We are an Italian couple with children (3 and 4 years old).
We spent a one week holiday in paris at nicolas' over the new year's eve.

The accommodation is really well located, just 5 minutes walk from Bastille and a 15 minutes walk from Place de Vosges.
The access to the tube is right in front of the apartment and the view from its triple exposure is really cute, looking onto Saint Ambroise Church.

The flat is wide enough to cozily host a family of four since the kitchen
is wide and fully equipped and a big table for eight persons stands in the
center of it.

The living room is cute and furnished in a simple parisien style, with its
view on boulevard voltaire. the fifth floor allows to soften the road noises
that haven't been a problem at all.
The inflatable bed is suitable for children (as it could be inflated and
deflated every day in 20' bringing back space in the living room) but it is
not so comfortable for a couple of adults.

The bedroom is wide and well located in a double exposed corner of the
building which gives it a charming view.
All the linens were given us just clean and coming back form the laundry.
the access to the bathroom is from the bedroom while the toilet is in a
separated room as usual in France.

The apartment is equipped with all the appliances you may need. also a
nespresso machine is available in the kitchen.

We appreciated the atmosphere in the flat and in the surroundings as Rue de la Roquette is pulsing its life just 2 minutes walk far.
The same did our children who loved the wide space they had to play and move inside the apartment.

we will consider to come back soon and endorse nicolas' solution for young couples who want to start their Paris stay from a central location on the rive droite.

Milan, January 2013