We have lived in that part of Paris when I was a visiting scholar at university. We love the 11th Arr. We are a small family of three people. Our daughter is 8 yrs old. We felt very safe and like the authenticity of the area. Also the market is nice. We could walk to the islands in the Seine and Notre-Dame etc. Also, Place des Vosges is very close by and a real treat. The apartment was okay. All the things to expect including soap for the dishwasher. We missed however knifes and spoons etc. for cooking but we did not enquire about this to Pierre. What we really missed was two sets of keys and although the promise was to investigate this, we never heard anything back. With a 8 yr old it would have provided more flexibility. Another peculiarity was the name of the firm serving as Pierre’s substitute: Club Lord. We are not native English speaking people (which you have guessed already :-) but our association to that name made way wife joke about what kind of entertainment I had planned for myself. The guy that showed up to receive us was however exceptionally forthcoming. Also, we used Pierre’s arrangement with the bar downstairs to store our luggage. Great. The apartment is darker than expected but for our 4 nights in Paris, it was okay. Only windows towards West facing a narrow street.