The apartment is nice and very well located (15' walk from the train station, 5' from St. Michel). The furniture is new and fine. The communication with the host was ok, though we never met her personally. The garden is shared with other people and a little messy but still nice if you have kids. The problem is that the apartment is not suited at all for kids. It is the apartment where the host lives, it is full of things (hundreds of books!) that you'll need to keep your kids away from. The bathroom sink is too high for little kids and there is nothing to help them reach it. More importantly, if you have kids allergic to dust you'd better avoid this place. The bedrooms were quite dusty and we had to vacuum-clean everything out as soon as we arrived. In general, the place could be much cleaner, especially the WC.