This is a superb apartment. The photos and layout are only a part of the benefits. Location is the ultimate value of this great space. It is on a small residential side street that is quaint and quiet. Yet, when you walk down the short 1/2 block to the Rue St Antoine, you have everything at your fingertips - from a good health food store, great supermarket, cheese store, desserts, wine store, etc. - and the Metro stop at Saint Paul. You can get anywhere from the Metro - or if you simply keep walking on Rue St Antoine - it becomes Rue De Rivoli which will take you to the Louvre, the Champs, etc. Instead of being in a district made famous by tourists, this area feels like a real neighborhood. Finally, keep in mind that this is a 4th floor walk-up apartment (by American counting 1,2,3,4 as opposed to 3rd by French counting: 0, 1,2,3.) I'm 65 and didn't mind the stairs at all. Also, the 2 1/2 baths is not an American convention either, There is 1 toilet in a closet-like room; and each bedroom has either a shower or jacuzzi. Both bedrooms have sinks too. This configuration was just fine for me and my two 20-something daughters. Enjoy!