We were lucky to rent this modern and stylish apartment inside of a historic building. We loved every aspect of our stay. The short version is that we absolutely loved the apartment, the location and especially our host. If you are wary like me and do extensive research before booking, read on for plenty of details that I will provide below! The location: We loved the location, between the vibrant, cafe filled Bastille and the trendy cobblestone streets of Le Marais. Although the street felt very safe because it was vibrant and filled with cafes, creperies and ice cream places that open late night, the apartment itself is very quiet. There is a Monoprix (similar to a Target in the U.S.) and a supermarket a couple of blocks away. There is a bakery that seemed popular with the locals very close to the apartment. Their prices, portion sizes and taste are much better than the other bakeries we went to. The Bastille metro is very close, and the St Paul metro is within a few blocks. For context, we walked to Hotel De Ville within ~20 minutes (with kids), where 1) there is a nice, large dept store, 2) where you can walk along or relax by the Seine in one of the lounge chairs provided 3) take a batobus (hop on/hop off boat) to one of 8 attractions. We enjoyed leisurely strolls along Le Marais, with it's trendy boutiques and local cafes. There is a famous falafel place in the neighborhood and also a macaroon store that is said to make the world's best macaroons. Don't miss the Bastille Marche market that takes place every Sunday and Thursday (as of Aug 2018). Local produce, cheeses, soap makers, and souvenirs are worth taking a look at especially given that it is close to the apartment. The apartment: The apartment, decorated stylishly, is beautiful and modern. The apartment felt bright, airy and spacious. The windows are large and when the curtains are opened, there is a lot of sunlight making the apartment sunny and bright. When the curtains are closed, the sunlight is completely blocked out making it easy to sleep in the morning. The apartment is very quiet. We did not hear any outside noise. The appliances are easy to use and are of good quality. There is a small washer that looked new and was easy to use, efficient and worked well. There is no dryer but there is a large drying rack. Our clothes dried either overnight or within a day. The washer also helped because it did a good job with a powerful spinning cycle that wrung out the clothes quite well. The stove was easy to use (very similar to the ones in the US) and the flames were quite powerful. we did not use the dishwasher (it's a Bosch!), the oven/microwave, or dishwasher. The silverware, dishes, mugs, wineglasses were plentiful and looked new, sparkling clean, stylish and modern. We felt very comfortable using these. We...