For European apartments, this place is HUGE, especially the bathroom! As noted in an earlier review, the toilet is separate from the bathroom but honestly it's not that big of a deal. The Bastille metro is a one minute walk away, there's a nicely stocked convenience store across the street & it's a short walk to the Marais neighborhood. Plenty of towels were were left for us & there is lots of dishes available should you choose to eat in. While you can hear normal street noise in the living room, it was very quiet in the bedroom. While there is an elevator available, you only need to walk up a short flight of stairs to get to the apartment. I also appreciated that very detailed instructions were left to get inside!