Felipe was wonderful. Met us right when he said that he would outside of the apartment. Showed us around the apartment and was very friendly helping us get settled in. On the table in the apartment there is a nice folder with suggestions for restaurants, hotels, etc, as well as advice for the stay in Paris. The apartment was wonderful-very quiet, extremely clean and perfect for a tourist stay (or longer) in Paris. It is good for a couple or close friends (I say this because the toilet is very very small, a tall man might have to keep the door open while going to the bathroom!) but I don't say that as a negative just something to note.

The proximity to metro is very nice, Etienne Marcel is very close or if you walk a bit farther you can get on line 1 at the Chatelet stop, kind of the central line through Paris. We walked many/most places-the Louvre, Notre Dame, Musee D'Orsay, etc. We took the metro for things further out like the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe.

As people mentioned and we learned while we were in town, the area is known for sex shops and prostitutes (there is a sex video shop right next to the door of the apartment). This said, we did not ever feel unsafe (and we were out pretty late and are generally suspicious and vigilant), we didn't notice any prostitutes and the area just a block or two away is very trendy and nice with no sex shops. I say this because if this will bother you, obviously you shouldn't stay here, but if you can look past it you can stay in a great apartment, in a great location for a great price.