Apartment was just a block from the Louvre, not terribly far from many other sights including the Eiffel Tower, and navigating Paris was very easy using the Metro. The apartment is within easy walking distance of numerous Metro stations which can take you in every direction in the city. The neighborhood felt safe and it was only noisy outside during the day, but not noisy at night. This was always street noise - the apartment building itself was very quiet. The four flights of winding spiral stairs was only a hassle on the first and last days when luggage had to be carried, but otherwise not an issue. We were offered two options for WiFi connection, and sometimes both worked just fine and other times neither worked or just barely worked. We believe this was not so much an issue with the apartment's connections, but rather with the internet in Paris in general, which didn't seem as solid and fast as in the US anywhere we connected to WiFi throughout the city. Hot water was very hot, refrigerator was able to keep things plenty cold, and room and bed were very comfortable. Overall a great apartment option with no major issues at all!