caroline did leave us a big fan that we ran as a 'white noise' machine and it cut out 99% of the noise. My kids weren't bothered at all and slept like logs. Apartment is near the top of the building so it feels very above it all.
Again, it was a fantastic location (2 mins walk from Metro that runs to CDG so we saved a fortune not taking cabs to and from airport).
If you're a couple or even have kids this place was the perfect taste of what life might be like to live the dream of Paris!