Great place. You'll feel like a local. Learn French, but you can get by without it, I just think life would be so much easier in Paris if you spoke french, anyway... Gaspard is very quick to respond and anything you need he can accommodate (extra pillows, towels, freshen up the place, etc) Very close to the metro, either walk up to Pigalle station or down to St. Georges. Although Pigalle was a tad bit closer walking down the neighborhood to St. Georges was my favorite. Small liquor store right next to the building for bottled water. Lots of restaurants and bars near by. The place we stayed was 3 flights up, just to be clear.. Not really an issue but if you have heavy baggage, then beware. Washer + Dryer is in the basement just so there is no confusion and there's only one... so just let Gasp know if you need to use it. Place is clean, comfortable, bed is nice a full queen, which may be harder to come by. Shower is on the 2nd floor where the bed is and the toilet is down stairs on the main floor.