I stayed at Barbara's place from Dec. 22-25, 2018 with my mother. The apartment was in such a quaint little square which was close to all the historic sites (just a turn away!) but also tucked away in a sort of quiet cul-de-sac area that does not feel touristy at all. There were always enough people around to feel very safe and the apartment itself was just one flight up. The apartment was cute and had everything we needed for it to feel like a good home base (AND, though this might not matter to anyone else, we were delighted to find two pairs of chopsticks in the kitchen), but was not so inviting as to keep us from leaving to explore the city all day. Barbara was attentive and sweet. She helped us book a taxi for 7 am, which met us a very short distance from the front door. Two notes: (1) a car will not be able to stop right in front of the apartment (but we did not find this to be an issue, as Barbara is great at giving directions to and from a drop-off point, which is only a couple of minutes away from the apartment) and (2) as someone mentioned before, don't expect to be able to take the long showers you may be used to being able to take in a luxury hotel (you can have a reasonable length shower, but the water does turn cold sooner than these Americans expected).