This apartment is exactly as the pictures show: clean, light-filled, and extremely charming. It is very well equipped for a traveler's needs and would even be appropriate for a much longer stay of some months. Marie is so welcoming and gave us wonderful recommendations for local shops. The small circular staircase did not pose a problem for us, though we did opt to leave our luggage downstairs in the sitting room. We appreciated being able to use the washing machine and found detergent under the sink. Our clothes dried quickly on the provided rack. Rue Montorgueil is one of the most charming pedestrian streets in Paris and there is plenty of interesting things going on right in the neighborhood (shopping, small supermarkets, museums - the Louvre and Centre Pompidou are less than 1/2 a mile away, several beautiful gardens close by for walking/relaxing). The apartment is located steps from Les Halles metro and RER as well as just around the corner from L'Eglise St. Eustache, a lovely Gothic church built between 1532 and 1632. The church boasts the largest pipe organ in Paris - definitely check before you go and take in a concert if you can. We would love to stay here again if our travels take us back to Paris.