Laurent's place is a great place to stay for a visit to Paris. Laurent was not there to greet me but kept in touch and I picked up the key to his place just around the corner and there were clear instructions on how to get to his place and how to get into the apartment.
His place is a couple minutes walk from several metro stations and it has an amazing view of Paris including an unobstructed view of the Eiffel Tower.
His apartment in an area where a lot of locals live so it's fairly lively during the day. At night, while I (as an adult male) never felt unsafe, the streets are pretty empty because everyone has gone home.
It is a perfect place to stay for a single traveler.