I stayed here for my 30th birthday trip to Paris with my parents, partner, sister and cousin. It's a good space, as long as you turn the extra beds back into sofas each morning. It almost feels like two separate flats, which was ideal for us, but is something to bear in mind if you're looking for somewhere for 8 people to have dinner together etc.

It really is very central and, although we got metros to most places, if you're up for a bit of a walk, you can get to most places on foot. We used the république metro station most days; it's a very short walk away and you can get to most places from there. We were also able to walk easily to Chatelet les Halles on the Sunday to travel to Disneyland.

Louise gave great information for arrival, and was very responsive to my initial queries. All in all, I would recommend staying here if you're looking for somewhere central and reasonably priced.