The apartment was accurately described by owner. It is a spacious sunny studio in a great location. Although a studio, it feels more like a one bedroom apt because of its size and curved wall separating the bedroom from the living area. There is a large shower with good water pressure. There is also a nice sized washing machine in the bathroom. There are many amenities located a short distance from the apt. The Republique metro is about a 7 min walk from apt. This metro has 4 lines which makes it easy to get around Paris and back to the apt. The lovely Canal St. Martin is about a 5 min walk. There are many good restaurants and boulangeries in the area. There are 2 grocery stores close by. Even though you are close to busy streets, the street the apt is located on is very quiet. I opened the windows at night and had no problem with noise.
The only problem I experienced while staying at the apt was with the wifi. I had alot of trouble connecting and then staying connected. The signal was very weak and intermittent. It was better the second week, especially between 11 pm and 9 am, but I was unable to upload photos from my camera, watch TV shows or movies on my notebook computer. It was also difficult to listen to my music or a podcast.
The owner is very nice and responsive. She was unaware of the wifi issues (since there is no TV in the apt). She stated that she would address this problem in the future and offered to rebate some money back to me which I declined.
Two weeks is a long time to go without reliable wifi, but I liked the apt so much and its location I decided not to move. I also kept hoping the wifi signal strength would improve. In hindsight I should have bought internet service from Orange which has an office on place de la Republique.