We spent a week in Paris in early summer and feel very fortunate to have stayed at this apartment.
We were met with a friend of Hugo's (a few hours later than expected due to a train delay) and it was appreciated to understand the layout of the place. The common areas are large and comfortable, the kitchen has everything you can want, and the bedrooms quite large and breezy when you open the windows. The views are amazing, whether looking across the river to the gardens or up river to Notre Dame or the Eiffel Tower...makes you feel special to be in such a location.
It appears the Seine is a gathering place at night for the youth -- small and large gatherings of teens and 20-somethings having a few drinks, listening to music, and enjoying each other's company. It was hot in the city and certainly a bit cooler on the banks, so perhaps that is one reason for this. My experience in the States is that if you saw a group of folks drinking in a public area after midnight, it is best to cross the street. Here I felt little sense of danger and it first surprised me then I came to appreciate it. Important to note that they are a tad loud at night, and with the normal street noises it is not a quiet environment, but also true that after a night we adjusted and it simply became background noise.
The penthouse outside area was really nice, but it was so hot that we seldom used it...
Hugo was kind and responsive with my pre-arrival questions, and remained as available once we arrived.
This is a great place for a large family or multiple families traveling together...Metro stops are 4,7, 10 min walks from the apartment and using an app like Citymapper makes the public transportation easy to take advantage of -- so get the Visite pass and prepare to walk as well...it is an amazing place to experience.