We just arrived home from a three week visit to Europe including one week in Paris at Philippe's offering. The unit is in the top floor of a very old yet very modernized building. There is an elevator which makes going up a breeze. You can go down that way too, but take the cool winding labyrinth-like staircase. The building and the unit are both extremely secure, which is good because this is a very busy/lively/urban area. Close the windows though and all of the outside noise stays out. Windows open provide a Parisienne roofscraping view to the south. The Chatelet-Les Halles Metro Station and Forum des Halles Shopping Mall Complex enters a mere 140 metres away from the of the unit front door. That makes for easy access to the unit when arriving by train. There is a 40-ish screen UGC movie theatre in that same mall that has a top selection of French movies, Asian movies and North American first run movies. If you are English speaking only, look for VOSTF (version originale sous-titres français) on the movie bill. That movie will be fine for you. On one heavy rainy afternoon, we strolled over to see Rocketman. Back to the unit. It is fully functional. The unit is quite big even with the bed pulled down. With the bed tucked away, it is very livable for two. There is plenty of hot water in the shower. We did not cook, so that is an unknown. We did several loads of laundry, which worked fine. Drying is hung on a pop-up rack. Paris is very walkable and this unit is about as central as they come. Get out and enjoy! We fully enjoyed our Paris home and would definitely stay here again.