Location, location, location. You are 4 min walk to the Seine. And yet, you have left the hordes of tourists. You feel like many around you are living their Parisian lives: kids walking to school; families out for dinner; a professor entertaining his student at a cafe; older women doing the shopping; etc. It is a great and lively neighborhood. There is fabulous food shopping a block away. But you can walk to Ile de la Cite, Louvre, Rue de Rivoli, Le Marais, St. Germaine, Rue Mouffetard, etc. Everywhere a tourist would want to visit.
The apartment is quite petite but has everything you need in its three main rooms and bijou kitchen, shower room, and separate toilet. The balconies provide a picturesque rooftop view of the neighborhood. You can swing open the doors and the dormer windows and we had a lovely breeze. The small elevator is a godsend with luggage - up six flights -- not always easy to find in Paris.
The antiques are fun -- they give the small place charm. The apartment is not sparkling and modern, but is clearly cared for and loved.