We stayed at the apartment for 11 days, and it was perfect. The location is great - 2/3 min walking to Exit 6 of the Republique metro station or 4 min to Saint Denis station. There are several restaurants nearby - Le Plomb du Chantal has an amazing aligot - and supermarkets like Monoprix, Franprix and Intermarché (the closest). Sandrine and Axel were out of town due the holiday season, but they made sure someone was there to check us in and explain everything about the apartment. The communication was very good and they are very responsive. Regarding the apartment itself, it is exactly as portrait in the pictures. All the houseware works well, as well as the washing machines and coffee maker, toaster, etc. The bed is comfortable, but low, as portrayed. The apartment is on the 3rd floor with no elevator, but we got used to it. The light switch for the stairs is right outside the apartment door or close to the front door with an orange light (I read a comment here that the stairs were dark - they are not). If you are over 1.75m you might feel uncomfortable in the entrance of the apartment and in the shower, where the celling is lower. For us it was no trouble at all - the pros of this apartment supersede the very few cons.