Marie-Gabriel is a responsive host, and she has an artsy, dramatic flair that is evident in the design of the apartment. If you want to be in the middle of the touristy old city, the location is excellent. But there are a few things we wish we knew before booking. First, the ground floor entry is used by the adjacent restaurant for its trash. It smells, is dirty, and there are too many critters for my comfort. Second, the restaurants below the apartment are noisy past midnight, and again from 5am (dumpster, recycling, etc). With the windows closed it is too hot to sleep; open, too noisy. And the bed in the main bedroom is uncomfortable. So it is tough to get some rest. Third, the ceiling in the mezzanine is so low that adults won’t be comfortable up there. And there is no door or privacy for the downstairs bedroom. A final detail—it would have been nice to have soap an shampoo in the shower when we arrived. Still, it is a fun apartment, creatively designed, in a great city, with a nice host.