We had a very enjoyable and successful stay at the apartment “Out of Africa”. Gregory met us when we arrived and he was very welcoming and helpful. The apartment is accessed from a square internal courtyard serving a small group of properties. The courtyard is itself accessed through locked door (keypad entry) from Rue de Temple. The apartment has been built into one corner of the existing building with direct entry at the ground level, and its ground and first floor windows opening into the courtyard. The result is that the apartment was secure and very quiet. Any street noise was virtually absent - probably the quietest central Paris location I have come across. The property was very clean, recently decorated and well equipped. The kitchen was very well equipped with a modern hob and oven, a very quiet dishwasher, a good range of equipment for food preparation and plenty of crockery etc. We were a group of six and the four bedrooms, three shower washing facilities and ground floor living space worked very well for us. It is possible that the staircase could be a problem for people with reduced mobility or for very young children; it was quite steep and had a sharp turn in the middle. The apartment location was excellent. There were convenience shops directly opposite and around the corner, with a larger Monoprix also available about ten minutes walk away. Bakers opening at 0700 were available at Rambuteau five minutes walk away. The location in the Marais was excellent for exploring Paris. There were metro stations within a five minute walk, and bus routes closer in adjacent streets. You could walk to the Pompidou Centre in 5 to 10 minutes, and to the Hotel de Ville area in less than 15 minutes. A six-seater taxi to/from Gare du Nord took about fifteen minutes and cost us €30 per trip. We would definitely stay in the apartment again and can recommend it highly.