Brune's apartment is amazingly spacious (especially for two people) and good value for money. Things we particularly liked were: the well equipped kitchen, washing machine and dryer, as well as two basins in the bathroom, comfortable beds in quiet bedrooms, helpful apartment manager on arrival, and plenty of material (in English, French and German) on where to go, what to see etc. We appreciated the lift on arrival and departure with our bags, but otherwise as the apartment is on the second floor, we used the stairs.
The location is a high point with Bastille and other metro stations close by. There is plenty to see and do in the neighbourhood, with the Marais district within walking distance and one of Paris's biggest markets on Sundays and Thursdays off Place de la Bastille. There is a well-stocked wine shop next to the apartment building, an excellent bakery on the corner and a supermarket further along the boulevard. Plenty of eateries line the streets - our favourite was Le Barbier de Bastille with a superb couscous - and happy hours stretching until 2 am.