Miguel was a fantastic host. His cleaning lady called in sick, so he personally cleaned our unit before we arrived. Upon arrival, here carried my bags up the stairs. (Stairs are wooden, spiral, to the top floor so make sure you are ok with that if you book.) I love that the building and stairs are obviously old, giving it an old-world charm. It’s like the Paris in the movies, but not the big fancy hotel, but the personal regular-people experience. The furnishings are exactly as pictured, though the pull-out couch was a bit old and my oldest son opted to share the loft with the middle son because it was too uncomfortable.I appreciated that the toilet and washer were in a separate room from the bathtub, which has a handheld sprayer to “shower.” We ended up having to use the washer and drying racks, so I was grateful to have them!The location is truly superb. It could not be more ideally located to wonderful cafes and shops of St. Germain des Pres. It’s a 4 minute walk to the Apple Store, but I was also able to find a London to Paris converter for much cheaper at other places, so returned the charger I bought there. It’s also super easy to walk to the Louvre, McDonald’s (my sons really wanted to try European McDonald’s and the quality of ingredients is so much better than America), Arc de Triumphe, Notre Dame, Luxembourg gardens, and more. It was also an easy walk to ride the Batobus back and forth to the Eiffel Tower, and easy access to Big Bus stops, and the subway.