Location is fabulous if you are looking to avoid touristy areas. This was a nice 'normal' neighborhood only a block or two from delicious restaurants, bakeries and sweet shops. There's also 3 groceries stores within 2 blocks. It's a quick 5-8 min walk to Pont de L'Alma RER C station. It's about a 15 min walk to either the Eiffel tower or Pont Alexander bridge in the other direction depending on your speed.
The apartment felt quite secure as it was in a locked complex. It is one floor up from the ground accessible by steps only. Marc met us to explain the security as well as the area and how things worked in the apartment. The apartment is a studio so small, but still comfortable for 2 people. The bed comes down from the ceiling on rails...very clever design! It was comfortable, but be aware if you have limited mobility that it sits about 4 feet off the ground and requires a stool to get in. If you want to get to the other side while the bed is down, you have to crawl under or over.
Apartment is super clean and has just about everything you'd ever need. Don't bother to bring a hair dryer, umbrella, laundry soap, shampoo or conditioner. It's all there...and then some! Plenty of dishes, pots, pans and even basic condiments for cooking. There's a large storage closet to fit clothing and luggage. Bathroom is small but nice. It took a bit to figure out the shower as there's multiple jets, but eventually we got it to a upper spray only and left it alone. Water pressure was great. Washer/dryer were a nice plus too. TV gets 3 or 4 news channels in English although we enjoyed watching some of the French shows too.
Our only issue was the heat...and that was no one's fault. We happened to be there when it was a freakish 99 degrees F (37 C) for a couple days and mostly 80s for the rest. There's a fan in the room, which we set up on 2 small tables so it blew across the bed. That made it barely tolerable. I think most Americans are just so used to strong air conditioning which is not common in Paris. When we were in the room, we opened the window and cracked the apartment door to get a bit of air flow through. We didn't have any problems with mosquitoes even though there are no screens. Marc had installed a plug-in repellent.
All-in-all...we had a wonderful time despite the heat. I wouldn't hesitate to rent this apartment again during the fall, winter or spring. I think I'll need a place with AC for the summer though. If you are more used to the heat...then go for it! It's a great apartment in a fantastic location!