This was our second time visiting Paris and overall we had a Good experience staying at Maria's place. The apartment is small with no storage space to put your suitcases nor a closet for storage but we made due with putting our suitcase on the chairs. There was construction going on upstairs from 800-1730 on the weekdays and it was a bit tough to deal with after a long flight or coming back from an early morning museum trip and getting back and wanting to relax. At night the complex had no interior lights to illuminate the staircase. I don't know if that was from the construction, but it would have been nice to know. We had to use our phone flash lights to light the way up to the 4th floor. But it is really the 5th floor. Remember that the French don't count the entry level. It's floor 0. Maria was very easy to communicate with and gave us great tips to restaurants and shopping around town. She had a welcome basket for us with some fruit juices and very tasty cookies and wine. The apartment is very close to the metro line, mini markets and lots of restaurants and bakeries.