We had a fabulous visit in July! The reviews were completely accurate about the excellent location and the very nice, clean apartment with wonderfully comfortable bed (and sofa bed, which is new) and linens. You are steps from a view of Notre Dame and only about 5 minutes walk away from there. You are a block from the river, and you are right off an energetic square with lots of outdoor cafes and restaurants. Right down Rue de Arts to the left you will find a grocery store, and the coffee shop Malongo, which did have great coffee. Next door to your entrance you have Lebanese food, crepes and Greek food, a bakery, etc. The metro is right in the square and the RER train is just about a block away. If you want a paper map or tour book (I'm traditional that way, and also our phones were going dead when we used phone navigation all day), there is a book store in the larger square right next to the Plac St. Andre de Arts (Plac St Michel), about 4 minutes walk. The kitchen is small, but we didn't really cook while we were there. We did appreciate the small refrigerator. The apartment is on the fourth floor and the narrow winding steps to your apartment are also a little uneven (understandable given the age of this section of town), so for older people or people with stability problems I wouldn't recommend this. If you have a huge suitcase it will be hard to get up the narrow stairs. I traveled with a 24 inch by 17 inch suitcase and I think that was about the maximum size that is reasonable in that stairway. From the room you have a nice view to the street below and some of the square. We worried some about the heat due to the fact that we are American and the place doesn't have air conditioning. We had a few days that were 88 and 89 F when we first arrived, and at those temperatures, the apartment can be too hot for comfort during the afternoon, but most days were 82-83 F or cooler, and the apartment temperature was fine with two fans. It cooled off beautifully nearly every evening. We were mostly out sight-seeing during the day, and by the time we can back in late afternoon or evening, you could simply open big windows in both rooms, place the two fans to pull in the outdoor cooler air, and the place cooled immediately. If you plan to be there in the afternoon on hotter days, when you close the windows, drop the blinds and pull the curtains to prevent the sun from heating the room during the day, and it will make a difference. There is some noise from the square but it was only a problem on a few nights (France won the semi-final for the world cup while we were there, and the square was the center of much...