This is a superb area to stay in. We walked everywhere from here. The only time we used the metro was to go up to Montmartre. We never came across an area - apart from Île Saint-Louis that is, where we thought we would prefer to be based. A whole array of local artisan food shops to hand to suit all budgets and then ofcourse the rather expensive but excellent Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche with its grande epicerie de Paris 500m away on Rue de Sèvres. Sébastien is very laissez-faire, if you don't need him he's not there and if you do you just need to text, phone or email him. The road is a little noisy in the morning but the double glazing blocks it out; if you like fresh air there are some smaller back windows you can open. Overall a very easy, comfortable and enjoyable stay.