Gisela is very welcoming and a great host, she was out of town when we were there but we got the key from the guards in the reception and the apartment was perfectly made with fresh sheets and towels, and very clean. We were there on november 5th for a week. the apartment is lovely, has everything you could need, wifi and a complete kitchen and a gorgeous view! the view is really like in the pictures, or even more gorgeous. The right balcony door has some problems - it doesnt totally close so for the first 3 days it was always cold, like a constant stream of cold air. In the summer this is no problem I'm sure but in the winter it gets quite windy up in the 10th floor. I called gisela and I asked what we could do to fix this, she was very accomodating and said she was aware of the problem and we could use any of her sheets to stuff in the gap which we did and it fixed the problem.
Its a close walk to subway station, we always walked to Porte de la chapelle and it takes about 3 minutes to walk, and for example it takes about 25 minutes to the eiffel tower with the subway. There is a little boulangerie (bakery) and a mini supermarket on the other side of the building (you go out through the gate and circle the building and its on the back). Pastries to die for!
There is a bigger and little cheaper supermarket near the subway station porte de la chapelle where one can get anything from salad to wine.
the area around porte de la chapelle is a bit dodgy but the apartment-complex itself is surrounded by locked gates and there is always 2 guards in the reception-area working 24h. We always felt safe walking around the area but we never took the subway after 11pm to be on the safe side.
Gisela is a warm and welcoming person and i truly recommend to stay at the apartment! We were so pleased with our stay. Thank you gisela!