We chose Nathalie's for a 3-night stay with our sons (19 and 16), based on the amazing reviews. Well, here's another one. It's 2 x top-floor bedrooms in a really cool, characterful, tasteful home - in a classic Parisian building in a plum location, less than 100m from the Bastille Metro. Nathalie's apartment is below the rooms. As people say, she's a charming host, and the breakfast bread, pastries, juice etc were indeed splendid. The area itself is teeming with excellent bars (our pick was the brilliantly scuzzy Dr Feelgood rock bar, a 5-minute walk away – even had decent beer prices) & restaurants (Nathalie recommended the nearby Cafe de l'Industrie and it was fab, proper local feel and great food). Yes, there is some street noise as it's a buzzing area, but after a day ‘doing Paris’, that won’t keep you awake. The steps really weren't a problem for us either, just don’t bring a huge suitcase... We had a truly amazing weekend - and this really was the perfect base for it.