Our stay in the Marias was fantastic. We had the luck to meet Alexandra's lovely mother who showed us around the city, joined us for dinner and was full of information about the city. Unfortunately we did not meet Alexandra since she was on vacation, but she was still very communicative if we had questions. This place is conveniently located within comfortable walking distance to almost anywhere you may want to go (we walked down the Seine for ice cream near Notre Dome often) with a very short walk to the Metro. There are great restaurants nearby including a delicious asian dumpling place and the kitchen is also equipped for making simple meals.