This apartment lets you live like most "real" Parisians live. It is not luxurious. However, the owners have very thoughtfully laid it out. It is really more than adequate. There is plenty of storage for your things. The rooms are smallish, much like a NYC apartment, but more than adequate. The kitchen has everything you need for cooking basic meals. There is a washing machine that comes with excellent instructions as it is different than most any that Americans have seen! There is no dryer, but clothes dry quickly when hung up. The shower is tiny. I'm 6'2", 230 lbs. There's not much room to turn around in it. But you learn to navigate it. Overall, I'd be glad to stay here again. They neighborhood is great. Lots of restaurants and great transportation nearby (even though we were there during the transport strike, the two automatic metro lines were still running). Street noise is not bad. In the bedroom we did not hear it at all. If the windows are open in summer you might hear it in the bedroom, but we were there in winter and while the street down below is lively on Friday and Saturday until relatively late, it did not bother us at all. The hosts are very attentive. You'll enjoy your stay here. We certainly did.