Location, Location, Location. Easy to get too and exactly as described this is the perfect place to stay as a couple / close friends while in Paris. You are a block from the Metro, walking distance to Gare de L'est, Place de Republique and Le Marais distract. On the other side of Av Magenta up the same Street you have a not to be missed bakery called Du Pain et des Idées. I cannot recommend the host and the apartment more, we were pleasantly surprised.