Our group of seven women here for a 60th birthday celebration loved this spacious apartment, a rare option for a large group in Paris. The Bastille market and Marche Popincourt are open on Thursdays and Sundays, each an easy walk away, and the long table in the main room provided a great place to hang out and enjoy meals we made in the well equipped kitchen. (With an electric drip coffeemaker for full size pots - unusual in Paris apartments and much appreciated.) We regularly took the scenic 15 minute walk to the more touristy Marais and on to the Seine, Notre Dame, and Promenade Plantee, and then loved being able to retreat to this quieter neighborhood each evening. Nearby Metro stops made it easy to go farther afield to the Opera Garnier and other destinations.

Three bedrooms with generous closet space accommodate singles or couples on the second floor, and the "dormitory" loft on the third is arranged so that four people each have their own semi-private nook. (For families who don't mind giving up a little privacy to accommodate more people, that room actually has 8 beds counting the trundles.) Stairs are part of the program but not daunting. Linens on all the beds are great quality. Showers and toilets on both of the sleeping levels made things convenient. The shower on the main bedroom level is particularly wonderful with a big shower head and great water pressure. The laundry area has a separate washer and dryer - again, not typical in Paris - shared between this unit and three others, and was easy to access.

Fast internet held up quite well to all of the demands of a big group keeping up on businesses and families back in the US.

Both prior to our arrival and during our stay, Maïtis answered emails and then texts promptly, from confirming our check in time to answering a quick question about the coffee maker when we were at the nearby grocery store. She let us know she could stop by to say hello and it was a pleasure to put a face to the very pleasant host I'd gotten to know via email over many months.

I'll definitely plan to come back next time I'm with a large group of friends or family, this is a rare gem. Thank you Maïtis and Jérôme.