Sarah's place is really special. We were told that it is on a quiet street but also that it was very close to the Champs Elysee, so my biggest concern was was it would be noisy. Well, we were so very pleasantly surprised. The apartment is located on a lovely, quiet street and has a wonderful patio overlooking the street where we would just stand and enjoy the quiet solitude and stare down at the street below where people would be going about their daily lives. Also, walking a block or two in either direction takes you out to all the stores, restaurants, etc you could need. The favorite part of my trip was waking up early, walking a couple blocks to a side street where vendors were unloading trucks filled with fresh fruit, fish, etc. I would then buy fruit from those vendors, buy fresh baguettes and coffee from Paul (one of the wonderful franchise bakeries ubiquitous in Paris and beyond) to bring home to the sleeping family. It really was special. Although the apartment may not be great for a family of four with 2 teenage kids (as the wifi would kick out from time to time - perhaps due to four people trying to use it as once) and seating in the living room is limited (there is only the couch, but an extra chair will likely be added), my daughters did say the pull out couch was very comfy and the apartment in all other respects was outstanding! Although the elevator is small by American standards (it basically fits 2 people), we had fun with two people taking the elevator up to the 5th floor apartment and two other people racing the elevator (the elevator always won :) The apartment is in a traditional Parisian building and the mornings we spent just enjoying standing on the balcony people watching were very special (oh, and its also so close to the Arc de Triomphe and Uber was a fast and efficient way to get to everything else), Sarah's place really made for a very, very enjoyable trip to Paris.