Lovely apartment in a great location. Use Goncourt metro ststion, so close to the apartment. You can get bus no 46 to Gare du Nord from there and Metro line 11 to Chatelet. Also worth walking (turn right from apartment gate) to the end of Rue Fraubourg du Temple to Republique metro (place de republique) but also Metro line 1 to Arc de Triomophe. On the corner just by Canal Saint Martin is Cafe Brisset. Great breakfast and friendly staff. Such a good area for Cafes and Restaurants. There is also a supermarket near the apartment. There is also a good patisserie on Rue Parmentier by Goncourt metro.