The location of Marilou's apartment is great, with lots of lovely shops and restaurants near-by (i.e. bakery named Gana was fantastic). We loved to walk from the apartment into the Marais and to the Centre Pompidou, making little stopovers in cafes. The apartment is charming and very pleasant. The bedroom has a large comfortable bed and is very peaceful and quite. The sofa in the living living room is also fine, although that room faces the street, so it can be a bit noisy (ok if you like to fall asleep to the sounds of the city, which I do, otherwise earplugs will solve the problem). The bathroom is small and charming. We didn't do much cooking, but the kitchen is well equipped. We enjoyed the coffee machine . Marilou's son and her friend Katie made all the arrangements very smooth and easy. They are in the the store next door (which sells wonderful beddings and scarfs btw), so easy to reach if something is needed. I wasn't able to unlock the apartment door at one point, but found Katie in the store who helped right away and showed me how to do it, so the issue was solved in a matter of minutes. They were also very flexible with our check-out time, which was really very useful. It was a pleasant stay.