We enjoyed staying in this small studio apartment.
While some reviews said it was a very touristy area, we found it very accessible as foreigners as it is right off the metro line, so close to the Eiffel Tower, and the blocks are lined with more cafes than you can possibly enjoy. Compared to other areas we would definitely call touristy that had many souvenir shops and crepe stands every few storefronts, this neighborhood had none of that.
It’s a good, basic, small studio with the added bonus of a washing machine. You probably could find someplace nicer for the price as another review mentioned, but it met all of our needs for a pleasant stay — though we would appreciate if coffee and laundry soap were provided, a summer-weight blanket was available for the warm months, and if they would address the doorknob issue that’s been noted in several reviews.
If you stay here, we loved Le Primerose restaurant down the street, enjoyed the Rossini cocktail at Pierrot on the corner (but found the food to be just fine), and really enjoyed scootering down to the nearby Rue Cler street to gather yummy foods for a picnic (stop at Artisan Boulanger on the corner of Rue St-Dominigue!) at the Eiffel Tower park on our last day. The local boulangerie, Jerome, is great too — the giant macarons are a treat.
Oh — and if you’re in Paris looking for a place to watch a Formula 1 race, head to the Auld Alliance, a Scottish pub, to watch. You can’t beat a live race with a bunch of fans in Europe. We had a blast!