Location is exactly as pictured. Elevator is very helpful but does leave you with one flight of stairs. On arrival if you have a lot of baggage I recommend splurging for a taxi as there can be a lot of stairs in the metro. After that, this location is central to so much, we walked to the Louvre, Notre Dame, and too so many fine shops, cafes, bakeries, and restaurants it is impossible to list them her,e but Sebastian an excellent host does his best to list them in his arrival book, be sure to check it out! We also took the metro to the Eiffel tower to climb the stairs and then celebrate our effort by drinking champagne at the top. The place had everything we needed, Nescafe, washer/dryer, three beds, a good shower, even additional power adapters for our use while we stayed. When we go again to Paris we will stay there again.