This comfortable apartment is located within easy walking distance of major cultural institutions and also a metro station. Unfortunately, our stay at the apartment was somewhat spoilt by renovations on the communal staircase and also major work in the apartment directly above. Florence had mentioned that there would be some noise from the renovations in the apartment above on the 26th of December and that we might need to stay out of the apartment during the morning. That day, aside from the noise from the jack-hammering, a significant amount of dust and debris fell from the ceiling into the apartment. We laid out dust sheets to protect the books and objets d’art from the falling debris. The dust then pervaded the living spaces. Some hammering noise continued the next day, starting at 8am with more dust falling from the ceiling. We repeatedly tried to ring the housekeeper’s number that Florence had left as the point of contact, but she was also out of Paris on holiday. We finally made contact with Florence, who was apologetic, but could only organise someone to clean the mess after 7pm, so we also spent that second day out of the apartment. However, Florence did send us a bottle of nice champagne. A note of consideration is that there are major renovations ongoing in the stairwell of the building. The steps of the stair-case are uneven due to the age of the building and the hand-rail or balustrade through the entire stairwell is currently covered over by dust-sheets and unusable which is disconcerting. Florence mentioned the renovations in the building stairwell a month ago, and stated that the work should have been completed before our arrival. However, this renovation project still seems far from complete. There is no mention of these major renovations on the apartment’s website and this lack of information to possible clients is somewhat disappointing. It would be advisable for potential guests to check the status of these renovations before planning their stay.