We arrived by train from London and transferred to the commuter train which stops at Chatelet Les Hales. Once getting up to street level it was a quick 5 minute walk a few blocks to the apartment.

Valerio's instructions for getting access to the apartment and to keys was accurate.

The unit is great for 3 or 4 people to stay at. The loft has a low ceiling so it would be best for kids or teens, but adults would fit there too.

The area and neighborhood is awesome. It is a pedestrian street with several shops, cafes and bars within a block. Groceries across the street. There is shopping in several directions including the big mall. We frankly did not have enough time to explore Le Marrais neighborhood very much but from what we saw this is the best place to stay in Paris.

We did not find the bar below the unit to be loud at all. You could hear voices but it quieted down by 11pm on week nights when we were there.

The unit is large for 3-4 people to spread out. It was very comfortable. The bathroom is a bit small but everything works adequately. If you wanted to have 5-6 people in total that might actually work as long as you could have two sleepers on couches.

Valerio left instructions for two different wifi codes. One of them never worked and the one that worked was very slow. This was our only disappointment.

Otherwise we had a great time in Paris and we certainly would stay at Valerio's place again the next time we go to Paris!!!!