Me and my 13 year old daughter had a great stay at Simon's place. The bed was comfortable, towels were provided and also shampoo/shower gel, toilet paper... It was warm in the appartment, which is on the 3rd floor, no lift but that was not a problem for us. It's less than 5 minutes walk to the metro station line 4 (Chateau Rouge stop) which takes you directly to the city centre- Notre Dame.. It's only 2 stops on the metro from Gare du Nord which was perfect for us as we came by Eurostar from London.. Simon was waiting for us at the appartment even though we came in quite late at about 11pm. The area is busy in the evenings but we felt safe coming back to the appartment every night in the dark.. There's a FANTASTIC bakery on the corner where we were buying our breakfast from every morning! Absolutely delicious.. We fell in love with Paris and will definitely be returning to stay at Simon's again... Merci Simon!