Communication with Laurent before and during the visit was excellent. The apartment was located in a wonderful neighborhood a 1 minute walk to the Odeon metro station, 1/2 a block from a wonderful bakery, Gerard Mulot, and a 10 minute walk to the Louvre. The apartment itself was very clean, tastefully decorated and the kitchen had everything we needed to cook simple meals. It's five flights of stairs up which is a bit of a hike, and if the weather is hot (like when we were there) the apartment can get very warm. It's a bit noisy if you leave the windows to the living room open. When the weather cooled down, though, we had a very comfortable stay.