If you have the slightest bit of romance in your heart for Paris, you’ll fall in love with Marie and Paul’s apartment. A door from a private courtyard leads to a short entryway, at the end of which is a charming stairway. Twenty steps up is the door to the apartment. Inside are the aged wood floors of the sitting/dining area, a fully equipped kitchen with full-sized refrigerator and the separate bedroom and bath. The size is perfect for two people, with a fold-down bed for a third if you are a family or very close traveling companions. The apartment is secure, immaculately clean and tastefully decorated, and it is well-lit by windows in the kitchen, sitting area and bedroom. There is very little noise at night, so you can sleep with the windows open if you want. The neighborhood residents are mostly young and middle class. You are likely to be the only non-Parisian in the nearby grocery store or in line to buy croissants, tarts or other delights at the bakery. Restaurants are plentiful and very good (don’t miss Le Petite Broc, which is open all day), and the Metro station just down the street makes all of Paris easily accessible. There might be a better place for you if you are coming to Paris to party — after all, this is Montparnasse, not the Marais or Montmartre. But for us, Marie and Paul provided the perfect place to stay while we explored the fascinating museums, historic sites and romance of Paris.