The fifth floor location and balcony was worth the whole trip. Coffee and croissants looking out over Paris. A dream. The Marais is still interesting in spite of the rampant gentrification. The open air Sunday Market at the Bastille was only a five minute walk, 10 minutes to the Seine, 20 minutes to Notre Dame. Herve is a peach. Knowledgeable and kind and he stocks the kitchen with everything you'll need to get started: milk, oj, coffee and cheese. Even a lovely bottle of wine.