This appartment was just as described by the host. Clean and convenient, near cafes and bars and really close to the Republique metro station. This metro station was connected to a lot of the main routes, giving you access to almost all of Paris without switching metro-lines.
The only downside was that during the weekend, there was alot of noise from Place de la Republique, which is located next to the appartment. On Saturday there was a technoparty outside that started playing heavy drums and bass music at 10'oclock. And on Sunday there was a memorial of some sort, where music on large speakers were playing from 11'oclock.
Either we were really unlucky that these two events took place this particular weekend, or thats just how the cookie crumbles at place de la Republique :)
During the week days and evening/night however, there were no problem with the noise as the regular people/traffic was well noise cancled.
So to sum it up: this is an appartment for someone who is here to be outside and visit Paris!