Everything was as advertised...Superb! My daughter had friendly courtyard cats to play with too which was a bonus. The Seine was a 5 minute walk and Notre Dam was just 10 minutes. I suggest using Stephanie's Rick Steaves guide book we found in the apartment and start with the Old Paris walk. That is a great way to kick off your Paris get away. I did not find the many steps as difficult as other guests. We needed the extra steps to burn off the 2 baguettes a day with brie habit we started. The staircase looked like a smaller version of the Versaille Palace grand stairway...neat architecture. Oh, use Uber instead of a taxi. Uber driver and car was much nicer and cheaper. Merci!