This apartment has a lot of great traits, for example you have the Gare du Nord station at 2 blocks (more or less), which you can use to get basically anywhere in Paris, so it's very easy to move around. Also you have a Carrefour express supermarket in front of the station where you can buy food. We were greeted by Elena, Didier's friend, since he was away at the time of our arrival (we had the flat for ourselves for one day). Elena was very accommodating and went out of her way to make us feel comfortable. Asides from that, the flat is located in a neighbourhood called Little India, which can be a bit sketchy specially at night. Didier allowed us to use the washing machine and the kitchen, which was great since we stayed for several days. One thing to note is that the wifi connection isn't great. It would get consistently cut off at least once or twice a day, and we would have to reboot the modem each time. The signal also wasn't strong enough to reach the room. It works best from the living room, which we were asked not to use when the host had or was expecting company (which was -I think- everyday during our stay). That, along the fact that we weren't allowed to lock our room made us feel a bit unwelcome. Asides from that, it's a good value for the price, since lodging in Paris can get quite expensive.