The apartment was very charming and an airy lovely space that I could happily live in for months! Belleville was a cool area of Paris I've never really seen before. Very residential but with the excitement of the canals nearby. We did get a nightly singing performance from a local group of teenage girls or students from a neighboring vocal coach studio (?) - which was extremely entertaining. Apart from this and an occasional crying baby across the way, there wasn't any typical Parisian noise keeping us up at night. Our host Claire was very accommodating and arranged for her friend Isabelle to meet us at the apartment because Claire was unable to. Unfortunately our bus was nearly 1.5 hrs late and we didn't have a phone to tell Isabelle, but she waited for us and was very understanding! My boyfriend and I felt at home here. The teas and other treats in the kitchen were a nice touch.