This apartment is perfectly located. It is 1 block from the Place de la Bastille and the view of the Bastille column and street below were very nice.
Within walking distance from scores of restaurants so finding a late night location for a meal was easy. It is also only one block away from a major bar/disco area which was very active on Friday and Saturday nights. We simply walked the length and didn't go in. As far as we could tell, none of the activity spilled over into our area.
If your tastes are less adventurous, within 2 blocks lie a McDonald's, a Burger King and a Starbucks.
For opera lovers, the Opera Bastille is only about 1 1/2 blocks away.
To our wonderful surprise, there was a farmer's market on Thursday and Sunday mornings. Vegetables, meat, fish, clothes were offered. Anything you could imagine.
The wifi worked great and the lack of a television kept us concentrated on our travel and not the news from home. The host set up a nice work desk. This allowed me to work on my computer while periodically looking up to see the Bastille column and with the gold genie on top.