Julien is an extremely helpful and nice host; he was great at advising the best way to get to the apartment and offered help if we needed it.
Positives:
This apartment is great for somewhere to sleep after a long day exploring the city, and it is ideally located near the Richard Lenoir station. I would recommend buying a day pass for the metro which is about 8euros (4euros for ages up to 25). There are some great restaurants and bars nearby too.
Great comfortable sofa and dining area; a very sociable place!
Negatives:
Unfortunately the apartment did smell strongly of smoke which took a bit of getting used to. It is also worth noting that this is Juliens home, so there will be no where to hang clothes as they wardrobes/drawers are all occupied. There is also only one (!!!) wine glass, so you shall have to think ahead if you are planning on cooking/dining there. The bedding and towels are also quite tired and mismatched, so they could really do with being replaced (it made me a little uncomfortable of the hygiene and cleanliness of them) and the shower does not have a holder so you just have to hold it yourself.
Overall our stay was okay, but if we were planning to have a 'home away from home' as airbnb prides itself on, I wouldn't stay again. But perfect as a bolthole at the end of a long day exploring!