The apartment is on the second (U.S.) floor of a building in the upper Marais. It offers good cross-ventilation, with one set of windows on the (quiet) street side, and another set facing a leafy inner courtyard. The apartment is well laid-out and the kitchen, while not ideal for gourmet cooking, is functional. The place could also use a fresh coat of paint, but it has two bathrooms with very good showers as well as two comfortable bedrooms, each with closet space. The location, near the many shops on the rue de Bretagne, is excellent. Several metro lines are accessible, but the apartment is so centrally located that one can walk to almost everything. Best of all, Marco is a wonderful host: efficient, cheerful, and amazingly responsive. Always considerate and reliable, he's a real delight to work with. We will definitely rent from him again on our future trips to Paris.