Great central location, a short walk from several metro lines. Close to the charming Rue Montorgueil pedestrian area, and there are also lots of shops and restaurants along Blvd. de la Bonne Nouvelle and in that whole area. Small grocery store next door and laundromat across the street were convenient. Visiting in late Sept., I didn't expect it to be warm enough to need the windows open at night. It was pretty warm on the top floor most of the time, and there is a very happening Fondue place close by that can be noisy at night. You may want ear plugs for sleeping if you have trouble with noise. This apt. works well for short/small people, with low ceiling beams and a narrow space to get in the shower. It would be a tight squeeze for any above-average sized American. There were two large fluffy white bath towels in the bathroom, and the bedroom has a clothing rack with about 8 hangers. That was really nice to have to hang out wrinkles and air out clothes. If you want wash cloths for the bathroom, bring some with you. The kitchen just had an old sponge, so if you want more than that bring your own. We ended up buying a dish towel to use there. There are not multiple outlets in the kitchen area, so expect you will have to unplug the microwave to plug in the toaster or coffee maker each time you want to use them. The bed and bedding were very comfortable. I loved having the TV to watch some French shows in the evening. Self check-in is wonderful, so you don't have to stress about meeting someone at a certain time while not knowing how long it will take to get there. If you plan to take the Roissy bus and metro from the Opera, you may want to buy metro tickets from the machines at the airport. The only metro entrance we found at the Opera said only ticket holders could come in that way/no ticket sales there. We ended up walking to a different metro stop. Carry on size bags are the way to go. Big bags would be tough on the metro and with all the stairs (in metros and the apt.). We got used to the stairs. I pulled a muscle from struggling with my luggage before even arriving at the apartment, so that made the stairs a bit painful the first few days. Although centrally located, don't expect to walk everywhere. The city is too big for that. The apartment felt quite secure. Yankel was very friendly and easy to communicate with. He responded quickly to any inquiries. Overall quite happy with our choice to stay in this apartment.