We just arrived back home from our Holiday in Paris. We are a family of 5. Two adults and 3 children at the age 9, 12 and 15 years. We had the most fantastic stay in Tatiana's apartment. If you are looking for a historic, warm and very personal place to stay...this is it! The apartment is situated on the 4th floor in a quite and charming old building. From the balcony you can see the top of the Eiffel Tower, which our children loved to look at in the evening. The Location was perfect. Everything you could ever want, is just around the corner. Bakeries, Cheese shops, butchers, supermarket, cafe/restaurants, fruit shops, chocolatier, simply a mecca for foodies. The metro station is 1 minut away and will in a short time bring you to most of the sights in Paris. We loved to stay in the 14th arrondissement, not that crowded and a hole lot more personal than some of the more famous areas. We felt at home from the first second and you really do not need to bring anything, the apartment is fully equipped. If you are by car, there is a private garage waiting for you just 3 minuts walk away. We parked the car and used the Metro or simply just walked during our stay. We didn't have the time for shopping, but know that there are lots of shops within a short distance. There are so many interesting things in the neighbourhood, that a holiday in just the 14e would be perfect. Tatiana's daughter Katia and son in law, Pierre-Antoine are about the friendliest french people we've ever meet:0). Thanks to very good communication, we felt as we already knew them before we arrived. They are so helpful and will do everything they can to make you feel welcome and at home. I had tons of questions but they took the time to answer every single one of them. One more thing. I almost didn't book the apartment because it was mentioned that it was allowed to smoke in it...I'm so so grateful that I changed my mind. Since it was totally waste of worries. The smoking is outside on the balcony and not actually in the appartment..haha, so please don't worry about old smoke, as I did..because, you'll not find it!!!. Thank you for everything!! See you again. Take care until we'll meet again.