Incredible location and apartment! Our family stayed here for two weeks and it was amazing. It is located in a very nice part of town the St. Germain area and is known for high end shopping and dining. We felt very safe walking anywhere even in the middle of the night. The metro station is about 60 seconds walk and you have a Starbucks right there as well. You can walk to Notre Dame (which is also a major metro station) in about 12 minutes. You can walk to the Louvre in 15. And the Luxembourg Gardens in about 5 min. Its a great location. The apartment is absolutely charming and has all the amenities you could need: washer dryer (I googled and downloaded instructions in english), dishwasher, kitchen to cook, full size bedroom upstairs and a second bedroom on the main level with a daybed. Pictures are accurate. The only negative about this apartment is that its on the 5th floor of the building with no elevator. Its a bit of a grind day one carrying the bags up but after that you kinda get used to it. Also this may or may not be a downside, but more a ramification of living in a wealthy area is that the food is very expensive. The local bistros and restaurants are some of the best but they can be expensive. for example we found that you are very close to a market street, maybe a five minute walk that has a bunch of cool restaurants and shopping even then you are looking at about 15-20 Euro per person for a meal, and cocktails are priced 12-15 euro each. However a full bottle of wine was actually quite affordable. About 5 doors down the alley is a small shop with all kinds of groceries, wine and household items. Very convenient for forgotten things. Also our daughter lost her pacifier and there is a high end children's shop down the street that sells all kinds of children's items. There is a bakery where I bought fresh bread everyday at the end of the street. The area can best be described as a Parisian SoHo, beautiful, safe, trendy, well located but expensive. Mary was so nice, she met us when we arrived and showed us everything, where to shop, how to get in and out, where to eat etc... Very nice and she was very upfront with us before we left regarding all the stairs. She even worked with a local company to receive our rented baby products and let them in. I would rate this apartment as a very good deal for anyone who doesn't have a problem with the stairs! Highly recommend!