We stayed at Laura's place for 5 nights for a family vacation in Paris. The apartment is very nice, it's relatively spacious for a 1 bedroom old Parisian apartment and is very pleasant and beautifully decorated. We chose the apartment mainly for its location and that was a smart call. We actually never had to use the Metro, we just walked everywhere. It is very centrally located. The area is mixed. It feels very safe but at the same time is very busy till late hours at night and its environment is not so kids friendly. For a few days we were ok with that and the apartment itself was a nice and peaceful place to come back to after a busy day of strolling around Paris. It requires climbing 3 floors, no elevator, but we managed to survive it with a stroller every day and it wasn't too bad. All and all we had a wonderful time in Paris and at Laura's apartment and we highly recommend.