Jean's place is really lovely - very spacious and comfortable and SO quiet! You can't believe you're in the city once you're inside. We were given good instructions (it's easy to find and quite close to two metro stops) and were met there by Djamel. It was a great place to come back to after being out and about all day. It's in Belleville, a vibrant and multicultural neighbourhood which has managed to escape gentrification, though there are plenty of great little shops and bars. We have stayed on the Left Bank on previous occasions so we really enjoyed getting to know this part of Paris.On Christmas Eve we shopped in the market at Place de Fetes and had dinner in. The kitchen is very well equipped and it was a pleasure to use. I would thoroughly recommend Jean's place - we would happily go back.