We had a great stay. The location is very central with easy access to the canal with its many cafes and the Metro/mainline train stations. I walked in 15mins from Gare Du Nord where I used the luggage lockers to store bags - very handy if you are arriving from CDG or via Eurostar. We liked that this is a home and not a professionally hosted apartment, meaning we are supporting his travel lifestyle and not helping to remove housing for locals. Another review mentioned no curtains - this is common in Paris, and there are shutters that you can close instead. For the location we found it surprisingly quiet and had no problems sleeping - great shower too.