We loved it! The pictures and description were very accurate. It's a charming apartment in the heart of the Marais! The location could not have been better for us. Easily accessible to the Metro and just minutes from Notre Dame, Centre Pompidou and Rue Rivoli shopping. The neighborhood gathering spot Open Cafe is right next door and we were happy to discover there is a laundromat downstairs! There are a lot of restaurants nearby (Tata down the street has great burgers and the waffles around the corner shouldn't be missed!) and a small market is just two short blocks away. An ATM is across the street on the corner as well.
The apartment seems very safe and secure. There's two doors before the stairwell for added security.
Our hosts were great. Bruno was there to meet us since Nihaya was out of town, and was an excellent host to us. We had some initial confusion how to get up to the apartment but that's more my lack of planning (I'm learning with each stay!) than anyone's fault. Had I gotten the code ahead of time, it would have been much easier to ring the doorbell. I hadn't thought to better coordinate our arrival. Now I know why Nihaya asked our planned arrival time.
We were concerned about the size of the apartment but we had plenty of room (for 2 adults). I think 3 would be okay but 4 might be too many. It's more how much time you intend to spend at the apartment and how much space you feel you need. The apartment has a lot of sunlight and three big windows that we could open for fresh air. Even when the weather had turned for the worse, we were very warm and comfortable thanks to the wall heaters in each room. We wanted for practically nothing at all -- lots of towels, dishware and all kinds of things which make a place a home. We had plenty of hot water and appreciated the microwave, coffee maker, dishwasher and W-IFI. There was some noise from the other tenants (ah city life!) but the back room is super quiet.
We look forward to staying again!