Alex was a very accommodating host. He was there to meet us when we arrived and took his time showing us the place.
The good news is that the apartment is in a phenomenal location, very safe, and in the center of everything right on St. Germain with numerous restaurants and cafes within a two block radius; the bad news is the apartment is right on St. Germain. At night we had to choose between being comfortable with the windows open and contending with the street noise (we were there Friday & Saturday nights, so maybe during the week there are not loud people at 4 in the morning, but there was still a lot of truck and motorcycle noise) or closing the windows and being too warm.
The apartment is on the third floor (ground floor being 0) and there is no lift. There was some construction going on in the building so the first flight of stairs was covered. There was also a film of construction dust in the apartment, especially in the kitchen.
It does have a washer and dryer which we did not use.
Once they are done with the construction and the apartment is thoroughly cleaned it will be a great place - plenty of room and wonderful location!