We spent a week here as a family of 5 (children aged 11, 8, 4).

Firstly the location of the apartment is super convenient - supermarkets (Monoprix, marche franprix), fresh food market (marche des enfants rouge), various metro stations (arts et metiers, temple, republique), playground for 1-12 year olds (square du temple), centre pompidou, picasso museum etc all within easy walking distance.

Plus, the boutiques and interesting shops of the 3rd and 4th. We usually stay in the 4th and thought we were a bit further north than we'd prefer, but all the more unique shops have moved north as well! So it was perfect. I recommend Violette & Leonie for great quality second hand clothes (Euro 20-300), ie for beautiful Japanese/Indian inspired baby clothes and Wild & The Moon for a super smoothie. Our kids also loved browsing in Nature et Decouverte - eco toys, outdoor equipment, hammocks, herbal teas, organic beauty.

The apartment itself is just as pictured. It was very clean. It is at the back of the property so it is very quiet. Sometimes we used the lift up the 3 floors, sometimes we walked. The long L-shaped entry corridor has plenty of shoe storage & room to leave pram (which we didn't actually use). As a family of 5 we loved having a large dining table and separate living area. Overall the apartment was larger than I expected and the ceilings higher.

Note that there is no TV - but we just used our iPads and the wifi was super quick and certainly coped with all of us accessing it simultaneously. Another sofa to lay on would have been nice though. There are no toys/books - so you would need to bring those if you like.

The kitchen was easy to use and had plenty of space - but I would have liked more crockery/cutlery - there was just 6 of everything so after each meal we had to put the dishwasher on. Some more serving bowls and a set of kitchen knives would be useful - I mentioned this so I think the owners may update this. At the end of the kitchen is the second bathroom: shower, toilet, basin, washing machine and dryer. There were plenty of cleaning supplies, tea towels, liquid soap, shampoo, shower gel, dishwasher tablets, laundry liquid which was really useful. Do bring your own Nespresso capsules and tea bags though.

Upstairs the master bedroom had a big wardrobe and space to leave suitcases. The ensuite (double basin, toilet, bath) was quirky but good - my young ones loved the big bath. In the second bedroom we used the 2 small mattresses for 2 children. Plenty of storage in here too. Downstairs we used the sofa bed for 1 child (although 2 could share this as well).

Greg was very friendly, helpful and responsive with communication before and during our stay - a pleasure to deal with.

Overall I would highly recommend the apartment.