This roomy three-bedroom apartment is on the third floor of a 6-floor building. There is a small elevator which will accommodate luggage or maybe two passengers, but most of the time we used the spiral staircase. The apartment looks out over a main thoroughfare (blvd Rochechouart) at the foot of the hill in Montmarte, an area with an eclectic mix of businesses, ranging from clothing stores to bakeries, restaurants, and epiceries, along with the inevitable souvenir stands and a few sex shops thrown in to liven things up. The apartment is in close walking distance to two Metro stations at Anvers and Pigalle plus two others a little further afield. The Sacre Coeur basilica is a few blocks up the steep hill (also accessible by the "funiculaire" incline railway car.)
Inside the very clean and well-lit apartment are a roomy living room, dining room, kitchen, three bedrooms, and a bath-and-a-half. Our party of five had very few bathroom conflicts, and we successfully cooked several meals in the well-stocked kitchen with a large refrigerator. Adding to the ambience were paintings and photographs adorning the walls (some done by the owners), and shelves and shelves of books, music CDs, and movie DVDs. In addition to the sizable fridge, the kitchen has a gas stove, a microwave, a dishwasher, and a clothes washer. There is a clothesline contraption in the bathroom over the tub, though we ended up bringing our dirty laundry home with us so as not to crowd the bath.
Our host Isabelle left us a bottle of red wine and a well-stocked larder which we supplemented daily with trips to the local epiceries (there is a G-20 about a block away). We also made daily trips to the local PainPain Bakery for baguettes, croissants, and other pastries. We were also delighted see a Pret A Manger a block away, which offers fantastic ready to eat salads and sandwiches.
Communication was easy, and we got responses to our queries within a few minutes even though Isabelle had to be out of town during our visit. We were greeted at the apartment by a very nice young gentleman from a BnB service when we arrived, and he gave us our keys and told us about the idiosyncrasies of the place and how to check out at the end of our visit. There are taxi stands all around if you need to find one for a local ride or your trip back to the airport. Uber also works well in Paris.
Our 9-day visit was all too short, but we will be sure to rent Isabelle's flat again when we return!