The apartment is in the best location it could be in! Easy walking distance to most main attractions, even with smaller children with us (6-9 years old). Even without the use of public transportation during the current strikes, we were able to walk to some of the farther ones which took an hour, but plenty to see and relax along the way (Eiffel, Sacre-Coeur, etc.). We took taxis at certain times as well (getting home from those places after long days, etc.), which was affordable and abundant. The main living room/kitchen wall is right on the street/sidewalk. The small/short street is relatively quiet, but does have car and foot traffic right there intimately next to you. Downstairs in the basement is where the bedrooms and baths were. Decent sized rooms. Above one room is a pizza restaurant which does have some crowd noise that will carry through your ceiling which could bother some. However, it did not bother us at all. The apartment was very secure and cozy for us.