The studio is small, but perfect for one person, and very safe inside a small yard. I love that it feels inhabited with plenty of books, and that it comes with a small kitchen so that you don't have to go out for breakfast.

Renovation work is ongoing in the yard, and they begin working at 8 in the morning, so bring ear plugs if you like to sleep longer. Then, it took me the first night to realise that there are blinds instead of curtains;-) Use them to achieve some privacy and increased sense of security if you sleep with the windows open.

The area is lovely and you can easily walk to Notre Dame, Les Marais, Jardin du Luxembourg, Louvre, Centre Pompidou, Institut du Monde Arabe and many other great places.

There was a bit of confusion about the key hand-over since I only received the response about this important issue while I was already on the way and couldn't access the internet. Fortunately, I do have roaming on my mobile phone so we could SMS and call.