This is a beautiful apartment, with a real old world Parisian and sophisticated feel. The decor is a nice mix of traditionally and contemporary. We did love the original shuttered windows - though they may take you a few moments to 'work out', but we felt this really added to the charm.
The location is excellent, in a lovely area of Saint Germain; a 3 minute walk to the Odeon metro station, on a little 'square' (though it's actually triangular shaped) with lots of restaurants and cafes where you can pop down for Petit Dejeuner (breakfast) in the morning. There is an indoor market and a Marks and Spencer's supermarket just down the road as well as some lovely little shops. The restaurant 'Le Comptoir' across the scquare served excellent food and the waitstaff were very friendly. Do go early though as it really fills up.
The apartment is very safe, with both the apartment doors and the doors to the building being automatically locking with multiple bolts. The lift, though very small, is a god-send! It was such a relief to be able to take the lift up the three floors after a solid day of walking all over Paris.
The kitchen is small but very well equipped with everything you would need, even a Nespresso machine. There is laundry facilities in the apartment as well. It also had a good heating system -which was important for us as we were there in Winter.
Do be aware that the apartment is U shaped so to go from one side to the other you have to go through the main bedroom (alternatively, as the apartment has two doors, you could exit from one onto the hallway and then go back in the other, to get around this). Also the little loft upstairs which has two single beds has a very low roof - an averaged sized adult would not be able to stand up, but would be perfect for children or short adults (like me). The loft room does have lovely views looking down some quintessential side streets, too. The apartment also has plenty of storage and hanging space for clothes which is very handy.
We loved our time staying at this very chic apartment and the flexibility it afforded us. Dominique and Luc who live in the apartment on the second floor were very accomodating and made checking in and out very easy. Thank you for allowing us to stay in your beautiful apartment, it was in fact, one of the highlights of our trip to Paris.