I think the best thing about staying in Isabelle's apartment is that we truly felt we were living the Parisian life in what we consider to be The Best area in Paris. Lovely, contemporary chic. The apartment was extremely comfortable, well equipped, full of beautiful natural light and fresh air and close to everything. Isabelle (and Patrick) were both so welcoming and extremely helpful in every way possible. Breakfast was easy with a boulangerie next door, Monoprix supermarket is just around the back and no. 4 metro line from Gare to Nord takes you straight to St Germain des Prés, only a short walk away from the apartment. We walked everywhere during our 6 days there and considered the flights of stairs to be a challenging but extra good workout each day! We would happily stay again.