This apartment is in such a cool little area. It is a very nice little district close to the metro with awesome restaurants and shopping close by. We loved the fact that it is more like a neighborhood so there were not very many Americans like in the more touristy parts of Paris. We felt like we were a little more immersed which was awesome. The people in the neighborhood were so kind and many spoke English but if not they were very kind and willing to help us try and communicate. The apartment feels incredibly safe. We have an 8 year old and 6 year old and I never felt uncomfortable or unsafe. In fact there were many children that lived in this building- but if we didn't have kids we wouldn't have even noticed. They were not loud or anything it's just a very family orientated area. Sylvie was great. She responded to every question and request within minutes. In fact, we got in a little early and she let us store our bags while we were waiting for the apartment to get cleaned which was a huge help to us. It is also awesome that there is 2 bathrooms! It is true that there is not a ton of space for bags but if you know that going in it's no big deal. There are plenty of areas you can put stuff and I honestly doubt any place in Paris has overflowing storage areas. We were very happy and I would definitely go back and recommend this apartment to anyone.