This is an authentic apartment up the right number of stairs (92) to deliver a flavour of real Paris. The apartment is small but it is warm with efficient heating. There is a single day bed in the sitting room and a good sized double in the bedroom. The bathroom is off the bedroom and the kitchen is off the sitting room. The kitchen is old fashioned except the two ring induction hob and has everything we needed. Being at the back of the building the windows look out onto the backs of other apartments.
The location is excellent 5 minutes from Place de la Republique and the Metro. Nearby there is a supermarket and restaurants. If you are travelling by Eurostar in to Gare du Nord then it is just 4 stops from there.
The welcome was efficient and the one issue (which turned out not to be an issue) was dealt with courteously and promptly.