This is a very functional apartment. It's small, but everything is very clean, the facilities and functionalities work well, and the location of it is perfect, around 5 minutes walk you are in Gare de l'Est with access to anywhere in central Paris you wish, in about 20 minutes. There are several bistros in the area, markets to buy food and other necessities, and there is activity on the street all the time. Contacting the host or responsible person is very easy. The only negatives I can highlight relate to noise. First, because the street is very noisy all the time, which for me was not really a problem being a heavy sleeper. But on the other hand, since the apartments in the building are very close to each other, you need to keep the windows closed and be very quiet all the time. Not in a simple quiet mode, you need to keep silence as if you were in a submarine trying to escape the sonar of a battle ship. Other than that, I would also warn that the building has a dungeonlike ladder that is quite tricky to climb, but as for that, it's not really a problem. You are in Paris, there are steps and stairways everywhere, consider it training. No wonder Parisians are thin. Nice appartment, I recomend to anyone seeking an strategic place to stay in Paris.