Anne was a great host from the day we booked her loft months before the trip - she was very generous in accommodating our scheduling changes, and also sent out a thoughtful welcome booklet before the trip with everything we needed to know. On the day of our arrival, we encountered an unexpected 6-hour flight delay but Anne was there to greet us with breakfast when we arrived.
The loft is exactly as described, but even better when you are there in person. Anne's personal touch is everywhere, but you wont feel like there was too much clutter. The loft stayed comfortably cool even in the extreme summer heat, and we never had to use the air conditioner. All the furnishings felt comfortably worn-in and well-loved, so you never feel like you were staying at a stranger's home. The loft had everything you need for a temporary home - books, fridge, laundry machine - we had to stay inside for a few days because it was raining heavily but felt very comfortable doing so.
The area around the loft is incredible. Right behind the loft is a beautiful cobblestone alley - Passage l'Homme. The Bastille area is not at all touristy, but it was still very lively late into the night. The loft itself is in a quiet dead end but we never felt unsafe walking home late at night. Everything you need is a within a 5 minute walking radius and it felt like there was always something open any time of the day - restaurants, cafes, boulangeries/patisseries, grocery stores, local shops, pharmacies, home goods, etc.
There are two metro stations within a 10-minute walking radius, offering direct connections to the train stations (Gare du Nord / Gare de l'Est), the main axis from the Louvre all the way to La Defense, and will take you to within walking distance of the Eiffel Tower.
Highly recommended for any length of stay, but especially if you want to experience what it would be like to live in Paris. We stayed there for a month and soon it felt like home.