This is a fabulous location if you want to explore the Marais, including the Place des Vosges and Place de la Bastille, and walk to the Seine and to many museums including the Pompidou (right down the street), the Louvre, the D'Orsay, Picasso Museum and many others. Plus a very nearby Metro station. There are many shops and restaurants nearby and the people watching is fantastic. The alley-like street is a bit hard (for uber drivers) to find and there are tattoo parlours on each side. The pizza place practically next door is quite good. There is quite a bit of intermittent noise both late at night and quite early (as there is a shared work space in the building and also construction to the building as well as nearby buildings when we were there) and cigarette smoke wafts in whenever you open a window. The apartment itself is small, modern and pretty basic, but fairly clean and very functional for 3-4 people. A double bed is in a curtained alcove and there are two twins downstairs. The spiral staircase down to the bedroom is not recommended for anyone over 50 or under 5, and the room is a bit dungeon-like (no windows) with an attached bathroom that has a shower and a urinal only- no seat on the toilet. We didn't see Eric except on the first day but he was friendly and helpful. He also responded quickly when we had one problem.