We wanted to be in the 19th Arrondisement to experience "real, non-tourist" apartment life in Paris and this fit the bill. Although the unit is offered and run by a company and not an individual owner, it is located in a building occupied by middle-income Parisians with no pretense. Metro access, restaurants and shopping are one or two blocks distance, so it is convenient. The local attraction are the rich cultural offerings at the Villette Park - really sorry we had to miss the Jazz Festival there the beginning of September!