Vincent met us at the entrance and took us up the six flights of stairs to his apartment - I'm glad we left most of our bags in London! Vincent was clear about which items were for communal use and which were his. The apartment is very close to a Metro station, and after a quick transfer you can get to most places is in the city. Grocery stores and a very good restaurant is nearby. The streets nearby are full of people until very late with some loiterers, but generally the noise didn't reach the sixth floor and we had restful sleep.