Marie's apartment in the Marais district of Paris is absolutely charming. It's centrally located -- in the Marais and relative to the center city -- we walked almost everywhere! We stayed in the apartment for eight days. I loved her sense of style -- the artwork, books, kitchen items (plates, cups, silverware, platters, cookware, etc.) were lovely and the appliances were new and easy to use. Marie prepared a very good welcome book with information about the apartment, restaurants, and other recommendations -- special walks, english language bookstores, etc.. Marie was out of town when we were in Paris but she gave us the name and contact information of another woman who greeted us when we arrived and answered our questions along the way. One last thing to mention is noise. Rue Vielle du Temple is a street of retail shops and restaurants with apartments above. She's installed double windows to mute the noise which for the most part was just fine. On both Friday nights there were street parties right below the apartment with incredibly loud live music that went into the late hours -- 2:30 the first Friday and 3:00 AM the 2nd Friday. We don't know if this is a regular Friday night activity, but if it is, bring your earplugs!