I don't think words can express how amazing our stay at this apartment was. I had been living in Paris for a few months and was going to be visited by my family so I wanted to get a larger apartment that would be more 'home-like' for their stay. I knew the area this apartment was located in - its a quiet, residential area that is a 5 minute walk from both a grocery store and a metro stop, with bakeries located everywhere! In fact, one is located right down the street at the corner - you have no excuse not to have baguettes! Communication was wonderful and we were met at the apartment and shown the space. The apartment itself is absolutely gorgeous - from the layout to the decoration, it instantly makes you feel at home and comfortable. In fact the apartment may be a little too nice as I found it hard to convince my family to leave it. They were content to cook in the kitchen and have meals on the terrace or the sunroom. Our whole family would gather around the terrace every morning and every evening. It is an absolutely amazing space and unlike any other I've seen in Paris. We had many Parisian friends and relatives over and not one of them left without commenting at the beauty of the apartment and the uniqueness of the terrace.

The apartment is located about 15 minute metro ride from what I consider to be the center of Paris (where it is the most lively). I considered getting an apartment closer to that area, but I am glad we decided on somewhere more quiet. It is nice to be able to get away from the crowds and noise and return home to a quiet and safe area. My family is used to using air conditioning so I thought that may be a problem, especially because two of the days they were in Paris the temperatures reached 99 and 100 degrees. The design of the apartment and all the shades in place made everything drastically cooler. We opened all the doors and windows and were pretty comfortable, even through the hottest days. I was definitely impressed by that.

After my family left, I asked them what their favorite memory of Paris was and each person answered that it was spending time together in the apartment. Being able to sit around, either in the living room, the sun room or the terrace, and plan our days, laugh about the day we had or just sip coffee and eat baguettes was priceless. I can only hope that we will all visit Paris another time and without a doubt, we will try and stay here again.