Julien’s place is a wonderful place to stay! It’s a walk up 5 flights but totally worth it. The neighborhood was safe and he had great suggestions for places to eat and we got to enjoy the farmers market that’s 3 minutes away. We were in Paris during the Metro strike and we had no problems getting around as the 1 line gets into the center of the city, is a little less than 15 minutes away, and was running the entire time. Julien is a great host and very quick at responding.