The apartment is in a great area, right by the Pompidou Center. There are several restaurants and bakeries on the same street but evenings were very quiet. The apartment was nice and I would recommend it to anyone traveling to Paris. The check in process could be improved. I let the host know we would be arriving between 2:30 and 3, he said someone would meet us outside at 3. We arrived right at 2:30, unfortunately no one came to meet us until about 3:20. My husband had just stepped into the store across the street to get water. The gentleman who came seemed to be in a big rush and ushered me in without waiting for my husband who I could see was checking out and would be a only a minute more. So we left my husband to wait outside, the gentleman ran up the stairs leaving me to struggle with 2 suitcases up the narrow staircase. The man had the apartment unlocked when I got up there, he quickly showed me how to lock the door and then he was on his way. The whole process took maybe 1-2 minutes total. In previous Airbnbs, the host had taken a few minutes to show me around, go over where to take the trash out, etc. I would have appreciated a more prompt and informative check in. I would still recommend the apartment though.