This apartment is situated in a great location, walking distance to many sites (2 min. to Centre Pompidou; walk to Le Louvre; we even walked with our kids to Musee d'Orsay; walk to Notre Dame Cathedral; Musee de Carnavalet, etc.). Very close to many metro lines and to RER train at Chatelet les Halles. Monop grocery store down the street, several others within short walking distance (Monoprix, Franprix). The only thing stopping me from giving the apartment five stars is that the street can be noisy late at night on weekends, but it didn't disturb our kids at all, they were already asleep. The flipside is that the street is very safe, since there are always people walking.
One of the best parts of this rental was dealing with the owners directly. Before we booked, we had many questions, and either David or Yael either emailed or called us with replies each time. They met us when we arrived and helped with our luggage and showed us around. During our stay, we found a coupon for Disney and we asked Yael if she would print it for us and she did not hesitate to help. Similarly, she ordered a taxi for us to the airport. In general, she was at our disposal and was very kind, generous and warm. We could not ask for better hosts, it was obvious they truly cared and wanted us to have a nice vacation.
The apartment is very clean and well equipped to make meals (pasta, omelets, sandwiches) with pots, pans, utensils and dishes. There is a stove, fridge, microwave. The owners supplied all linens, towels, dishsoap, handsoap, toilet paper, paper towels; it was above and beyond what many other apartment rentals provide. We stayed for 16 nights and they gave us a change of linens and towels and extra supplies halfway through. While there is no washing machine in the apartment, there is a laundromat around the corner that my husband used twice and it was fine.
They supplied a crib (playpen) with linens and a highchair. The apt. is very spacious. Lots of space in closet, both hangers and shelves. Bathroom is very generous size. The apt. is on the 1st floor (one flight of stairs), and Yael invited us to leave our stroller on the main level behind two locked doors which worked very nicely. As a result, the apt. is great for a family.
In general, we found the apt. very reasonably priced for the area & size, the location was great, the apt. is spacious, well-equipped and the owners were an absolute pleasure to deal with. We wish them every success!!