I stayed at Lau’s place for a week and i was very happy with the choice of the neighborhood. It is safe, quiet, lots of inexpensive cafes and supermarkets, locals are friendly, i don’t speak French but i could explain myself and they tried to communicate to me in English. In general the apartment is tiny but i think it is more than enough for one person, especially if you are not planning to stay in all day long. Not luxuries but affordable, clean, and pretty cozy, i could find everything i needed during my stay, like hairdryer, iron, kitchen supplies. I also loved the artistic touch, paintings and book shelfs, books are all in French, but i really enjoyed even looking through some of them before going to sleep.