Marie’s place is located very conveniently, a short walk from Belleville metro. The area is lively at night with nice bars and places to eat locally.
You can get into central Paris very easily using the metro.
Marie was a great host, leaving the keys for collection and having her number available for any advice needed.
The apartment itself was extremely clean and comfortable. The kitchen is small but you are able to cook very simple meals there; absolutely fine for us as we enjoyed eating from the patisserie situated within 5 mins of the apartment and the wonderful Lebanese restaurant also within 5 minutes walk. We enjoyed going to Parc de Belleville with a drink from the local store to watch the sunset over Paris with views of the Eiffel Tower.