First I would like to say this apartmentwas very clean, very safe, and right on 2 major bus routes. There are a couple excellent restaurants and bakeries right nearby and also the metro and catacombs. I've been told this is a very typical french apartment and a wonderful adventure. Communication was excellent. For the apartment itself, it was kind of surprising. Very small quarters with toilet in a hallway chamber. The bed is a futon. My husband loved it but it was a little hard for me. Hot water in the shower was excellent and tea and coffee were provided. This is not a fancy apartment but everything was there that we needed. The view was excellent. Especially at night. It does have an elevator. It was very, very small and took us some time to figure out how to get out of the building. Some more direction on that would be helpful as we came up a different elevator than the one we had access to.