The apartment is truly in the heart of Paris. Nothing will beat the location of this place. You are in the middle of everything. You are right in front of the Louvre and the carousel du Louvre mall. You are 20 mins walk to a lot of tourist spots, 20 mins by bus to the Eiffel Tower. There is McCafé and Starbucks on the next block to get morning coffee, a grocery Franprix which is on the street behind, another grocery Monoprix which is 2 blocks away, BigBus stop no 4 and Paris tourism office which is 3 blocks away. There are also a lot of cafes within the same block of the apartment building. The host Simon communicates all information well ahead of time and quickly responds to all questions. I would recommend Simons place to anyone who would visit Paris.