We spent four nights in this apartment the last week of August. I would not call it a “lovely” flat, but it is clean and entirely serviceable for one or two people, so long as you don’t want to do any significant cooking or weren’t hoping for an adequate dining area. But as host Rodolpho correctly said, “Why cook when everything you need is right outside?” Rodolpho was responsive and very friendly in person. The smart TV was good and the wifi fast. With one exception, what this apartment has going for it is LOCATION. It is a 25-minute walk to Notre Dame, a 20 minute walk to the Louvre, and 10 minutes to the Pompidou Center. And just two short blocks to the west is one of the most charming Parisian streets ever—Rue Montorgueil—with every kind of café and shop that you could want. And, there is a 1-michelen starred restaurant (Shabour) just steps away. Several metro stations also are close at hand. The exception to the great location is that the section of Rue St. Denis that fronts the east/window side of the apartment is a little seedy: several sex shops nearby and even a “XXX” rated “peep show” right across the street. We would stay here again, but never when the weather is warm enough to necessitate sleeping with the windows open (unless we were OK sleeping with earplugs). The flat has no air conditioning (but does have two good fans) and it would have been way too hot to sleep with the windows closed. The problem is that just one floor below, the street is so busy with outdoor clubs and cafes and pedestrians, all of which go so late (until well after 3 am even on a weeknight) that we did not sleep well. We finally closed one of the windows on the last night and that helped a little bit. But it was still way too loud. Other than that, the location makes this flat desirable.