This studio is nice and in a very charming area. Juliette and her husband were quite pleasant. Juliette provided me with a map (that also had a metro diagram) and gave me tips on how to get places. It takes 30 minutes to walk to the center of town (Hotel de Ville). If you are there for leisure wearing flats, it's a lovely walk along the river. However, if you are there for business and make the walk in heals, you will end up with blisters, rushed, and disgruntled. Why I was told walking is faster than the metro I'll never know. By metro it takes 15 min. to get to the center. Once I figured that out, the stay was much more pleasant. The metro really is just outside the door. There is enough plate ware to cook, and there were even some condiments and food staples that were appreciated. However, I would have killed for some coffee in the morning and pot lids would have been nice. The water pressure in the shower was good and the hot water lasted. But the shower is ridiculously small. Like so small that the shower curtain sticks to you and when you bend down to grab shampoo you have to be careful not to bump the water knob to hot (I'm normal sized btw). But if it's not the shower you have to use on a long term basis I guess it's okay. It would be nice if they put a shower caddy in there. The lighting in the bathroom is not very good, but there was a portable mirror that I put in the living/bedroom so it was not problem. The main room of the studio has nice windows and lots of natural light. The hot plate stove works surprisingly very well (you have to make sure that it's off when you turn it off, it's kind of hard to tell); and there was also a very good iron, ironing board, and hairdryer. You must know that what looks like doorbells outside by the doors are actually light switches. The doors of these studios are situated in a spiral tower with very narrow triangular, cement steps. So if you are going there at night, the entrance can be extremely treacherous in the dark. I didn't know they were lights instead of doorbells and one night was literally griping the wall trying to make my way down. A neighbor thought I was knocking and they came out and turned on the light. It's cool to see the trolley go up the hill from the window, and you can easily go up to the main church and see a beautiful view. Also lot's of shops, restaurants and 2 grocery stores right there. If you are allergic to mold like I am, it can be a concern when traveling EU due to old buildings. I could feel it in the stairwell, but not at all in the studio, so that was a relief....