Beautiful apartment, we were greeted by a friend of Anne's. We did have a little trouble getting into the apartment as we were not sure how to call upstairs to be let in. A gentleman let us into the building with the information we had. It was a nice apartment for a child, our toddler did enjoy the toys from the child who lives there. The kitchen was fun to cook in as well.
As a first time traveler to Paris , the neighborhood was not what we expected. The metro stop near the apartment named Barbès - Rochechouart was a little intimidating between the men standing around the entrances and the military presence there.
It did take some getting used to, we don't live in big city at home so maybe some of the big city type environment around the neighborhood was a little shocking to us. I think if you are comfortable in that environment it may not be a concern to you. We did like the closeness of the metro stop to the apartment but do to our concerns did take a taxi home if we were out late.
Anne and her boyfriend were easy to reach and very accomendating.