Apartment is in the heart of the old city. Area can be noisy but that's what you find in a heavily touristed area surrounded by restaurants. It's 5 flights of stairs with no lift, so that's something to consider. It was fine for us. Great central location to see all parts of the city. The building is older, again that's what you get in the old city and could probably use some TLC. Overall we had a great time. Looking forward to returning to Nice soon.