The apartment is in a great location, near the Charonne metro for line 9 or the Faidherbe Chaligny metro on line 8. It is within walking distance to outdoor Bastille market and Marche d'Aligre, but also to groceries like Diagonal, Fanprix, Super U and Picard. Excellent restaurants nearby like Bistrot Paul Bert, Le Petit Baiona, Breizh Cafe and Septime. Our favorite place for morning croissants was Boulangerie Gana, right around the corner. In the age of covid, having Pharmacie Louget nearby was also very nice, and the workers there spoke excellent English.
The apartment itself is very large and has a fully equipped kitchen (complete with shopping bags and cart) and excellent wifi. Mercedes was a wonderful host, very flexible and with fast communication. We enjoyed our stay there and highly recommend based on location alone.