Antonin's place is lovely. We knew we wanted to stay in Belleville, which is a beautiful neighborhood far from the tourist hordes :) The apartment was lovely, Antonin and his friend were very helpful and the neighborhood was great. Quiet neighbors, very lovely place to spend a good bit of time, to make a real home base in Paris. Really large apartment for the price in Paris! We had a lovely stay of about a month and loved the place. One thing to note: while there is a lot of space to store folded clothing, there isn't anywhere to hang things up on a hanger. Antonin's friend suggested hanging stuff from the curtain rods, but at 1m52, I was too short! :) But the place was great!!