Marie was on hand to greet and orient us and was very friendly and helpful. The apartment is spacious with very high ceilings in the LR and generous natural light through big windows. The cooking facilities are very good -- essentially a complete kitchen. We had sort of managed to forget that it's a fourth floor walk-up (5th floor by US numbering). There are lots of steps (those high ceilings, you know), but fortunately a great sofa to collapse onto when you get "home"! The neighborhood on the street is great and the apartment is close to the opera house, city hall, the beaux arts museum, and a large plaza, the name of which I can't remember. It's all very walkable. The apartment has views of the city hall clock tower and of the west hills above the old town. It would be helpful to have some empty drawer space available as well as something like a closet rod with hangers.
We would gladly stay at this apartment again and recommend it to friends.