We took a trip to Paris this summer to visit family and stayed here with my husband and 4 yr old son. The flat is on the 6th (7th in US terms) with an elevator that opens directly into the flat. It's like living in the penthouse of the building. You get a special key for the elevator. It was really convenient to take all our luggage up. So many places in walk up don't have an elevator to the top floor. Keep in mind it's a tiny elevator so we had to go up and down twice to get all our luggage upstairs. Elevators in Paris are like closets but it's full of old world charm!
The apt itself had 2 big bedrooms, a huge open living room and kitchen area. The jacuzzi area is very eclectic and it's the hub of the space. The toilet is located with another door so make sure you use the toilet before jumping into the hot tub. It's very Parisian layout having a separate toilet space (wash closet). When in Rome, live like a Roman. The views from the rooftop are beautiful and we got to enjoy the sunset every evening. If you visit in July, the sun goes down at like 10pm every night. Thank goodness for the black out shades on the bedroom windows.
The location is awesome. The street is filled with life, delicious food, Liberty bakery down the street and steps away to Canal St. Martin. Metro and bus are easily walkable to get anywhere. The retail shops in this area are very chic. It reminds me of Greenwich Village in NYC.
The flat has so much charm, even though it wasn't the most spotless place. Since we stayed there over 4 weeks, the host was nice enough to offer extra cleaning of the apt. We were also unlucky to stay here when they were doing construction on the roof. But the host was very generous to offer us a discount due to the noise.
We really loved stayed in this apt, home away from home. It's very good value if location is a priority and having lots of space to spread out and not having to walk up 6 flights of stairs. Enjoy your trip if you stay here!