This is a wonderful, spacious and beautifully furnished apartment in an old building with lots of character. The location is ideal for visiting all the sights of central Paris and is a lively area both day and night. The apartment itself is well protected from street noise, though, and we had no trouble sleeping. We stayed here twice--2 nights at the beginning of our time in France, and 4 at the end. Olivier (we never got to meet Kate) was a generous host--he met us both times on arrival, showed us how various things in the apartment worked (the printed instructions he left with us were a great boon, since our jet-lagged brains couldn't absorb everything he said at the beginning) and had even put together a list of local restaurants that he and Kate like. We especially appreciated their thoughtfulness in welcoming us with breakfast food in the refrigerator--and a bottle of wine! The kitchen is large and well-equipped for a Paris apartment, in case you're tempted to cook with the marvelous ingredients available in the shops half a block away on the rue Rambuteau.
We have lived in Paris and visited many times, and this is the loveliest apartment we have rented. It was a pleasure to wake up here in the morning and to return to it at the end of the day!