Benjamin's place was great. It's very spacious (the pictures don't show how spacious it really is), reasonably close to a metro station and there are loads of cafés on the same street. Although it's not central to many of the sights of Paris, it's close (a little more than 1 km) to Gare du Nord (main railway station) which was a big advantage after a long day of traveling to get from London to Paris. The metro (underground railway) is very good and relatively easy to use so getting to the other sights from the apartment is no problem. We arrived a little early while the manager was still cleaning but she was helpful and allowed us to leave our luggage there while we explored a bit.