Great apartment, decorated beautifully and very functional. Easy to get to via Metro at Hotel de Ville stop. Short walk to Chatelet for other RER and Metro connections.

The "kitchen" is as it appears in the photos. Small "cubby" type space with little counterspace so cooking requires patience. All the utensils are there but real cooking would be difficult (also, no exhaust fan if cooking meat or fish). Great for breakfast-toast, eggs, etc. Great coffee maker. Thomas provided juice, water, coffee, jam, paper towels, shampoo, etc. to make our stay simple and easy.

We did not need AC but when we inquired about it they said it was not working for the moment-did that mean it was broken or what, I don't know. It was cold and the radiators worked great to warm the apartment.

As Thomas was not available, his representative, Helene showed us the apartment and gave us the keys. She was very nice and explained what she did know. She did not know how to use the washing machine nor was there a book on how to operate it. Very complicated with lots of options in French. We did our best but it would have been nice to have some explanation. We also figured the radiator operation on our own since no explanation was provided.

Other reviewers have commented on the outside noise from restaurants and bars. It was present but it was background "white noise" and did not interrupt our sleep or enjoyment of the apartment.

A nice value added benefit is the use of the home phone for calls to land-line phones anywhere. We called our home a couple of times and the call quality was excellent.

In summary, Thomas is a great host, Helene was very helpful, we loved the apartment, and these issues were minor annoyances. We would stay again if back in the Marais district and we would highly recommend the apartment for those visiting Paris.