My husband and I spend 4 wonderful days in Paris and were happy to stay with Simon and his girlfriend. The communication was great all along and we enjoyed the clean, nice apartment in this quiet and not so touristy area! There were towels and the metro is just 3 min walk. We highly recommend staying with Simon! (PS: if you have a light sleep like I do, you might wanna bring ear plugs as the bed is squeaking a bit ;))