This is an ideally located apartment in Marais. Steps to the Pompidou, 5 minutes to Notre Dame and easy Metro/RER access to everywhere. It is a lively and vibrant neighborhood with lots of food and shopping. We had Italian pizza, Spanish tapas, French crepes and lots of local fruit and veg at the local grocers. Despite being in such a high traffic area, the apartment itself was very quiet and cozy. As mentioned before, there is one narrow, circular staircase up to the bedrooms, so perhaps not a great fit for someone with mobility issues. Our kids (7 and 11) had no problem with it. The apartment had everything we needed for our vacation, and Camille and Lynda kindly started our trip off with a nice French bottle of wine. They were incredibly accommodating in both check in (after hours on a rainy St. Patrick's Day night!) and check out (when my daughter accidentally locked one of our suitcases in the apartment literally JUST as we were leaving!). Would recommend this apartment for families as well as friends who would like to be centrally located in Paris but need a quiet place to retreat to when the day is done. Thank you Lynda!