The apartment was a great value in an awesome neighborhood - there are a number of excellent food stores, cafes, and bars within walking distance of the apartment, several metro stations on different lines within a five to ten minute walk, and the Gare du Nord is within 10 minutes walking distance (this is incredibly important if you are overloaded with baggage as we were, as the metros by and large lack escalators and elevators). Alexandre communicated with us within minutes of us reaching out with any needs that we had.