Our family of 5 stayed in Victoria's atelier for 4 days. We were very comfortable and enjoyed the neighborhood a great deal. It was very easy to walk to the metro and to other neighborhoods. The local restaurants and shops were some of our favorites in the city-- a great blend of small independent shops, school kids, boulangeries and nightclubs. I will echo some of the other comments re: the street noise at night from some popular clubs on the street. It is not rowdy, just merry conversation and laughing, but it does go late. Earplugs would solve this easily and it is not a problem in the back bedroom. This is not a slick apartment, there are funky touches-- the door knob in the bathroom is broken for instance-- but it is high style and has a lot of personality. It feels quintessentially french. We would stay there again no question.