Marie was a terrific host. She was there to greet us and show us around the apartment. She advertises it as having a lot of stairs and that is correct. Make sure you can climb 100 steps. Since we are all mountain hikers from Colorado, this was no problem for us. The location in Paris is terrific. It's just a short walk to restaurants, the Louvre or anything else you want to do downtown. We slept in the loft bedroom which was comfortable but we had no where to put our clothes so we lived out of our suitcases. The couple in the downstairs bedroom had a closet. The kitchen was spacious and we had breakfast there each morning which saved us money from having to go out. The apartment is in a neat old building and we loved the history around us. All in all, it's a great place but could use a little more storage in the loft and the hall bathroom.