My wife and I stayed in Jean-Marie’s apartment for a week and enjoyed our stay very much. The neighborhood is fabulous and filled with many eateries and cafes along with shopping nearby, including the Bastille market. It is trendy and contains a lot of bars which can get busy in the weekends, but that’s our scene so we enjoyed it. We felt very safe.
The apartment itself overlooks a street corner with a lovely pastry and sandwhich shop, cafe and small organic grocery store. In the afternoons we would eat up a bit before going out and I loved reading on the bedroom with the large windows opened listening to the quiet chatter and street activity below.
We were happy the apartment contains an AC, which is rare in Europe. It came in handy during the summer nights.
Jean-Marie was extremely helpful, communicated quickly, accurately and was very friendly.
We enjoyed getting the everyday feel of the neighborhood. The location for seeing Paris was nice with a metro stop just a minute walk away. If you walk down bastille to the river, there are great spots for lounging around and even outdoor dancing most nights. We would stay here again.