Aurelien was a very helpful host and always replied promptly. Although we never met him - his friend let us in and she was lovely. The area of town was fine but not ideal if you don't speak French. We found the people wouldn't try communicate with us because we only speak English. It's quite a wee way out of central Paris and you have to take 10 stops to get a lot of places. The room was relatively clean. There was no proper air conditioning (just a fan and the temperature reached 28degrees Celsius at night) and it was very noisy. To us the neighbourhood felt unsafe and dirty compared to other parts. But, Aurelien did his best to accommodate us as well as he could. Plus, this room is very cheap so it's a good option if you want to save some money.