This was a perfect location to stay for us. As soon as you walked out of the door of the apartment 10 paces away you could see a bit of Notre Dame, which was only a couple of blocks away (conveniently you have to walk past Richard's Boulanger for a croissant and cafe to begin your day). There were lots of restaurants in this area with a variety to eat. We easily walked to Notre Dame, Saint Chapelle, the Conciergerie, the Louvre, the Pantheon, Luxembourg gardens, Tuileries gardens, Pont Neuf, Hotel Dieu, Shakespeare and company bookstore, all within less than a 20 mins walk. Within a 20 to 30 mins walk: the catacombs, l'Orangerie, Place de la Concorde, the bottom of the Champs Elysees (to walk up to the Arc de Triomphe). We also walked a longer distance to Sacre Coeur and montmatre and place de la Bastille. We did use the metro (which was 5 mins from this apt) to get to the Eiffel Tower, disney and Versailles. This was was a very central location and perfect to get from, plus the bonus of seeing Notre Dame regularly. The apartment is 5 flights up with no elevator, fine for people with no mobility issues. The apartment is lovely and clean with basics such as toilet paper and dish soap. There was 5 of us that stayed there for 10 nights, my husband and I and our 3 kids (11,9,7), and this was a perfect size for us. The kids stayed up in the loft on two beds (one being being an air mattress, which was nicely setup for us). We did not use the sofa bed, although the couch was comfortable. Master bedroom gave us a queen sized bed. We arrived when it was quite hot out so we left the windows open at night. There is a bar downstairs that could be heard with the windows open, but did not disturb our sleep. The building is quiet, but you are in the heart of Paris and we didn't mind the "noise" at all. Valerie, was an excellent host, easy and quick to communicate with. Due to the heat we asked for some fans and they immediately showed up! I highly recommend staying there!