Marie's apartement was ideal for the two of us, exploring Paris for five days. It is small, but spacious enough for our needs. It is located within the house towards the inner court, thus providing us with total calmness anytime. The double bed had such a comfortable mattress that we slept soundly and always in late. The calmness is almost unreal, because stepping out of door of the house, you stand amongst tables of the neighboring Cafés packed with people, chatting, drinking, reading. A few steps, and you reach a very good baker, with a tasty cereal Baguette, and well made Croissant. And around the corner, you'll find food to go or sit down to. Across the street, there is a supermarket, and a fresh food market.
We like to walk. Half an hour through lively neighborhoods to Sacre-Coeur, also about half an hour to the Seine, through the Marais district, which is very divers, but in parts very posh and hip. Here, a lot of low-rise medieval buildings stock has been preserved and renovated. Of course, the Metro is nearby everywhere, or you borrow a bicycle, and the whole of Paris is yours. So, Marie's place is the ideal hideout for explorers of the Cité. Communication with Marie was easy and friendly. We definitively plan to come back.