The apartment is a group of efficiency apartments behind a row of stores in an alley. The apartment served its purpose and was a home stop at the end of a long day of walking and touring Paris. There is a basket of tourist guides etc. but no helpful information about the area or restaurants; on our last day we found if we had traveled a few block the other direction it was a completely different atmosphere, one restaurant close by on the corner was a mistake( not good and Americanized) an excellent restaurant I can recommend is , Denise, you need a reservation as most get packed after 8:00. Location was great for traveling to the Metro and all the places we need to go. Also wonderful to have a wash-machine, the kitchen and bathroom looked newly remolded