This flat is very well located in Paris and only a short walk from Republique metro station which we used constantly. It is a nice apartment in a safe and secure complex and area. There are heaps of restaurants, and other services that are within minutes of the front door. The beds are comfortable, the lounge has reasonable space and there are good facilities in the kitchen, etc.
However it falls on the overall rating by a few things:
It is 84 fairly tight steps up to the apartment, and while this is mentioned in the description you can get assistance with your bags, these can be an issue after a long day walking around Paris.
There is another storey above and this flat has a family with young children. While not the issue of the host, kids are kids and there is quite some noise early in the morning getting ready for school, etc.
The flat is fairly recently renovated, looks and feels nice, but there are a number of small maintenance jobs that need to be attended to such as blown lights, loose toilet seats, salt/pepper containers, empty, etc. The bathrooms also were not cleaned well.
However the main disappointment for us was an overpowering smell of sewer in the main bedroom ensuite which seems to have been there before we arrived and was not fixed while we were there making this bathroom unusable.
It is a nice unit and well positioned, with a bit of attention to detail it would easily climb back up the ratings, but not at the moment.