This is a beautiful apartment in a wonderful neighborhood. I was traveling with 3 children 9 -11 years old. We were met within minutes of our arrival by Linda who oriented us to the apartment and appliances. We were able to cook and enjoy meals using the well appointed kitchen. The decor and artwork in the home is even more beautiful than it appears in the pictures. We found the area with many cafes and restaurants for either quick take out or wonderful leisurely sit down meals. There was very easy access to transportation to all the attractions we wanted to see. There were nightly live music performances throughout our stay in the church across the street or in the Notre Dame cathedral. Traveling with children, I had a high priority on safety. We felt very safe here. The only advice I would have if you are planning a winter stay here is to be sure to be oriented on all the ways to warm this unit during the arrival orientation. Our visit was cold and rainy with temperatures around 2 - 6 degrees Celsius outside. We found the temperature in the unit to be a bit cold for us. This did not hinder our enjoyment of the space as we were able to wear warmer clothes inside and had brought warm pajamas. There were warm comforters for the beds. Upon our arrival we were oriented to a downstairs heater which was already set at the maximum of 23 degrees Celsius which is warmer than my settings in my own home so I was surprised that we found ourselves cold. Michel was available and responsive by email about this. He explained how the downstairs had an additional electric heater and about the warmer in the bathroom. He explained that there was a separate regulator for the upstairs. I was able to find what appeared to be a thermostat upstairs which looked to be was set at 16 degrees Celsius. That may have been a recording of the ambient temperature rather than a thermostat temperature. I am not very technical and was not able to figure out how to change this setting. I am certain that Linda would have been available to help with this but we never found ourselves in the apartment during the day or during reasonable calling hours. I also did not turn on the downstairs electric heater as I thought it might make the downstairs too warm. With a bit more vigilance on my part, this problem could probably have been solved. I think the issue with the stairs has been covered in numerous previous reviews. We did not find these to be a problem. We travel light and my children are energetic and loved stairs all over Paris. In visiting all the monuments, if there were stairs to be had, we were on them. If there was a choice between elevator and stairs, my children would opt for the stairs. When we stayed on the 4th...