Staying in Helène's flat is great, it's quiet, sunny, beautifully furnished, very parisienne. The neighbourhood is friendly, lively but not crowded, with a great boulangerie just at the corner and a nice boucherie at the other corner. The Metro-station is near, and by foot you are in 10 minutes time on the cemetiere Montparnasse, and after that in the jardin du Luxembourg, wich is marvellous.