Sylvain's place is an extremely clean and comfortable cocoon amidst the city, just a few minutes from the train station. I say cocoon because there's just a couple of seedy establishments metres away from the entrance. But, once you enter, it is great and after the initial thoughts of the location wash away, we never felt unsafe in the neighborhood.
The apartment is extremely clean and well maintained. Michele helped in playing is in and getting us situated. We did have an issue related to timing and language barriers when we entered the compound and were met by someone other than Michele, who misunderstood me and took me to another Airbnb unit that was disgusting. Imagine our excitement when Michele appeared and whisked us away to the correct unit.
The center of the city was a short walk away and the apartment's convenience all around made it a great choice for our needs.
Would stay there again, especially if needing to get to the train station early.