This beautiful apartment in a historic building has been upgraded to a modern comfort level. It’s quite spacious for a Paris apartment and can accommodate 3-4 comfortably. The bathroom (often a serious weak point in Paris rentals) is modern and has both a tub and separate shower. The kitchen is well equipped and a good size. We stayed a month (having visited Paris many times before) and I don’t think there’s a more convenient location. You can easily walk to most sights and interesting neighborhoods. If you want to go somewhere outside of walking distance the Chatelet station is served by several metro lines and bus routes. As I am about to offer a few negatives let me immediately state that I’d be quite happy to stay here again.
I do need to mention that there is a multi-year major construction project at Les Halles with much of it going on right in front of the apartment. (you can find the construction timetable online) Because of the resultant street closures it really is a maze around the construction site if you’re trying to go in the direction of the Montorgueil quarter. This being France you needn’t worry about anyone working late or on weekends but during the day there’s a fair amount of noise. As most people visiting Paris will be out during the day this is less of a problem than noisy neighbors at night, as the windows are very close to the windows of the opposite apartments. I had no problems on this score until the last two nights when an American family with children (leave them at home please!) moved into a neighboring apartment and I could hear every whine. (As this was in a sweltering July I had to keep every window open at night. At other times a year this might not be an issue. For that matter bad neighbors are a risk almost anywhere)
I do want to give a special thanks to Veronique from Host in Paris. Before my trip I had some apprehension about the construction and she allowed me to contact the current tenants to ask about it. She also helped me with a dispute I had with the service (or whatever it’s called) that checks you in and out of the apartment. (these guys were jerks on both end) I never met her face to face but I appreciated her kindness and helpfulness.