We stayed here the last week of december, the weather was fresh with an occasionally stiff wind blowing while temperatures were around 8º C. Back at the loft it would always be in the mid twenties. A true sense of coming home from the first time we entered. We found our way in through the giant hallways of the building as a whole by means of 'Tom Thumb' notes sticked to the walls with our name on it and an arrow indicating which way to follow. Very cute and thoughtful, leading to a spacious living room with a large kitchen corner, or should I say a gigantic kitchen with ample room to sit at either the a-typic kitchen table or in one of the charming old fauteuils that must have given relaxation to generations of people.
Fransesca and husband were away for the holidays themselves so we did not have the pleasure of meeting them but they left the cupboard and the fridge plenty full of accessories to your breakfast. Going out to one of the many bakeries, all just around the corner, is one of the pleasures of being in France which makes your days start on a positive tone.
There is indeed an amazing amount of books on photographers, art and architecture, we did not even get to check the hundreds of romans that lined the walls as well.
The area is very lively and international (one french bakery) with an unsurpassed hangout called 'aux follies' just around the corner. A café filled to the brim all day long with artists, youngsters and grandma's alike. Good choice of wines too. All in all a very good experience. Since this review section is not just a 'thank you' spot with pleasantries to the lenders but also a guideline to other renters, it must be added that the small 'bedcave' cannot be accessed by people who are stiff in the bones. The ladder leading up to the entrance is quite unstable, just to short for comfortably stepping in and out of the bed and it slides away too easily on the kitchenfloor. But I'm sure kids will love it!

We found everything presented in the listing to be correct, thank you!

Pauline, Frank and his two brothers