The actual apartment was VERY nice. The apartment was fabulous no complaints there. The upgrades are beautiful and the bathroom is extremely nice in comparison to all we saw in Paris. The balcony is up high and nice for being outside. Very close to 3 metro stations. The area at night is questionable on the streets, unless you are accustomed to "up and coming" urban neighborhoods I would not recommend staying here with a family and walking around this area at night (at least). Multiple cab drivers from Paris even commented to us telling us to be careful. The apartment does not have an elevator, lots of stairs (we didn't mind). So overall beautiful place but sketchy area (which has nothing to do with the unit itself). Thanks again to the hosts. They provide a nice guidebook with suggestions which was helpful.