The apartment eliminates a significant problem of visiting Paris. Instead of hotel rooms that feel like animal carriers, the apartment has two spacious bedrooms, a reasonable professional kitchen open to an entertaining area consisting of a seating area and a dining area. The half-timber decor fits both its antiquity and modern taste.
The guide to using the features of the apartment and enjoying the neighborhood puts you at home. It was easy to settle in.
The location was great for achieving all of our goals. It was a short walk to a restaurant I often enjoyed 45 years, but we were usually too tired to dine properly. We would find fare to carry out to enjoy a light supper around our table with a decent bottle of wine, fruit, sandwiches, pastries, quiche, and/or fruit or the lovely cake our hosts left for us. The nearby pastry shop was a great resource for breakfast. Grocery shopping was not far.
It was a great place for a brother and sister to settle in with our spouses to explore the city and to plan the day at the start or marvel at all that we had experienced during the the night. It was a wonderful shared experience.
As someone who lived in Paris long ago, I was swept away each time I opened the door to step out onto the street and see before me the Seine and the City Hall and the lights of Paris.