Jacqueline's home is a treasure. We read hundreds of reviews of Airbnb homes before choosing this one, and were in no way disappointed. So many wholly positive reviews made the decision for us! The location is great--close to the Bastille, an easy walk to the métro. A lively street if you are young and want to see the action, but quiet and removed from the noise if you are older (like us) and want peace and quiet. The secret is the courtyard: It buffers the outside noise perfectly. There are actually two courtyards, one out the back door where you can sit on a sunny day and watch the tennis players next door. (It's fun to hear the tennis instructor reminding children how to hold their racket.) The other courtyard is out the front door, and has a gate at either end, one leading to the passage Thiéré and the other leading to the rue de Lappe. If you look at the maps on Google, you'll also see the cour Quellard, which is part of the property. Other apartments also open onto the courtyard. As for the inside, everything we needed was there. The dishwasher and the washing machine work like a charm. There's no drier, but the heated towel rack and the large folding drying rack do the trick. All the products you could possibly want are there--dishwasher detergent, washing machine capsules, hand soap, spot remover, even silver polish--and equipment: floor mop, vacuum cleaner, carpet sweeper.... There's a starter set of products like paper towels, shower gel, shampoo, and toilet paper. Visitors are simply requested to replace what they use. A note for Americans: as is usual for French homes, the toilet is in a different room than the wash basin and shower, so don't be surprised. It's perfectly normal. The shower is great--plenty of hot water. We had some chilly days (we visited in May), and the heat was welcome and worked very well. There are towels for kitchen and bathroom, wash mitts, a change of sheets if you need them,. We were totally enamored of all the restaurants and had planned from the start to eat our way through Paris, so we didn't cook much at all, just omelettes for dinner one night, but the oven and stovetop work great and were clean and shiny, and the countertop was also clean and ready for food preparation. As for breakfast, our favorite bakery (boulangerie) was the Maison Passos, just around the corner from the rue de Lappe on rue de la Roquette. Be sure to ask for "une baguette de tradition", which is the best bread you can get. Every facet of its preparation is controlled by law in France, as it is considered part of the "patrimony" of France. And it's delicious. And on the topic of food, don't miss the Bastille market every Sunday morning. It's jam-packed with vendors of meats, cheeses, fresh fruits and vegetables, chocolates, t-shirts, you name it.... A delight. We ate twice...