Brice had agreed to my request of an early arrival time 2 months prior to arriving. Unfortunately, it didn't work out that way as he had forgotten about it. I ended up waiting outside the place for about an hour and a half until he arrived.
Once he arrived, he was sincerely apologetic about the mishap. He recommended places to eat lunch and the things I could see around the neighborhood. So while I left to do that, he cleaned the place up prior to me officially checking in.
The place was clean and the location is not far from the metro and Montmartre. However, the neighborhood has a strong smell as there is a meat market nearby. Despite the sketchy neighborhood, the place itself was actually cozy.