A very friendly welcome by the charming Kristina who showed us around the flat. Then out on the terrace and...WOW...the Eiffel Tower is right there. That's what we paid the big bucks for and it was worth every penny. If you're umming and aahing over whether to book..stop...just book it..you won't regret it. You only have one life and our memories of drinking wine on the terrace while the tower did it's breathtaking hourly light display will stay with us forever. The communication by our host, the cleanliness of the apartment, the location, the welcome...all fantastic.
Thank you Francoise for letting us stay in your lovely apartment :)
Ps. Funny story..heads up about the incredibly rude cleaning woman in the little office in the lobby. I couldn't work out how to open the door as there's just a tiny silver button built into the handle...never seen one like that before. So there I am and the woman is shouting 'sur la porte, sur la porte' and then she scowls, harumphs..comes marching out of her office, brushes me aside, pushes the button and exclaims 'something something TOURIST!' right to my face. I just laughed and said a pointed 'merci beaucoup' which seemed to irritate her even more.
Welcome to Paris :)