Wonderfully light and bright flat. Huge floor to ceiling glass windows and doors in the living room lead to a nice terrace overlooking the Seine. The flat faces east, so you get the wonderful sunrise in the morning over the river. The flat is decorated nicely with everything you need, the owner is fantastic in response time and gaining entry upon our arrival took just 5-minutes. This flat is larger than most and will provide plenty of room for two. There is no bedroom closet, but a functional closet in the hallway.
The only caveat to the the flat is the view. It IS on the River --actually across the street from the river. But, directly between you and the river is a cement processing plant with cement trucks coming and going for roughly 9-10 hours a day. The silos block much of the river view in front of the flat. However, looking left and right you have beautiful views of the river. ALSO, the cement plant is incredibly noisy, as you might imagine. This takes away from the nice balcony and the possibility of opening up the large doors to make it an indoor-outdoor experience. We were there Tue-Mon and were blessed to have amazing 25-30c weather. We did catch a break as that Thursday turned out to be a national holiday, Ascension Day, so Thur and Friday (and the weekend) the cement plant ceased operation, which allowed us to keep open the doors and enjoy the beautiful weather in relative peace.
Most of the restaurants and sights you will want to see are not in the 13th and are usually a 10-30-min Uber ride away. There is a train station roughly two blocks away and is quite convenient. We used it to connect to the train to Fontainebleau Palace. Super easy.
There is a nice cafe right below the flat with everything you'll need to start your day...
There is also a fantastic, full grocery store just two blocks up. The area is nice and clean, very modern in architecture. I liked the area and ran thru it's streets and along the river in my daily workouts.
One last note. For those of you who travel thru Europe quite a bit, you know some of the entry ways/lobbies into some of these buildings can be less than attractive. Dingy and poorly lit, in fact. Not so here!! The lobby is light and bright which is nice when coming back at 1a/2a/3/a in the morning. Also the elevator is of a decent size and the hallway from the elevator to the flat is well lit, too! Small things. But important.