Emmanual is a wonderful host with a cozy little space in a wonderfully vibrant area of Paris. He was there to meet and greet me and provided information on the apartment and the location. His apartment is a wonderful opportunity to see what it was like to live in Paris at least a hundred years ago, however with modern day utilities. The cozy apartment is really cute and cozy but it is a hike to the top of the building where it is located. This is not a hike for the faint of heart and the heavy traveler, 5 flights up a small stair case. I could not let my partner carry her own luggage up the stairs for fear of an accident taking place. The street noise is not for light sleepers as the apartment is on one of the busiest streets going for pedestrian traffic, and there are a lot of service vehicles in the morning hours preparing for the daily customer traffic that impacts the neighborhood. This is an apartment located in the heart of activity and I personally enjoyed the location and the energy. If I were 30 years younger I would have had little discomfort but the stairs were a workout at lest a few times a day, the noise began very early and went late into the wee hours, especially on the weekends. One other issue for us was the WIFI, on and off, on and off. I shared this with Emmanual and he came by to address the issue but it remained a problem a day later. All in all the cozy apartment is a cozy small apartment, a real Paris gem for the experience but a stretch for those that can't carry their own weight.