The location of Sarah 's and Dimitri' s place is ideal, close to several metro stops and and Rer station as well. It is at the lively area of Le Marais. There were a lot of restaurants around that we went to a different restaurant everytime we ate out. The flat has a full functioning kitchen if you choose to make your own meals. It is close enough to notre dame cathedral that even walking back to the flat at night, it still felt safe. If there is one drawback, it is walking up and down the steps since the building does not have a lift. The flat being on the fifth floor, that in itself is a workout.