Philippe's apartment is in a great neighbourhood with many (relatively) inexpensive restaurants – Japanese, Cuban, Indian, etc. It is also very close to 2 metro stops (Bastille and Bréguet/Saint Sabin and so it was easy for us to travel from the airport to the apartment. We found some essential items missing in the kitchen (namely, forks and a decent cutting knife). However, the apartment offers good value for dollar in an expensive city.