This is an amazing apartment just for the location itself. You are literally a few minutes walk from the Louvre in the heart of the city. You step out you front door and are In the park at Palais Royal. It’s frankly hard to believe that we were able to find a legitimate two bedroom apartment in this part of town for such a reasonable price. There are shops and restaurants all around - and you are only about 15 minutes from all the shops around Les Halles.
The apartment is a bit of a tight squeeze, and the stairs are narrow and steep - but we thought it was more cozy and charming than it was crowded. It was very clean and really quite charming. We had enough room in the kitchen to cook for ourselves most days while we were there and a grocery store within a few blocks open until 12am every day (Opera Market...with the best dates we have ever seen!).
The apartment is rather noisy as you have a theater down the street, a restaurant next door and shops all around. We could hear people walking by or cars on the street all hours of the night - so if you are a light sleeper you might want to bring ear plugs.
Our hosts were easy to contact when I locked myself out or needed pointers on using the dishwasher. Alexandre met us at our train with a van big enough for all out bags and Clara gave us a nice, comprehensive tour of the place when we arrived. Overall it was a great stay.
One note: the listing says checkout is at 11 but we discovered it is actually at 10. FYI.