If you want to live like a local this is the place! The apartment was quiet at night and filled with light during the day (there were blackout curtains in the bedroom to keep it nice and dark at night). Be sure to get a pastry from Maison Coet down the street and have lunch at Le Bistrot des Oies. The Marais and all the fabulous art galleries there are an easy 20 minute walk. I come to Paris several times a year and will definitely stay here again.