I had a wonderful week in Paris at Hélène's apartment! Hélène was a very friendly and attentive host: she responded extremely quickly to my original request and to all my questions. The apartment was lovely - extremely light, clean, and equipped with everything I needed.

The building is situated in a very quiet street, less than 10 mins walk from the Sacré-Cœur, 20 mins from the Opéra and the Galeries Lafayette and around half an hour's walk to the Louvre, Tuileries and many other sights. Very close to the apartment, there is a green-grocer, a boulangerie (with delicious macarons!) and lots of little cafes. A few streets away you'll find the best cheese shop I've ever visited!

Overall a great experience, made even better by beautiful sunshine every day, the Paris music festival and les Bleus storming to a 5-2 World Cup victory over Switzerland!