The department is great. It is 10 minutes away from 4 different metro stations, including gare de l'est where you even have several outbound trains. You are a block away from the Saint Martin channel which is beautiful with tons of restaurants and cafés. A big recommendation is to go to the boulangerie half block away from the place: Liberté. All its products are Amazing! The only missing piece for this Airbnb to be perfect is that the beds are not that comfortable. Mattresses are kind of thin.