FABULOUS!!! This is a great home-away-from-home. Marcello is the perfect host. He is immediately responsive to any concerns and welcomed us so graciously.
This apartment is the perfect base for a great Parisian vacation. The area, just across from the Pompidou museum, as lively and fun. There are great neighborhood brasseries, boulangeries, butcheries, fromageries. The area is alive with street musicians. We loved the Cavalier Bleu, right on the corner, and recommend it as your local hang-out. Check out Paris Beauborg for an evening drink (but avoid Cafe Beauborg, which is pricey and stuffy). Chou-Chou, also local, is another great dinner place. A little further afield but worth the walk across Place de Republique, is an out-of the way gem called Auberges Pyrenees Cevennes -- great cassoulet, escargots, etc. It is a family run place. Don't forget a small tip and receive a wonderful send off from the staff.
But back to the apartment. The rooftop patio is the best part. We had coffee and croissants in the morning and cocktails in the evening. There is a heat lamp for the early evening chill. There is also a nice sitting space that doesn't show too well in the photos but is actually warm and cozy. The bedrooms were ideal. It is true that the largest bedroom only has semitransparent hangings instead of back wall and door, but there is a huge bathroom that serves well as a changing room. The other bedroom has a door so when folks go to bed there is plenty of privacy for everyone. The beds are comfortable and clean. The kitchen is great, modern and working well. We cooked in for two or our nights, having spent the mornings exploring the incredible farmers' market at Place de Bastille. There are also plenty of nearby grocery stores.
We absolutely loved our trip, our host, our Parisian apartment and neighborhood. It doesn't get better than this.