An absolutely wonderful place to live. Being secluded from street, the apartment is very quiet. You just get a nice feeling when you walk inside, and it feels like home very quickly. The neighborhood is lovely, and the apartment is ideally situated. You're right next to the metro (line 1 and 8), multiple bus lines, and velib bicycle station steps away. There are some wonderful cafes and restaurants nearby as well, in addition to several outstanding boulangeries. And around Aligres market you have all kinds of fromageries (cheese shops), wine shops, charcuteries, and other specialty food shops. Great music venues are also a very short walk away. Walking to the very center, Chatelet or Notre dame, is a pleasant stroll from the apartment, along the Seine. I also loved the fact there was a great bookstore nearby. There really is a truly authentic Parisian neighborhood feel to the area around the apartment. I adore it.