I was there for a month and the location was fabulous. You really can't hear street noise at all but you're right in the thick of everything. Bed was comfortable if you are used to foam mattresses, but the weird bathroom smell is still there - i think it's something weird in the plumbing of the old building, as i heard the pipes gurgling now and then. i just bought a l'occitaine candle on sale and got used to it!