The area around the apartment is one of the best areas to stay in Paris. Many cafe's, restaurants, shops, and the market (les enfants rouge) in a 5 min walk. Walk to the #69 bus in 10 mins which connects to all the major sights in Paris, and a 5 min walk to a metro stop. 10-15 min walk to Ile saint Louis. The apartment is in an old building with a cute central courtyard, 4 flights up a narrow, winding, staircase, we knew this before we arrived but these stairs are nothing you would see in north America, but adds to the charm of the building. Pack accordingly. The common spaces and the main bedroom are quite large for a Paris apartment. The bathroom set up is weirdly European; With a very small water closet with a toilet and sink, separate from the shower and bidet and another sink. The shower is European (aka sit and/or stand and hold the hand held shower to was yourself.) All of this was fine, and everything was clean, just some differences to be aware of. This is a family apartment and is filled with their things, worked well for us as our daughter loved playing with Juiliette's children's toys. Overall we loved staying at Juiliette's place!