The main living area is a beautiful top-lit space with a big table - great for a large group. Take notice of what Segire says about the bedrooms: some would not be very comfortable. Because of the skylights this house would be extremely hot in high summer.
It is in a cool Shoreditchy area but more normal Paris is just up the hill behind the street. The canal is a joy, both to walk along and to enjoy from a boat (good commentary in English and French).
The restaurant next door (La Cantine St Quentin I think) is only open for lunch but is excellent. We also enjoyed Chez Maurice, which is jolly and traditional. It wasn't easy to find a café for breakfast before 10am but further up Rue Bichat there are two bar/cafes that do coffee and croissants. The Franprix supermarket round the corner from the house has a DIY orange squeezing machine for breakfast at home.
I enjoyed the Musee de Montmartre and the open-air metro ride to get to it.
The Sunday morning market up the road is better than Segire suggests and certainly worth shopping at. Marche d'Aligre, near Bastille, is wonderful.