Gérard is absolutely wonderful, he made me a “French breakfast” and also gave me his umbrella. The only downside to Gerard’s flat is the neighborhood. As a woman traveling alone I found it very intimidating and felt unsafe in his neighborhood. I had a very traumatic experience while coming home one evening and ended up moving flats. If you were to be traveling in a pair, or as a male traveling alone I feel there wouldn’t be an issue. But because of my experience, I wouldn’t recommend this place too a single woman. To be warned, there are lots of men standing around and sitting on the streets at all hours of the day. The main train line is a two minute walk to his flat, but even in that time I unfortunately had a very traumatic experience.